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Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award 2010: Winner Announced |
Veuve Clicquot Champagne announces the winner of the 37th Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award at a glittering champagne reception held at the ICA in London. The coveted award was presented by News Broadcaster and Journalist Kate Silverton.
Stars of the business world including Martha Lane Fox, Kelly Hoppen, Duncan Bannatyne and Zandra Rhodes networked with previous winners and this year's shortlist of high achievers.
The Finalists
Victoria Stapleton, Founder of fashion retailer, Brora
Gill Riley, Founding and Managing Director of construction firm, GGR-UNIC
Louise Wymer, Director of catering company, The Catering Academy
Laura Tenison, Founder and Managing Director of retailing company, JoJo Maman Bebe.
The Winner
Laura Tenison, Founder and Managing Director of retailing company, JoJo Maman Bebe
As the founder and managing director of Wales based JoJo Maman Bebe, Laura has grown the company from start-up in 1993 to its current 21m turnover. Now the UK’s foremost niche market specialist in the pregnancy, baby and nursery market, the company prides itself on high levels of staff retention with the majority of the founding members still part of the team. It has just been awarded a Best Companies To Work For ‘One to Watch’ award.
In addition to commercial success, Laura has also ensured that social and environmental responsibility was embedded within her business model. With a deep involvement with the Nema Foundation, a Mozambique-based charity for infant mortality as well as a commitment to work placements for Down’s syndrome sufferers, Laura was commended by the judges on her innovative CSR programmes. Laura has for some years been a Welsh Assembly Role Model and champions a number of mentoring and role modelling schemes.
The Prize
The prize is a silver trophy shaped as a La Grande Dame bottle, a special vintage produced from the vineyards exclusively owned by Madame Clicquot during her lifetime.
The winner will also take a unique trip to Reims the home of Veuve Clicquot together with the laureates from other countries to christen a vine in her own name at the International Business Woman Forum.
As a friend of the widow Madame Clicquot, she will then receive a gift of champagne from her own vine every birthday for life.
For all press enquiries please contact PR Manager Genavieve Alexander:
Telephone: +44 (0)207 245 4223
Email: genavieve.alexander@mhuk.co.uk
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| Date released: |
Thursday 01 April 2010 |
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