The 2024 Finalists
We have pleasure in announcing our finalists for this year’s WMB Awards – and what an incredible list of talented women. Although there will be one award winner in each of our five award categories announced on September 30th, 2024, they are all winners, they are all role models and they all deserve the recognition.
So go on, congratulate them!
WMB Businesswoman Award 2024 – Our Finalists
Dee Ahearn, CEO, Barretstown
Leslie Brett, CEO, Lennox
Louise Crosbie, Ireland Regional Leader & VP Finance, Fidelity Investments
Sinead Cullen, Head of Wealth & Financial Planning, NFP Ireland
Julie Galbraith, Partner, Head of Employment & Labour Law, Eversheds Sutherland LLP
Rose Kidd, President, Operations Delivery, ICON
Kirsten Reinecke, Senior Operations Manager Ireland & Outsourced Partners, Just Eat Takeaway
FTI WMB Female Entrepreneur Award 2024 – Our Finalists
Sara Cosgrove, Managing & Creative Director, Grove & Co.
Ingrid De Doncker, Co-Founder & Head of Research & Innovation, Future Planet
Helene Hugel, Founder & CEO, Helium Arts
Louella Morton, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, TestReach
Linda Nolan, Founder & CEO, MyBio
Angela Quinlan, Founder & MD, Key Patent Innovations
Tara Shine, Co-Founder & CEO, Change by Degrees
WMB Empowering Women Award 2024 – Our Finalists
PropelHER at Fidelity Investments Ireland
Collette Gleeson, CEO, Comfort Keepers Ireland
Jenny Mullery, Head of Engagement, IdeasLab, University of Galway
Marie Power, Director of Talent & Culture, CarTrawler
Prof. Ita Richardson, Lero | University of Limerick
Prof. Mary Ryan, Author & Consultant Endocrinologist
Business Women’s Network at SAP Ireland
Fidelity WMB Woman in Technology Award 2024 – Our Finalists
Rebecca Keenan, Solutions Director & Global Head of Intelligent Automation, Expleo Group
Rena Maycock, Founder & CEO, Chirp
Gillian Murphy, Head of Enterprise Technology, AIB
Jacqui O’Connor, Founder & CEO, MedScan3D
Bronagh Riordan, Data, Analytics & Artificial Intelligence Leader
Lisa Walsh, Co-Founder & COO, Bundledocs
Cera Ward, Managing Director, LCS, Google Ireland
Compass WMB Rising Star Award 2024 – Our Finalists
Lauren Davies, Capital Markets Regulatory Reporting Representative, Fidelity Investments Ireland
Caoimhe Fitzgerald, Financial Planning Associate, Metis Ireland
Zara Hussey, SHE Changes Climate Ambassador, Ireland
Sarah McAleese, Risk Consulting Associate, KPMG Ireland
Lauren McKenna, Head of Product, Positive Carbon
