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Reseller News is proud to announce the finalists of the Women in ICT Awards (WIICTA) in 2024.
Mirroring the entire local ecosystem, 95 finalists make the shortlist from a pool of over 50 organisations and more than 170 nominations submitted, spanning partner, vendor and distributor businesses.
With finalists located across Aotearoa, WIICTA will house the largest celebration of female excellence within New Zealand’s technology channel.
All career stages are in the spotlight from graduate-level entrants to well-established CEOs, in addition to inspiring entrepreneurs, creative thinkers and technical experts, as well as talent rising through the ranks and consistent high-performing individuals.
This is also supported by individual champions of DE&I initiatives. For this year only, the DE&I company award has been shifted into the Innovation Awards and all submissions will be transferred across to keep in-line with the recognition of individual achievements.
Now in its eighth year, WIICTA is the leading forum for setting the industry benchmark for female achievement across New Zealand, honouring the channel across eight categories, spanning Innovation, Technical, Entrepreneur, Graduate, Rising Star, Shining Star, and Achievement.
The winners will now be selected by an executive panel of more than 75 industry judges, acknowledging creativity, innovation and excellence.
Set for Wednesday 2 October 2024, the winners will be announced at an in-person celebration lunch at the Cordis, Auckland.
Reseller News congratulates all finalists and thanks all organisations and individuals for taking the time to submit nominations. Finalists are listed below by name and organisation.
INNOVATION
This award recognises a creative-thinking candidate who is a standout in bringing innovation to life through a big picture and out-of-the-box approach to business. This individual is unrivalled at converting embryonic ideas into viable working solutions through a unique thought process designed to continually push the envelope.
- Jenni Powell – Both Brains
- Anisha Punnoose – 2degrees
- Neha Mishra – Deloitte
- Julia Dempsey – Entelar Group
- Kathryn Saxton – Inov8 Limited
- Leigh Couper – Qrious
TECHNICAL
This award recognises excellence in the form of technical and engineering expertise, honouring deep domain knowledge in relation to technology products, solutions and services. This candidate has provided business value through specialised skills and competence, spanning technical, pre-sales and support roles.
Partner:
- May Xie – CCL
- Nancy Dau – Deloitte
- Leigh Couper – Qrious
- Sophie Tregonning – RUSH
- Sophia Willows – Rye
- Leslie Jonkers – SAS IT
- Zoe Baikie – Spectrum Consulting
Telco/Vendor:
- Nicole Clifton – 2degrees
- Abby Zhang – Kordia
- Diane Carpenter – One.NZ
- Deborah Costello – Spark New Zealand
- Veronica Patterson – Cisco
ENTREPRENEUR
This award recognises an enterprising candidate with a risk-taking mentality, honouring excellence in launching new ventures, products or services. This individual has a proven background in building innovation from the ground up, evident through converting market-leading ideas into viable business offerings.
- Sheryl Logan – AssessHR
- Janine Doherty – CoDigital
- Katja Feldtmann – Cybershore
- Aimee Lin – DataMasque
- Julene Marr – Deloitte
- Iri Ellison – HPE
- Sharon Woodley – Inov8 Limited, Innovate Digital Fiji, Resultex
- Kathleen Webber – LiveRem
- Melonie Cole – Mindshift
- Kathryn Topp – Yabble
GRADUATE
This award recognises a standout graduate candidate who has leveraged apprenticeship programs to start a career within the ICT industry. Open to all roles and responsibilities, this individual has made an immediate and positive impact on the business through providing a fresh perspective and high levels of professionalism.
