CNG MD takes top title
JACQUI Hall, the managing director of Harrogate-based energy company CNG, has taken the top title in the Barclays-Forward Ladies Women in Business Awards.
Hall was crowned winner of the outstanding business woman of the year, sponsored by Barclays. She was also awarded the title of corporate leader of the year, sponsored by TD Direct Investing.
The awards event took place on Friday at the Queens Hotel in Leeds, with an audience of senior business women, sponsors and their guests.
Caroline Pullich, head of relationship banking at Barclays said: “Our winner has created a culture across the company that has true values, and demonstrated this with an open door policy for staff; tripled employee numbers in the past five years as the company continues to grow; made a huge difference to bottom line profit, has increased turnover to £150m from £98m in the previous year and achieved a net promoter score (this is an industry measurement which measures customer satisfaction) which is 25 points higher than the industry average for her sector.”
Hall held a number of positions within gas companies before joining CNG in 1998, and since being appointed MD in 2006, has been instrumental in leading the company’s direction and subsequent growth. She has strengthened the team by making strategic appointments and securing third party accreditations.
Other winners included: Julia Gash, CEO of BIDBI; Justine Osmotherley, a partner and head of private client services at Clarion Solicitors; Grazyna (Grace) Bylinka of Oriflame; Jane Robinson, co-founder of Cutting Technologies; Joanne Wilkinson, chief executive of My Possible Self; Ann Dunford of Garbutt & Elliott; Teresa Galley of Galley Properties; Liz Devine-Wright of Simply Devine; Catherine Shuttleworth, the CEO and founder of Savvy Marketing; Melanie Oldham, MD of Bob’s Business and Amy Wray, MD of Applegate Lettings.
