29 April 2016 | Jamie Harris
Facilities managers have been named among the We Are The City Rising Stars 2016 shortlist.
We Are The City is an organisation supporting professional women in the UK. It aims to encourage women to progress in their careers through networking, events, further education and training.
The awards are designed to celebrate 100 individual female contributors that represent the leaders and role models of the future.
In addition to facilities management, women in the property services industry, including BIFM Awards 2015 Rising Talent in Facilities Management winner Tanya Horscroft, have also been nominated.
The awards cover all aspects of business, such as HR and recruitment, insurance, media, law, public sector, sport and not for profit organisations.
The shortlist is now open to public voting, which closes on 27 May. The finalists from each category will be announced on 6 June, with a winners event on 30 June.
Online voting and the full shortlist, with profiles of each nominee can be found here.
Facilities Management shortlist:
- Cheryl-Anne Sanderson, G4S
- Elaine Gibson, NSPCC
- Kirsty Johnston, Mitie
- Lianne Lawson, Interserve Construction
- Marianne Kwong, BNP Paribas
- Mary O’Connor, CBRE
- Pleun van Deurssen, Incentive QAS
- Sajna Rahman, Sodexo
- Sophie Austin, Sodexo
- Sophie Kimber, ISS
Property Services shortlist:
- Alex Chitty, Land Securities
- Alice Boswell, British Land
- Cleo Folkes, St Martins Corporate
- Erin McDonald, CBRE
- Gemma Dew, Land Securities
- Jessica Neale, CBRE
- Najwa Jawahar, WSP Parsons Brinkerhoff
- Natalie Essa, Land Securities
- Rebecca Fieldhouse, Iceni Projects
- Tanya Horscroft, Capita
