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Women of Achievement Award Winners 2010
Asian Women
of Achievement Award Winners 2010
19th May 2010
The
accomplishments of nine pioneering Asian women
were celebrated at the 11th Asian Women of Achievement
(AWA) Awards ceremony in London’s Park Lane last
night (19 May, 2010) attended by HRH Princess
Michael of Kent and HRH Princess Badiya El Hassan
of Jordan. The Chairman’s AWA Award went to Shindo
Kaur Barquer, Chief Iinspector at West Midlands
Police, who became the first female Sikh to join
the force at the age of 21. Dr Swati Piramal,
entrepreneur, medic and author was presented with
the Global Empowerment Award by HRH Princess Michael
of Kent and Dr Monica Lakhanpaul (pictured
left), Consultant Paediatrician and a Senior
Lecturer at the University of Leicester was recognised
with the AWA Public Sector Award 2010.
Judges of the Asian Women of Achievement
Awards - chaired by British Red Cross chief executive
Sir Nicholas Young and with Cherie Blair as patron
- said this year’s winners were some of the most
outstanding individuals ever to be honoured in
the programme’s 11-year history. The Asian Women
of Achievement Awards - held in association with
Lloyds Banking Group for the last six years and
hosted by Real Business magazine - champion the
vibrant contributions Asian women are making to
British life across the media, arts, business,
science, medicine and the voluntary sector. Pinky
Lilani OBE said: “These nine incredible women
epitomise the spirit of the awards. Their determination
to make a positive difference in British society
and business is breathtaking.
The ceremony, which was compered
by BBC newsreader Mishal Husain, was attended
by Home Secretary The Rt Hon Theresa May MP, James
Caan - entrepreneur and star of TV’s Dragon’s
Den, film director Gurinder Chadha (It’s a Wonderful
Afterlife) and Camila Batmanghelidjh - founder
and director of Kids Company.
AWA Award Winners 2010
The Arts & Culture Award -
Shazia Mirza, comedian & writer
Described as “the Lenny Bruce of
female stand-up”, Shazia is a boundary-breaking
comedian and writer. The first Muslim female stand-up
comedian, Shazia is also the first British comedian
to have performed in Pakistan - to sold-out venues
and rave reviews. Brave, bold and controversial,
she has appeared on 60 Minutes and Have I Got
News for You, and writes a weekly column for the
Guardian.
Business Woman of the Year - Farah
Ramzan Golant, chief executive, AMV BBDO
Kenya-born Farah Ramzan Golant
is chief executive of the UK's biggest advertising
agency, AMV. During her 20-year stint with the
company, she has worked with clients ranging from
Sainsbury’s and BT to Starbucks and Mercedes.
Farah is also on the advisory board of Cancer
Research UK.
Entrepreneur of the Year - Shazia
Awan, director, Peachy Pink
Shazia is the founder of ladies’
underwear brand Peachy Pink, launched in Debenhams
last year. The 28-year-old entrepreneur has also
created a range of anti-cellulite underwear called
PeachyBody, which has an inbuilt 3D wave massager
in the weave to boost circulation and help reduce
cellulite. Shazia was selected as the Conservative
Parliamentary candidate for Leigh and is in the
process of setting up her own charity.
Media Professional of the Year
- Razia Iqbal, correspondent, BBC News
Razia is one of the few senior
women correspondents on BBC News, and is best
known for her former role as arts correspondent
when her “Arthouse” blog developed a cult following.
Now a special correspondent for the main BBC News
bulletins, Razia covers a wide range of subjects
which demonstrate her journalistic flair, including
her recent special investigation into bogus Haiti
fundraising charities.
The Social & Humanitarian Award
- Yasmin Halima, director, Global Campaign for
Microbicides
Yasmin has been director of the
Global Campaign for Microbicides since 2009, helping
to prevent HIV through ethical research, effective
policy and regulation, and stronger civil society
engagement. Describing herself as an “HIV treatment
activist”, she has worked for the International
AIDS Society and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
She is also a professor at the American University
in Washington DC where she teaches a graduate
course on health and international development.
