East of England Businesswomen of the Year Awards 2011

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Best Businesswomen in the East recognised at regional awards

EEBW - Best Businesswomen in the East recognised at regional awards

Winners - L-R: Businesswoman of the Year Rosemary Bensley, Rising Star of the Year Claire Bishop, Beatrice Wilkinson Memorial Award Karen Finch, Start Up Business of the Year Claire Martinsen, Businesswoman Entrepreneur of the Year Naomi Tarry

The region’s top performing businesswomen have been recognised at the 21st East of England Businesswomen of the Year awards, marking the culmination of an extensive search to find rising and established stars.

Fourteen corporate and independent businesswomen from Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Suffolk and Norfolk were shortlisted for the four categories, with winners announced at a glittering awards ceremony at The West Wing at Ickworth House, Bury St Edmunds.

Those chosen were:

Businesswoman of the Year – sponsored by Adnams PLC
Rosemary Bensley, Pharmarama International Ltd., Borehamwood

Businesswoman Entrepreneur of the Year – sponsored by Lloyds TSB Commercial, Naomi Tarry, Best of Suffolk, Woodbridge

Start Up Business of the Year – sponsored by Lloyds TSB Commercial
Claire Martinsen, Breckland Orchard, Watton

Rising Star of the Year – sponsored by Ashridge Business School
Claire Bishop, Nemco Utilities Ltd., Bury St Edmunds

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EEBW 2011 Awards

 

High flyers urged to enter prestigious business awards

EEBW Launch
From left, Carolyn Grace with current Businesswoman of the Year Jane Osbourn

The world’s only current female Spitfire pilot urged women to reach for the skies as she launched the 21st East of England Businesswomen Awards.

Sponsors and former winners of the prestigious awards joined pilot Carolyn Grace and the Grace Spitfire ML407 at Bentwaters Parks in Rendlesham to officially mark the opening of the prestigious awards.

Carolyn said: “It is a great honour to have been asked to launch the East of England Businesswomen Awards which help celebrate the amazing achievements of businesswomen in our region. It is extremely important that women get the recognition they deserve – the EEBW awards are a great way of ensuring that their success does not go unnoticed.”

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