Annual 2014 Women in Business and the Professions World Awards

7th Annual 2014 Women in Business and the Professions World Awards

Women in Business

Female Executive of the Year
Gold Winners
Ann Pickren, The Industry Savvy – Chief Operating Officer – MIR3, Inc. (San Diego, CA USA) – Industry: Cloud Computing/SaaS – 11 – 2,499 Employees
Beth Baerman, The Communicator – Communications Director – Attendance on Demand (Livonia, MI USA) – Industry – Information Technology Software – 11 – 2,499 Employees
Carolyn Wente, The Leader – Fourth Generation Winegrower and CEO – Wente Vineyards (Livermore, CA USA) – Industry: Food & Beverage – 11 – 2,499 Employees
Carrie Martz, The Founder/Entrepreneur – President and CEO – Martz Parsons (Scottsdale, AZ USA) – Industry: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations – 11 – 2,499 Employees
Heidi Hurt, The Founder/Entrepreneur – CEO and Founder – Paramount Technology, LLC d/b/a Acuity Cloud Solutions – Industry: Information Technology Services – 11 – 2,499 Employees
Irina Novoselsky, The Leader – Head of Business Development – Novitex Enterprise Solutions (Stamford, CT USA) – Industry: Business Products and Services – 2,500 and more Employees
JuE Wong, The Leader – Chief Executive Officer – StriVectin (New York, NY USA) – Industry: Consumer Products and Services – 11 – 2,499 Employees
Kelly Wright, The Leader – Senior Vice President – Global Sales – Tableau Software (Seattle, WA USA) – Industry: Information Technology Software – 11 – 2,499 Employees
Laura E. Olson-Reyes, The Communicator – Senior Director, Corporate Marketing & Communications – Bally Technologies, Inc. (Las Vegas, NV USA) – Industry: Manufacturing – 2,500 and more Employees
Lena Requist, The Leader – Chief Operating Officer – ONTRAPORT (Santa Barbara, CA USA) – industry: Business Products and Services – 11 – 2,499 Employees
Lisa Arsenault, The Rising Star – VP Client Services – IgnitionOne (Atlanta, GA USA) – Industry: Advertising, Marketing, & Public Relations – 11 – 2,499 Employees
Lisa Rhodes, The Maverick – Vice President of Marketing and Sales – Verne Global (Falls Church, VA USA) – Industry: Information Technology – 11 – 2,499 Employees
Meggin Sawyer, The Sales Star – VP Sales ADTRAN, Service Provider Enterprise and Infrastructure Technology – ADTRAN, Inc. (Huntsville, Alabama, USA) – Industry: Telecommunications – 11 – 2,499 Employees
Michelle Rose Gilman, The Founder/Entrepreneur – Fusion Academy and Learning Center (Solana Beach, CA USA) – Industry: Education – 11 – 2,499 Employees
Paige O’Neill, The Communicator – Chief Marketing Officer – SDL (San Francisco, CA USA) – Industry: Information Technology Software – 2,500 and more Employees
Rebecca S. Williams, The Team Builder – Chief Financial Officer – BDNA (Mountain View, CA USA) – Industry: Information Technology Services – 11 – 2,499 Employees
Sandra Toms LaPedis, The Leader – Vice President, Corporate & Experiential Marketing – RSA Conference (San Francisco, CA USA) – Industry: Security Services – 11 – 2,499 Employees
Sonita Lontoh, The Globalist – Head of Global Corporate Marketing – Trilliant (San Francisco, CA USA) – Industry: Energy & Utilities – 11 – 2,499 Employees
Sujata Ramamoorthy, The Result-Oriented – Director, Global Information Security – Cisco Systems, Inc. (San Jose, CA USA) – Industry: Information Technology Services – 2,500 and more Employees
Susan Tukel, The Leader – President – LECMPA (Southfield, MI USA) – Industry: Insurance – 11 – 2,499 Employees
Victoria Repice, The Product Portfolio Leader – Sr. Director, Product & Program Management – NQ Mobile (Dallas, TX USA) – Industry: Security Software – 11 – 2,499 Employees
Weili Dai, The Founder/Entrepreneur – President and co-Founder – Marvell Technologies, Ltd. (Santa Clara, CA USA) – Industry: Manufacturing – 2,500 and more Employees