With her office in Washington, her home in London
and her work spread across Africa, she is a true
international force.
Young Achiever of the Year - Bee
Thakore, founder, Big On Good Solutions
Aeronautical engineer Bee Thakore
(28) is founder of interdisciplinary engineering
house Big On Good Solutions. She is a trustee
at the UK Space Education Trust and the youngest
member on the board of directors of the world’s
largest space advocacy group,The Planetary Society.
She is also deeply committed to solving world
poverty through engineering and is an outstanding
role model for young women in the creative science
industries.
Professional of the Year - Dr Zahra
Jessa, optometrist at Moorfields Eye Hospital
Dr Zahra Jessa completed her optometry
degree in 2003, passed her College of Optometrists
exams in 2004 and completed her PhD at City University’s
Institute of Optometry in 2009. Currently practicing
at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, she has
also recently started a research position at Anglia
Ruskin University, where her research will focus
on visual problems of the elderly.
The Public Sector Award - Dr Monica
Lakhanpaul, Consultant Paediatrician and Senior
Lecturer at the University of Leicester
Dr Monica Lakhanpaul is a consultant
paediatrician and senior lecturer in Leicester,
where she runs inner-city paediatric clinics for
underprivileged families. She also has the daunting
task of offering support to abused children from
the area. Monica leads the field in making improvements
in health care for children as director for the
National Collaborating Centre for Women’s and
Children’s Health and was recently awarded one
of the first ever fellowships from the National
Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE).
The Lloyds Banking Group AWA Award
Chief Inspector Shindo Kaur Barquer,
West Midlands Police
Her love of eighties police drama
Juliet Bravo inspired Shindo to join the police
force as the first Asian female officer to join
West Midlands Police. She is committed to getting
more women involved with neighbourhood policing
and is tireless in her campaign to raise awareness
of honour-related crimes and domestic violence
in Britain. She has risen to the rank of Chief
Inspector and was awarded the long service and
good conduct medal in December 2009.
The judging panel included: Chair
- Sir Nicholas Young, chief executive, British
Red Cross; Sue Ashtiany, partner, Nabarro LLP;
Mark Carroll, director of Housing Care and Support,
Department of Communities and Local Government;
Elizabeth Coffey, managing director, Spark Leadership;
Cassandra Goad, founder, Cassandra Goad Jewellery;
David Harrison, vice president, Visa Commercial,
Visa Europe; Mary Hockaday, head of the BBC Multimedia
Newsroom; Kamel Hothi, head of niche markets,
Lloyds Banking Group; Sir Stephen Lamport, KCVO,
DL, receiver general, Westminster Abbey; Jyoti
Munsiff; Chet Kuchinad, people director, Asda;
Tarun Ramadorai, Said Business School and Oxford-Man
Institute of Quantitative Finance, University
of Oxford; Sathnam Sanghera, writer, The Times;
Jean Sharp, chief taxation officer, Aviva; Gordon
D’Silva, founder of CEO, Training for Life; Professor
Dame Joan Stringer DBE, principal & vice chancellor,
Edinburgh Napier University; Louise Terry, director
of corporate communications, L'Oreal; Christina
Vaughan, founder and CEO, Image Source and Vice
Marshall David Walker MBE, MVO, RAF, Master of
the Royal Household.
About the Asian Women of Achievement
Awards
Now
in their 11th year, the Asian Women of Achievement
Awards, hosted by Real Business in association
with Lloyds TSB, celebrate the contribution of
Asian women to British life in the media, business,
the arts, politics and the voluntary sector. Judges
of the Asian Women of Achievement Awards, chaired
by British Red Cross chief executive Sir Nicholas
Young, said this year's winners were some of the
most impressive and inspiring individuals ever
to be honoured in the programme's 11-year history.
Founded by Pinky Lilani OBE, the awards patron
is Cherie Blair. Visit www.awaawards.com
for further information.
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