By Erin Lindsay
25th Nov 2019
25th Nov 2019
Tonight, we celebrated the brightest and best of Irish business at our Businesswoman of the Year Awards 2019
What a night! Kicking off at one of our favourite venues, the Clayton Hotel on Burlington Road in Dublin, we invited Ireland’s premier businesswomen and their supporters to come together and celebrate the power of Irish business.
From creative to technology to young businesswomen to seasoned professionals, we were so proud to honour some of the country’s most amazing businesswomen and their stories — the innovators, the changemakers and the determined hard workers. With so many strong women in the room, it was definitely a cause to celebrate.
Thanks to our incredible sponsors and partners, including Liffey Valley, No7, Samsung, Queen’s University Belfast, BMW Ireland Kuehne + Nagel, Marks & Spencer, Enterprise Ireland, Newstalk, Dingle Gin, Griffin & Grey and Movement Events, we were able to celebrate these women’s achievements and congratulate them for the innovative work they have done in business over the past 12 months.
This year’s competition was fiercer than ever, with women from such a diverse range of businesses competing for the top prizes. We had 12 categories, with over 120 nominees; all inspirational, talented businesswomen and we were so happy to honour this incredible group. But there could only be one winner in each category, and we are so happy to finally reveal the incredible women who won.
Congratulations to all our winners and to the wonderful runners-up. These are your IMAGE Businesswomen of the Year…
And the winners are…
Lifetime Achievement Award
Linda Kiely, co-founder of Voxpro
Entrepreneur of the Year (Over €250K) — sponsored by No7
Chupi Sweetman, CEO, Chupi
Runners up
- Lorraine Heskin, CEO and Founder, Gourmet Food Parlour
- Drs Lisa and Vanessa Creaven, Co-founders, Spotlight Oral Care
Entrepreneur of the year (Under €250k) — sponsored by Samsung
Ollwyn Moran, CEO, CogniKids
Runners up
- Jo Browne, Owner, Founder and Creator, Jo Browne Natural Skincare and Solid
Perfumes - Kathryn Thomas, Director, Pure Results Bootcamp Ltd
Social Entrepreneur of the Year – in partnership with Newstalk
Emma Reidy, CEO, Aoibhneas
Runners up
- Auveen Bell, Co-founder and CEO, Blossom Ireland
- Aisling Hurley, CEO, Breast Cancer Ireland
Management Professional of the Year – Sponsored by William J Clinton Leadership Institute at Queen’s University Belfast
Tara Brennan, Head of Marketing & Development, Chadwicks Group
Runners up
- Dorothy MacCann, Brand Director, The Merrion
- Sinéad Fitzmaurice, CEO, TransferMate Global Payments
Digital and Technology Businesswoman of the Year – Sponsored by BMW
Hannah Wrixon, CEO, Get The Shifts
Runners up
- Niamh Sterling, CEO, Recipe Guru
- Mariana Kobal, Founder and COO, Wazp
Creative Businesswoman of the Year – in partnership with Marks & Spencer
Carol-Anne Leyden, Director and Co-founder, CA Design
Runners up
- Gillian Blaney Shorte, Creative Director, Artzone
- Joeanna Caffrey, Director and Owner, Joeanna Caffrey Flowers
Start-up of the Year – in partnership with Enterprise Ireland
Aisling Teillard, CEO, Tandem HR Solutions
Runners up
- Aoibhín Garrihy, Director, BEO Wellness
- Laura McCarthy, CEO, Drink Botanicals Ireland
Young Businesswoman of the Year – Sponsored by Liffey Valley
Cora Murphy, Clinical Director, All About Healthcare
Runners up
- Aimee Connolly, Owner and CEO, Sculpted by Aimee Connolly Cosmetics
- Suzie Mc Adam, Founder and Managing Director, Suzie Mc Adam Design
CEO of the Year – Sponsored by Kuehne + Nagel
Lorraine Butler, Managing Director, CPM Ireland
Runners up
- Caroline Dunlea, Co-founder, Core Optimisation
- Gillian Horan, CEO, The Pudding
Newstalk Advertising Campaign Award — Sponsored by Newstalk
Tara Brennan, Head of Marketing & Development, Chadwicks Group
Overall Businesswoman of the Year Award
Sinéad McSweeney, Managing Director, Twitter Ireland
Read more: The shortlist for IMAGE Businesswoman of the Year 2019 is here!
Read more: Tonight is the night! 7 reasons why we can’t wait for IMAGE Businesswoman of the Year Awards 2019
Read more: IMAGE Businesswoman of the Year 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient announced
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