Congratulations to Our Winners!

The Women & Diversity in Channel Awards celebrates the individuals, teams and organisations championing diversity, equity and inclusion across the UK IT channel.

This year's winners represent the very best of the industry, demonstrating exceptional leadership, innovation and commitment to creating a more inclusive future.

Their achievements are helping to drive meaningful change across the channel and inspire the next generation of talent.

Congratulations to all our winners and finalists on this well-deserved recognition.

Best Apprenticeship Scheme

Winner: Advania UK

Highly Commended: Softcat

Best Place to Work Award

Winner: Conv3rt

Highly Commended: HPE

Cultural Inclusion Company of the Year

Winner: Softcat

Award sponsored by:

Health and Wellbeing Recognition Award

Winner: HPE

Entrepreneur of the Year

Winner: Kim Simmonds, Cloud Contracts 365

Highly Commended: Amber Makinwa, LEMP

Executive Mentor of the Year - Reseller/Solution Provider

Winner: Mark Chandiram, Computacenter

Executive Mentor of the Year - Vendor/Distributor

Winner: Pauline Yau, HPE

Manager of the Year - Reseller/Solution Provider

Winner: Paige Smith, Air IT

Highly Commended: Ellie Tindsley, Softcat & Kate Bentley, Trustmarque

Manager of the Year - Vendor/Distributor

Winner: Natalie Barrie, Inforcer

Highly Commended: Alida Jinnah, HPE

Marketing Employee of the Year - Reseller/Solution Provider

Winner: Huzmah Ahmed, Insight

Highly Commended: Leanne Kavvadia, Air IT Group

Marketing Employee of the Year - Vendor/Distributor

Winner: Claire Towlson, Rapid7

Graduate/Apprentice of the Year - Reseller/Solution Provider

Winner: Hannah Cliffe, Computacenter

Graduate/Apprentice of the Year - Vendor/Distributor

Winner: Shekinah Allen, IBM

Highly Commended: Bhavika Mistry, HPE

Outstanding Returner Award

Winner: Charlotte van Orsouw, HP

Highly Commended: Millie Franklin, Computacenter

Rising Star Award - Reseller/Solution Provider

Winner: Sarah Rush, Saepio

Highly Commended: Sadie Varnom, Softcat & Valentina Viazzani, Computacenter

Rising Star Award - Vendor/Distributor

Winner: Victoria Cracknell, HPE

Sales Employee of the Year - Reseller/Solution Provider

Winner: Vicci Boylin, Computacenter

Highly Commended: Nishat Choudhury, Softcat

Sales Employee of the Year - Vendor/Distributor

Winner: Alice Hopgood, HP

Unsung Hero - Reseller/Solution Provider

Winner: Holly Pettinger, Softcat

Highly Commended:Shahena Miah, WWT

Unsung Hero - Vendor/Distributor

Winner: Rachel Khalil, Sage

Highly Commended: Tiegan Carter, HP

Technical Employee of the Year

Winner: Katie Mitchell, UiPath

Highly Commended: Nicole Reader, The Bunker

Role Model of the Year - Reseller/Solution Provider

Winner: Rachel Pepperdine, Computacenter

Highly Commended: Keisha Ffrench, Softcat

Role Model of the Year - Vendor/Distributor

Winner: Andreea Dumitrescu, QBS

Highly Commended: Helen Wells, HP

Championing Diversity Award

Winner: Sage

Award sponsored by: 

Mental Health Champion of the Year

Winner: Bhavika Mistry, HPE

Diversity Champion of the Year

Winner: Katie Griffiths, Everpure

Highly Commended: Mark Chandiram, Computacenter

Woman of the Year

Winner: Rachel Cowell, Softcat

Highly Commended: Elisha Kirkham, Softcat