Christie’s chief executive scoops national award
A FORMER midwife who is now chief executive of The Christie NHS Foundation Trust has received an award for building the Manchester-based hospital into the largest cancer treatment centre of its kind in Europe.
Caroline Shaw scooped the ‘public service’ category of the First Women Awards 2010 held in London.
She shared the award with Emma Harrison CBE – founder of £200m turnover training company A4e (Action for Employment), which operates in 11 countries, employs more than 3,300 people and helps the financially excluded and long-term unemployed get back into work.
The achievements of eight other women from diverse sectors were recognised by the awards, which were founded six years ago to recognise women at the top of their professions and are sponsored by Lloyds Banking Group.
Diana Brightmore-Armour,chief executive of corporate banking at Lloyds Banking Group which sponsored the awards, said: “The First Women Awards are key to recognising the success of extraordinary women and inspiring younger generations who will one day become exceptional business and community leaders.
“This year’s winners collectively demonstrate the exceptional female talent now operating right at the top of business and public services – they are also sending a vital message to young women across the UK that they too can rise to the highest echelons of their careers if they are determined to succeed.”
The patron is Sarah Brown and judges included Chrissie Rucker, founder of the White Company, Gaynor Coley, managing director of The Eden Project and Margaret Heffernan, entrepreneur and writer.
