2022 Winners

Read the full winners press release here.

Woman of the year

Winner

Faye Calland WOTY

Faye Calland

Senior Manager – Same Day Operations,
FedEx

Apprentice of the Year – Sponsored by Mott MacDonald

Awarded to a female apprentice excelling in transport and logistics

Winner

Runners-up

Amy Hinsliff-Smith
– Innovation Degree Apprentice, CEVA Logistics

Laura Burkill
– Logistics Traffic Office Manager, Royal Mail

Marnie McKay
– Engineer, Atkins

Olivia O’Neill
– Apprentice Recruitment Advisor, Kinaxia Logistics

Jade Foxx

HGV Driver,
ASDA

The Customer / Passenger Award

Awarded to two women excelling in their role for customers / passengers in transport, logistics and freight

  • Above and Beyond Award
  • Leader Award

Above and Beyond

Winner

Lauren Barton

Runners-up

Laura Farndon
– Senior Account Executive, FedEx Express

Vanessa Orbinson
– Project Implementation Coordinator, Travis Perkins Plc

Wendy Thomas
– Operational Commercial Solutions Manager, Royal Mail

 

Lauren Barton

Planning and Delivery Manager,
Transport for London

Leader

Winner

Runners-up

Samantha Teggart​
– Operations Manager, Abellio London​

Shelley Clark
– HR Business Partner – Drivers/Ops and Chair of Disability Staff Network Group

Parveen Rooprai-Bhavra
– Strategic Insight Lead, HS1 Ltd​

Lara Gavillet
– Project Manager, Royal Mail

 

 

Lindsay Ashton

Account Manager,
Wincanton​

The Freight Award – Sponsored by Unipart

Awarded to two women who are innovating and excelling in their role within freight

  • Above and Beyond Award
  • Leader Award

Above and Beyond

Winner

Runners-up

Beth Dolphin
– Operations Manager, Amazon

Emma Archer
– Compliance & Continuous Improvement Manager , S&S Distribution Ltd

Amy Pope
– Air Freight Supervisor, TPS Global Logistics

Paige Carpenter
– Sea Freight Manager, TPS Global Logistics

 

 

 

Cheralyn Roden

Marketing Coordinator,
Moody Logistics and Storage

Leader

Winner

Fiona Dempster

Runners-up

Marie Hill
– Chief Transformation and Digital Officer, DB Cargo Rail UK

Nicola Gray
– Regional General Manager, GEFCO UK

Nancy Hobhouse
– Head of ESG, 

Fiona Dempster

Head of Logistics,
PG Paper Company Ltd

Industry Champion Award – Sponsored by Asda

Awarded to a woman who is championing the progress of women working in transport and logistics

 

Winner

Runners-up

Kris Hammond
– Site Lead LBA1 Amazon Core Fulfilment,
Amazon UK

Marcia Williams
– Head of Customer Service Northern Line, Transport for London

 

Susan McKeown

Regional Transport General Manager, Clipper Logistics PLC

The Infrastructure Award

Awarded to two women who are innovating or excelling in their role within transportation and infrastructure

  • Above and Beyond Award
  • Leader Award

Above and Beyond

Winner

Lara Lightfoot

Runners-up

Laura Reardon
– Risk & Safety Team Lead, Atkins

Georgia Thompson
– Assistant Design Programme Manager, BAM Nuttall

Pip Summersgill
– Transformation Advisor, FedEx Express

 

Lara Lightfoot

Section Engineer,
BAM Nuttall

Leader

Winner

Sue Simmonds

Runners-up

Sarah Coulson
– Parcel Automation Programme Director, Royal Mail

Amanda White
– Rail Programme Director, Transport for West Midlands

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sue Simmonds

Head of Transport Infrastructure,
Transport for London

International Inspiration Award

Awarded to a woman working outside of the UK & Ireland that is a role model for women in her community

Winner

Runners-up

Amelie Stoverock
– EU AMZL SC PMO Manager, Amazon EU Sarl

Ruchi Sodhi Mathur
– Senior Manager Marketing, DSV: Global Transport and Logistics

Elisabeth Holzer
– Department Manager Rolling Road, ÖBB Rail Cargo Group

 

 

 

 

Eylem Zagli

Manager Customer Care Planning & Engineering,
FedEx International

Male Agent of Change – Sponsored by Advanced Supply Chain Group Limited

Awarded to a man for his active commitment to advancing the progress of women working in transport and logistics

Winner

Adrian Morris

Runners-up

Sukhy Duggal
– Client Director, Atkins

Justin Trotman
– Managing Director Road Network Operations,
FedEx Express

Gary Smithson
– Rail Director, Morson

 

 

 

 

Adrian Morris

General Manager,
Asda

The Supply Chain Award

Awarded to two women who are innovating and excelling in their role within the supply chain environment.

  • Above and Beyond Award
  • Leader Award

Above and Beyond

Winner

Runners-up

Laura Buckby
– Shift Manager, Asda Logistics Services

Sinead Fitzpatrick
– Global Account Manager Healthcare, FedEx Express

Tracy Marrs
– RAF Reserve Logistic Supply Training Coordinator, Royal Air Force

 

Tracy Halliday

Supply Chain Ordnance Warrant Officer,
Ministry of Defence

Leader

Winner

Varsha Ghetia

Runners-up

Claire Webb
– Managing Director, Advanced Supply Chain

Nicky McGroarty
– Head of Mobile Supply Chain, Virgin Media O2

Sarah Murray
– Head of EU Supply Chain Training & EEX, Wayfair

 

 

 

 

 

Varsha Ghetia

Transport Operations Manager,
Wincanton

The Tech Innovator Award – Sponsored by With Wise ltd

Awarded to a woman designing, developing, researching, implementing or being exceptionally creative with technology within the Transport and Logistics Industry

 

Winner

Charul Gupta

Runners-up

Tanya Fosdick
– Research Director, Agilysis

Trupti Trivedi
– IT Manager, FedEx Express

Penelope Amatt
– Corporate Responsibility Programmes Manager, Royal Mail

Irene McAleese
– Co-founder & Chief Strategy Officer, See.Sense

Olga Anapryenka
– Principal Consultant, New Mobility, Steer

Claire Charlton
– Head of W2 (Wincanton’s Innovation Programme), Wincanton

Betty Helienek
– Cybersecurity Capability Lead, WSP UK Ltd

Charul Gupta

Senior Product Manager,
Transport for London

The Warehousing Award – sponsored by FedEx

Awarded to two women who are excelling in their role within a warehousing environment

  • Above and Beyond Award
  • Leader Award

Above and Beyond 

Winner

Runners-up

Sarah Green
– General Managers Assistant, Amazon

Simona Demcakova
– Warehouse Department Manager, ASDA

Bhavni Shah
– Capacity & Planning Manager, Wincanton

 

Maddie Thatcher

Facilities & Operations Support Manager,
CEVA Logistics

Leader

Winner

Runners-up

Lisa Tomlinson
– Divisional Director 3PL, Carlton Forest 3PL

Cait Simper
– Senior Warehouse Professional, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

 

 

Nikki Foley

General Manager,
Wincanton