Team of the Year
Gold Winner
Vanessa Lapins, Chief Information Officer (Information Technology) – Novitex Enterprise Solutions (Stamford, CT USA) – Industry: Business Products and Services – 2,500 and more Employees

Innovative Women

Innovative Women of the Year – Internet/Cloud Computing
Gold Winner
Cady Wolf, Senior Vice President, Global Sales – Switchfly, Inc. (San Francisco, CA USA) – Industry: Internet/Cloud Computing

Innovative Women of the Year – Information Technology Service
Gold Winner
Carol Goh, Senior Director, Application Centric Infrastructure Program – Cisco Systems, Inc. (San Jose, CA USA) – Industry: Information Technology Services –

Innovative Women of the Year – Information Technology Software
Gold Winner
Elizabeth Cowart, Senior Director of Customer Success – PowerPlan Inc. (Atlanta, GA USA) – Industry: Information Technology Software – 11 – 2,499 Employees

Innovative Women of the Year – Corporate Travel
Gold Winner
Joanna Macleod, SVP Global Service Delivery – American Express Global Business Travel (London, United Kingdom) – Industry: Corporate Travel – 2,500 and more Employees

Innovative Women of the Year – Cloud Computing/SaaS
Gold Winner
Kimberly Gress, Director, Customer Support & Success – Dell – (Austin, TX USA) – Industry: Cloud Computing/SaaS – 11 – 2,499 Employees

Women Excellence

Women Excellence Case Studies – Internet/Cloud Computing
Gold Winner
Cady Wolf, Senior Vice President, Global Sales – Switchfly, Inc. (San Francisco, CA USA) – Industry: Internet/Cloud Computing – for How One Big Idea Resulted in Double-Digit Year-Over-Year Growth

Women Excellence Case Studies – Security Services
Gold Winner
Marisa Fagan, Director of Crowd Ops – Bugcrowd (San Francisco, CA USA) – Industry: Security Services – 11 – 2,499 Employees for Nominee empowers independent security researchers to grow their skills for good

New Products, Upgrades, and Innovations

New Products, Upgrades, and Innovations – Business Products and Services
Gold Winner
Novitex Enterprise Solutions (Stamford, CT USA) for Integrated Document Life Cycle™ – Industry: Business Products and Services – 2,500 and more Employees

New Products, Upgrades, and Innovations – Corporate Travel
Gold Winner
American Express Global Business Travel (London, United Kingdom) for American Express Global Business Travel’s Card Swipe – Industry: Corporate Travel – 2,500 and more Employees

New Products, Upgrades, and Innovations – Energy & Utilities
Gold Winner
Trilliant (San Francisco, CA USA) for Trilliant Smart Energy Platform – Industry: Energy & Utilities – 11 – 2,499 Employees

Best White-Paper/Report

Best White-Paper/Report of the Year
Gold Winner
JDL Technologies (Fort Lauderdale, FL USA) – for It’s the New Law in Florida. It’s Tougher Than HIPAA. And It’s Effective Now

Best Blog

Best Blog of the Year
Gold Winner
Kathy McAfee, America’s Marketing Motivator, Kmc Brand Innovation, LLC (Simsbury, CT USA) for Networking Ahead – http://networkingahead.com/networking-tips/

Online Video of the Year

Online Video
Gold Winner
EMC Corporation (Hopkinton, MA USA) – for Inspiring Change – http://bit.ly/1cyFrEq –

Best Customer Satisfaction Program

Best Customer Satisfaction Program of the Year
Gold Winner
Stuart McReynold, VP & GM, Global Service Delivery, Americas – American Express Global Business Travel (New York, NY USA) for AXCESS@home – Industry: Corporate Travel – 2,500 and more Employees