Partner/Telco
- Zeisha Fremaux – Auckland Council – Buzzly & Qippay
- Kate Han – Aura Information Security
- Heni Kimura – CCL
- Wednesday Wilson – Datacom
- Senali Anthoneen Mendis – Deloitte
- Natasha Tiefenbacher – DXC Technology
- Emma Jenkin – PwC
- Lari Ruecker – Spark New Zealand
Vendor/Distributor
- Jamini Patel – HPE
- Ellie Chen – HP New Zealand
- Lauren Miller – Weston Comstor
RISING STAR
This award recognises a standout candidate rising through the ranks within the ICT industry, acknowledging significant advancement during the early stages of her technology career. This individual is growing in stature and importance through demonstrating outstanding business acumen, deep market expertise and high levels of professional integrity. This award is open to candidates with 10 years or less experience within the ICT industry.
Partner
- Shannon White – Deloitte
- Noelle Savill – Houston Technology Group
- Erin Chadwick – Inde Technology
- Kelcy Ballantyne – IT Partners
- Sithara Fernando – Network for Learning
- Pepita Dinnebier – Optimus Systems
- Iris Chen – PB Tech
- Corrina McIndoe – Spectrum Consulting Limited
Telco
- Kerry McKellar Bailey – CCL
- Sophie Witteman – Cello
- Storm Waugh – Spark New Zealand
- Dena Al-Abuwsi – 2degrees
Vendor
- Aimee Jones – HPE
- Abby Menezes – HP New Zealand
- Stephanie Whittred – Lightwire Business
- Anusha Ahluwalia – Microsoft
- Yujin Kim – RUSH
- Sophia Willows – Rye
- Sophie Brown – Snowflake
Distributor
- Dicker Data NZ | Lauren Nobbs
- Entelar Group | Angel Lim
- Ingram Micro | Rebecca Norton
- Westcon-Comstor | Rosie Teague
SHINING STAR
This award recognises an established candidate with a strong record of achievement, acknowledging excellence in spearheading company initiatives and driving strategic change. This individual is a consistent high performer who regularly achieves standout business results and continues to assume increased levels of seniority within the organisation. This award is open to candidates with between 11-20 years’ experience within the ICT industry.
Partner
- Tammy Lynn-Jones – Datacom
- Emily Howard – Delta Insights
- Ada Tan – Deloitte
- Kim Lander – IT Partner
- Sarah Marsden – FIRN
- Priscila Bernardes – Lancom Technology Ltd
- Natasha Hay – Liquid IT
- Jane Davidson – Spectrum
- Melanie Visser – Virtual Blue
Telco
- Merita Tagalog – Chorus
- Xia Zhang – Kordia
- Simone Cuthbert-Scott – One NZ
- Michele Wong – Spark New Zealand
- Surangi Sharma – 2degrees
Vendor/Distributor
- Shellee Davey – Cisco
- Libby Allen – CoDigital
- Janet Moralde – Entelar Group
- Bridget Batchelar – HPE
- Gill Brown – HP New Zealand
- Victoria Atkins – Ingram Micro
ACHIEVEMENT
This award recognises a standout candidate who has delivered an unrivalled contribution to the ICT industry, evident through outstanding professional and personal achievements. This individual has earned a reputation as an esteemed thought leader following a distinguished career as both a business leader and role model for aspiring executives. This award is open to candidates with 21 years or more experience within the ICT industry.
- Rana Stephan – CCL
- Jessica McFadden – Cisco
- Suz Miller – Datacom
- Kate Reid – Deloitte
- Dalia Raphael – Delta Insights
- Georgie Ivey – Ingram Micro
- Donna Robinson – One NZ
- Cat Morgan – Westcon-Comstor
D&I CHAMPION – Individual
This award recognises an influential individual who actively drives diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives through mentoring and thought leadership across the ICT industry. This candidate acts as a role model for aspiring executives, cultivating diverse teams to drive change both internally and externally. This award is open to all aspects of diversity and inclusion (gender, race, age, disability, sexual orientation etc)
- Leissa Wheatley – Deloitte
- Sarah Morrison – Houston Technology Group
- Fran Smaller – Inde Technology
- Tash Bettridge – Microsoft
- Diana Sharma – Mission Ready Limited
- Nicky Blackmore – UPS Power Solutions
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