The hospitality industry winners are:
Mentor of the Year Award: Debrah Dhugga – general manager, Dukes St. James London
Stepping Up Award Winner (sponsored by B.Hive): Sarah Swaysland – marketing manager, Be At One Cocktail Bars
Large Business Award (sponsored by InterContinental Hotels Group): McDonald’s Restaurants
Woman of the Year Award (sponsored by Merlin Entertainments): Margot Slattery – managing director Ireland and Northern Ireland, Sodexo Ltd.
The winners and new inductees were announced at a gala dinner at the at the London Marriott Hotel attended by industry dignitaries and hosted by ex-rugby union star and now television presenter, Matt Dawson.
The women inducted into the Women 1st Top 100 Club are:
Anita Murray, managing director, William Murray Communications
Carolyne Vale, co-founder and managing director, Wilson Vale
Catherine Roe, managing director – trading, Elior UK
Fiona Legros, managing director, Results Search & Selection
Fiona Ryland, HR director, Compass Group UK and Ireland
Franca Knowles MBE, people director, Beds and Bars
Julie Moore, managing director, Green Gourmet
Karen Davies, HR director, Novus Leisure
Kate Nicholls, strategic affairs director, Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR)
Lynn Hood, managing director, The Belfry Hotel and Golf Resort
Lynne Graham, human resources director, Westbury Street Holdings (WSH)
Margot Slattery, managing director Ireland and Northern Ireland, Sodexo
Niccola Boyd-Stevenson, managing director, Panache Consultancy, and vice-chair, Foodservice Consultants Society International UK and Ireland
Susan Martindale, group HR director, Mitchells & Butlers
Simone Roche, director of Women 1st says: “The quality of the nominations for the Women 1st Shine Awards improves year on year setting the benchmark even higher.
“2013 was no exception giving our judging panel the unenviable task of choosing a winner from a number of exceptional nominations in each category.
“The calibre of our winners and the new inductees into the Top 100 Club suggests that the future success of the industry is in safe hands.”
The full Top 100 Club list can be viewed at www.women1st.co.uk/top-100 and details of the Shine Awards winners can be viewed at www.women1st.co.uk/awards