2025 FINALISTS
Congratulations to our 2025 finalists!
Best Diversity Recruitment Initiative of the Year
Howell Technology Group (HTG)
HP inc.
Softcat
STECHAD LTD
Best Place to Work Award
Exertis
Extreme Networks
Highgate
Howell Technology Group (HTG)
HP inc.
Impartner
PRPR
STECHAD LTD
Vizst Technology
Wavenet
Westcoast
Championing Diversity Award
Exertis
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Howell Technology Group (HTG)
HP Inc.
Redstor (Now CyberSentriq)
Trustmarque
Wavenet
Cultural Inclusion Company of the Year
Exertis
Extreme Networks
Fortinet UK&I
Howell Technology Group (HTG)
Redstor (Now CyberSentriq)
STECHAD LTD
Wavenet
Health and Wellbeing Recognition Award
Chorus
Conv3rt Marketing Limited
Exertis
Highgate
Howell Technology Group (HTG)
HP inc
PRPR
WithSecure
Graduate/Apprentice of the Year – Reseller/Solution Provider
Courteney Drane, Roc Technologies
Serena Jivan, Agilitas IT Solutions
Bethan Jones, Computacenter
Jaime Lloyd, Noteworthy Support
Maryam Miah, Computacenter
Precious Odeyemi, World Wide
Technology
Ricca-Renee Ramsay-Nicol, Computacenter
Graduate/Apprentice of the Year – Vendor/Distributor
Nimrah Amjed, Westcoast Ltd
Tilly Booker, HP Inc
Chara Christakopoulou, Exertis UK
Sophie Cutler, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Niamh Gibson, HP
Lea Harris, Lenovo
Usman Ishtiaq, Arrow ECS
Madison Key, Westcoast
Yasmin Mohamed, MHRA
Margaret Prodayvoda, HP
Anna Ward, HP Inc
Collette Whitley, Exertis UK
Zoya Yasmine, MeditSimple
Lauren Yates, QBS Software Limited
Sales Employee of the Year – Reseller/Solution Provider
Francesca Beddow, Ice Blue Sky
Niki Cholia, Crayon UK Ltd
Jo Dunkley, Coterie
Tarah Mason, boxxe Ltd
Sinead O'Donnell, MTI Technology Limited
Imogen Toms, Softcat
Georgia Tully, Fortinet
Sarah Upton, FNG
Caz Wilford, boxxe Limited
Vivienne Williamson, Bytes
Sales Employee of the Year – Vendor/Distributor
Holly Louise Alexander, Bitdefender
Josie Atkins, Arrow ECS
Sophie Dimelow, Giacom
Grace Ensell, Western Digital
Liela Gates, Infinigate
Leanne Gibb, HP
Beth Holland, Fortinet
Amy Lishman, Brivo
Sinéad Nestor, IBM
Emma Purdue, OPSWAT
Faye Quinn, Neat
Chloe Schofield, Brigantia
Zeta Stephenson, Mimecast
Teodora (Teddy) Tepavicharova,
Conde Nast
Hayley-Jayne Webber, Trustwave
Rachel White, VIPRE Security Group
Marketing Employee of the Year – Reseller/Solution Provider
Charlotte Allen, Millgate Connect Ltd
Tolu Bademosi, Technimove Limited
Helen Boggs, Agilitas IT Solutions Limited
Rosie English, Opus Technology
Adriane Gillies-Read, Codestone
Group
Vicki Goodlock, Pixelbeach
Emily Keen, MTI Technology
Nikki Laker, Opus Technology
Rachel Moon, Computacenter
Amala Pillai, Fortinet
Em Richards, Wildcat Careers
Gemma Roalf, Vizst
Technology
Laraine Taylor, Softcat
Kelly Waring, LIMA
Marketing Employee of the Year – Vendor/Distributor
Danielle Bull, Westcoast
Rowena Case, Nutanix
Kate Danks, Coro
Quin Dao, QBS Software
Bethan Deakins-Harvey, Trustwave
Tess Garner, Tenable
Konstantina Giannopoulou, HP
Lucy Greenaway, XM Cyber
Steph Hackney, OpenText Cybersecurity
Rebecca Little, Ericsson
Lucinda Mitchell, Westcoast
Abhi Morjaria, Meta
Harpreet Narang, Ingram Micro
Laura Peach, Exertis
Claire Towlson, Rapid7
Helen Wells, HP
Technical Employee of the Year
Mini Biswas, Cisilion
Hannah Burgess, SHI.
