The shortlist for the Image Businesswoman of the Year Awards has been announced.
Now in its ninth year, the awards aim to recognise and celebrate inspirational women across all areas of Irish business, including entrepreneurship, digital and creative industries.
The shortlists for the nine categories have been whittled down from more than 350 entries.
The winners and the overall winner of Image Businesswoman of the Year will be announced at the ceremony in Dublin on November 2nd.
See the full shortlist here:
Entrepreneurship
1. Linda Nolan, managing director, MyBio
2. Siobhan McSharry, managing director, McSharry Foley Insurance and Whoops.ie
3. Kira Walton, co-founder, VOYA
4. Deirdre McGlone, proprietor, Harvey’s Point Hotel
5. Sallyanne Clarke, co-owner, L’Ecrivain
6. Sara Mitchell, co-owner, Poulet Bonne Femme
7. Caroline McEnery, managing director, The HR Suite
8. Monica Matellano, managing director, Eirespan
9. Denise Bell, CEO, Bell Lane Coffee
Management Professional
1. Niamh Townsend, general manager, Dell
2. Maria Smith, global assistant corporate controller, Oracle
3. Mary Hensey, manager, Tullamore Dew Visitor Centre
4. Gillian French, chief people officer, CarTrawler
5. Fiona Flannery, CEO, DEPFA Bank plc
6. Avril Clare, property recruitment specialist, Recruitment Plus
7. Ann-Marie Holmes, Fab 24 factory manager, Intel
8. Brenda O’Sullivan, regional director, Oxendales
9. Fiona Egan, managing director, head of corporate banking, Rabobank
10. Elaine Carey, CCO, Three Ireland
11. Orla Moran, head of EMEA sales, New Relic
Start-Up
1. Sarah O’Connor and Isolde Johnson, co-founders, Cool Beans
2. Sinead Duffy, founder and creative director, Yogandha Ltd
3. Catherine Buggy, director and shareholder, Boutique Bake
4. Bernadette Kinsella, CEO, worldBOX.ie
5. Ciara Donlon, CEO, THEYA
6. Julianne Brogan and Lydia O’Connor, directors, Blacksheep Foods
7. Niamh Hogan, owner and creator, Holos Skincare
8. Emma Buckley, director of nutrition, Gourmet Fuel
9. Jennie McGinn, CEO, Opsh
Creative Industry
1. Lorna Farrelly and Elizabeth Farrelly, creative directors, The Brow Artist
2. Mary Hawkes Greene, president and CEO, Burren College of Art
3. Libby Murray, owner, Elysian Brows
4. Avril Stanley, CEO, festival director and creative director, Body & Soul
5. Katherine Sweeney, managing director and founder, PREEN Hair & Beauty
6. Lucy Nagle, fashion designer and brand founder, Lucy Nagle Designs Ltd
7. Sonya Lennon, founder and CEO, Frock Advisor, Lennon Courtney, Dress for Success
8. Danielle Ryan, CEO, ROADS Group
9. Ann Chapman, owner, Stonechat Jewellers
10. Aiveen Daly, director and owner, Aiveen Daly Ltd
11. Bébhinn Flood, founder and managing director, The Design House
12. Anna Keely, principal and managing director, Bronwyn Conroy Beauty School
Social Entrepreneurship
1. Mary Doherty, president, Down Syndrome Ireland
2. Karla Healion, director, Feminist Film Festival
3. Michelle O’Donnell Keating and Niamh Gallagher, co-founders, Women for Election
4. Suzanne O’Connell, founder and CEO, Outreach Moldova
5. Marian Carroll, volunteer CEO, Ronald McDonald House Charities Ireland
6. Mary Carty, co-founder, Outbox Incubator, STEMettes
7. Adi Roche, CEO, Adi Roche’s Chernobyl Children International
8. Jennifer Ryan, CEO, MyLife Solutions
Young Businesswoman
1. Katie Gilroy, managing director, Urbun Café
2. Jane Swarbrigg, managing director, Inglot Cosmetics Ireland
3. Laura Murphy, founder, SynerChi Kombucha
4. Elizabeth Fingleton, CEO, Obeo
5. Zoë Rocha, managing director and producer, LittleRock Pictures
6. Kate Verling, managing director, Mink Hand & Foot Spa
7. Chloe Harris, CEO, Foodie
8. Anita Murray, company director, Pink Beauty Group
9. Zara Flynn, managing director, Guns or Knives
10. Chupi Sweetman-Durney, creative director, Chupi Jewellery
11. Ellen Kavanagh, owner and creator, Waxperts
Overseas Irish Businesswoman of the Year
1. Dr Jeanne Bolger, vice-president of investment ventures, Johnson & Johnson
2. Anne Butterly, CEO and founder, Easydry
3. Kathleen Mitchell, vice-president and managing director Europe, Stella & Dot
4. Denise Tormey, president and co-founder, PlanNet21 Communications
5. Alyson Hogg, founder and CEO, Vita Liberata Ltd
6. Galvea Kelly, global assistant vice-president, L’Oréal
7. Eimear Noone, composer and conductor, Twelve O’Clock Arts
Digital
1. Sandra McKenna, co-founder, Sheology Digital
2. Áine Behan, CEO, Cortechs
3. Niamh Bushnell, Dublin Commissioner for Startups
4. Maryrose Lyons, founder, Brightspark Consulting
5. Anna Scally, partner and head of technology, media and telecoms practice, KPMG
6. Elva Carri, founder, GirlCrew
CEO
1. Sandra Daly, CEO, Mercy University Hospital, Cork
2. Anna Malmhake, CEO, Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard
3. Karen Hennessy, CEO, Design & Crafts Council of Ireland and Irish Design 2015
4. Anne Heraty, CEO, Cpl Resources plc
5. Sinéad Doherty, CEO, Fenero
6. Amanda Roche-Kelly, managing director, Just Eat
7. Grace O’Shaughnessy, managing director, Java Republic
8. Catherine Heany, managing director, DHR Communications