Konstantina Giannopoulou, HP
Bisma Hashmi, Freshwave
Danielle Kinsella, Gigamon
Sarah Lupson, Bechtle Limited
Aine Morgan, SCC
Kateryna Naumenko, CyberSentriq
Chioma Nwankwo, Agilitas IT Solutions Limited
Amie O'Donnell, Agilitas IT Solutions Limited
Heather Perriam, Trustmarque
Catarina Pestana, Sharp
Nicole Reader, Cyberfort
Sandra Tamer, Fortinet
Manager of the Year – Reseller/Solution Provider
Michelle Allen, Cybit
Claire Cawthorne, Millgate Connect
Janine Chattenton Sharp UK
Lucy Coates, Softcat
Julie Cobden, Sharp
Laura Cowl, Computacenter
Helen Croft, Computacenter
Chanice Downer, Highgate
Debbie Harriott, FNG
Isabelle Hasselman, Ebuyer
Sophie Hughes, CI Group
Rebecca Nixon, Harbor Solutions
Moesha Robinson, ARO.
Julia Short, Technimove
Oblubukola Sulemian,
STECHAD LTD
Olivia Ward, Bytes Software Services
Manager of the Year – Vendor/Distributor
Hannah Billington, HPI
Kelly Boyd, Aviva Plc
Anna Chalmers, HPE Aruba Networking
Samantha Edwards, Climb Channel Solutions
Alida Jinnah, HPE
Jugpreet Jootle, Ingram Micro
Amy Lishman, Brivo
Zina Livingstone, Westcoast
Gemma Richards, Zoom
Era Sahni, Meta
Claire Silcock, Fortinet
Emma Taylor, TD SYNNEX
Helen Watson, Zoom
Emily Whelan, Giacom
Rising Star Award – Reseller/Solution Provider
Betty Abate, Oakland
Keira Aust, Cybit.
Mia Avery, Softcat
Michelle Ayres, DXC
Fabienne Bird, Highgate IT Solutions
Lucy Cross, Computacenter
Beth Francis, Computacenter
Isabelle Hasselman, Ebuyer
Mariashelle Jeyaventhan,
Computacenter
Bethan Jones, Computacenter
Joanne May, Wildcat Careers
Ellie Moreton, Computacenter
Precious Odeyemi, World Wide
Technology
Tania Singh, Black Box Network Services UK Limited
Olubukola Sulemian, STECHAD LTD
Jessica Winfield, Trustmarque Solutions Limited
Rising Star Award – Vendor/Distributor
Dinara Bakirova, Lookout
Emily Cook, HP
Rose Copus, Fortinet
Sophie Cutler, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Verity Denman, HCL Software
Olivia Finnigan, HPE
Deborah Franzoni,
Extreme Networks
Hannah Forde, Westcoast Limited
Lucy Greenaway, XM Cyber
Amy Lishman, Brivo
Cara McKenna, Fortinet
Karishma Patel, Westcoast Limited
Harriet Robbins, Giacom
Lara Sweet, Mimecast
Role Model of the Year – Reseller/Solution Provider
Yanitsa Arnaudova, Computacenter
Francesca Beddow, Ice Blue Sky
Claire Cawthorne, Millgate Connect
Chelsea Chamberlin, Roc Technologies
Chrissie Cook-Martin, LIMA
Helen Croft, Computacenter
Adaora Precious Dagogo, STECHAD LTD
Indy Dhami, KPMG
Sarah Jones, MS Talent
Tamara Lajara, Crayon
Matilda Najmaldin, Computacenter
Evonne Pemberton, Vizst Technology
Kasia Regula, Softcat
Alexandra Stephenson, Wavenet
Anita Swann, Logicalis
Kandyce Tester, CACI Ltd
Role Model of the Year – Vendor/Distributor
Holly Louise Alexander, Bitdefender.
Niamh Butler, Fortinet
Jo Dunkley, Coterie
Nicki Farrell, Nerdio
Ruby Hamilton, Microsoft
Maria Jackson, Ingram Micro
Namrata Kiri, HP inc
Louise Mahrra, Cisco
Raj Meghani, BlockAPT
Leanne Newell, Exertis Hypertec
Chanda Patel, TD SYNNEX
Jennifer Price, HP Inc
Sylvaine Smith, Google
Cristina Tate, Xero
Frederique Tenthoff, Fortinet Ltd
Amanda Walker, Westcon Comstor
Entrepreneur of the Year
Chelsea Chamberlin, Roc Technologies
Adaora Precious Dagogo, STECHAD
LTD
Sian Herrington, Noteworthy
Claire Jenks, Jenks Consulting
Jane Matthews, Wildcat Careers
Raj Meghani, BlockAPT
Emily Mitchell, Zebra Technologies
Tara-Jane Sloane, Telev8 Ltd
Katy Upton, FNG
Executive Mentor of the Year – Reseller/Solution Provider
Yomi Akinsanya, Computacenter
Brian Dunleavy, Viadex
Alison Hodgens, Converge Technology Solutions
Jennifer Knowles, Computacenter
Jenny Latimer, Highgate IT Solutions
James Mansell, Ultima
Evonne Pemberton, Vizst Technology
Paolo Rodia, Highgate IT Solutions
Anita Swann, Logicalis
Rachel Ward-Miller, Cisilion
Limited
Executive Mentor of the Year – Vendor/Distributor
Sameena Akhter, Capgemini
Samantha Brar-Crone, Zscaler
Hollie Cerdan, Infoblox
Lauren Curtis, Westcoast
Michaela DeGale, Exertis UK Ltd
Jo Dunkley, Coterie
Julie Louise Fry, CloudM
Maz Lopez, AMD
Louise Mahrra, Cisco
Matt Mansell, NetXL
Melissa Pugh, HPE
Natalie Seymour, TD SYNNEX
Sylvaine Smith, Google
Michael Sudlow, Exertis
Helen Wilson, Microsoft
Pauline Yau, HPE
Unsung Hero – Reseller/Solution Provider
Adele Anderson, Jola
Becky Blackmore, Vizst Technology
Cassandra Bolton, Computacenter
Claudia Capanna, Bytes Software Services
Samantha Cartwright, Vizst
Technology
Sharon Edwards, FNG
Nafeesah Ikram, Trustmarque
Sam Jeffery, Smart CT.
Sonia Krishnan, Vizst Technology
Zoe Mulvey, Academia Ltd
Carolyn Nash, Grey Matter
Evonne Pemberton, Vizst Technology
Baiju Shah, Computacenter
Kira Squire, LastPass
Amanda Stewart, Illuminate
Unsung Hero – Vendor/Distributor
Holly Bentley, Westcoast
Andrea Bowyer, Westcoast
Suzanne Bullock, FORTINET
Louise Buxton, Exclaimer
Tiegan Carter, Blue Square / HP
Corey Halliburton, Mimecast
Alison Macdonald, Exertis UK Ltd
Lucinda Mitchell, Westcoast
Lucy Plummer, Westcoast Ltd
Olena Sivachuk, Redstor LTD
Kira Squire, LastPass
Zeta Stephenson, Mimecast
Outstanding Returner Award
Emma Alder, Bytes Software Services
Yvonne Chan, Reality Solutions Limited
Dani Connor, Ultima
Sarah Cox, Bytes Software Services
Diane Godfrey, ARO
Tara Huddless, Softcat.
Malathi Nadarajan, MHRA
Jess Senior, Agilitas IT Solutions
Jennifer Sindle, Arrow
Georgia Taggart, Cisilion
Michelle Trimble Harte, Saviynt
Holly Wade, Softcat
Diversity Champion of the Year
Dylan Aupetit, WWT EMEA UK Limited
Mini Biswas, Cisilion
Nicki Brock, KORE
Rose Calzado, Fidelity International
Carol Cardoso, Schneider Electric
Samantha Cartwright, Vizst
Technology
Adaora Precious Dagogo, STECHAD
LTD
Elizabeth Harris, 8x8
Alison Hodgens, Converge Technology Solutions
Judith McKellar, Computacenter
Leanne Newell, Exertis Hypertec
Sarah Noble, Computacenter
Alexandra Stephenson, Wavenet
Frederique Tenthoff, Fortinet Ltd
Lisa Ventura MBE FCIIS, Cyber Security Unity
Anna Wesley, SHI Corporation UK Ltd
Mental Health Champion of the Year
Zoe Browse, CUBE
Samantha Canaway, Bell Integration
Rachel Coles, Conv3rt Marketing Limited
Nafeesah Ikram, Trustmarque
Ella Joyce, Roc Technologies
Grace Lyon, Revere Agency Ltd
Michelle Taupier, Extreme Networks
Kirsty Sprules, Hypertec Ltd
Kira Squire, LastPass
Amy Thompson, boxxe
Lisa Ventura MBE FCIIS, Cyber Security Unity
Melanie Whittaker, Wavenet
CRN Woman of the Year
Mini Biswas, Cisilion
Claire Cawthorne, Millgate Connect
Adaora Precious Dagogo, STECHAD
LTD
Thea Fineren, Advania
Sarah Geary, Distology
Ruby Hamilton, Microsoft
Estelle Johannes, GTIA
Jenny Latimer, Highgate IT Solutions
Leanne Newell, Exertis Hypertec
Lauren Northcott, Climb Global Solutions
Stephanie O'Kelly, e92plus
Eloina Pesce, Darktrace
Julie Simpson, Resource IT
Katy Upton, FNG
Hannah Varley-Fodden, Oakland
Amanda Walker, Westcon Comstor
Helen Watson, Zoom
Sara Wilkes, Agilitas IT Solutions
Jessica Winfield, Trustmarque Solutions Limited