Winners announced for Variety Catherine Awards celebrating inspiring women in business and philanthropy

Winners included beauty entrepreneur Charlotte Tilbury and former MI5 boss Baroness Eliza Manningham-Buller
Variety Catherine Awards
15 November 2018

Last night the Variety Catherine Awards were held to celebrate inspiring women in business and philanthropy at a ceremony held at the Marriot Hotel in Grosvenor Square in London.

Winners included former MI5 boss Baroness Eliza Manningham-Buller; beauty entrepreneur Charlotte Tilbury MBE; chief executive of Starling Bank, Anne Boden MBE; and Temi Mwale of The 4Front Project.

Receiving the ‘Retail Fashion and Fashion’ award, Tilbury said: “To be recognised as an inspirational woman in business alongside many other incredible, successful females means so much to me. I am so passionate about inspiring, supporting and empowering others through the power of makeup. It is my mission to make everyone in the world look and feel like the best versions of themselves every day!”

Variety Catherine Awards

Meanwhile broadcaster Eamonn Holmes presented a ‘Lifetime Achievement’ award to Manningham-Buller for her role as director general of MI5.

Commenting on her award, Manningham-Buller said: “It was a wonderful surprise to be awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award! I received a somewhat hesitant email asking if I would consider accepting it. The answer was a resounding yes – not least because Variety was one of the first charities I became aware of when I was young, and I applaud what it does.”

Holmes added: “The Catherine Awards brings a whole new source of energy to Variety. We are all here to do the same thing and that is to raise money to support Variety’s amazing work supporting disadvantaged children.”

Variety Catherine Awards

Awards were presented in the following categories:

  • Rising Star Award
  • Entrepreneurial Spirit Award
  • Finance and Banking Award
  • Professional Services Award
  • Science and Technology Award
  • Retail and Fashion Award
  • Inspirational Award
  • Creative Industries Award
  • Women’s Empowerment in the Workplace Award
  • Lifetime Achievement Award

The Catherine award winners were decided by a panel of judges including sporting legend Paula Radcliffe MBE; MOBO Awards founder Kanya King MBE; Barclays Private Bank CEO Lisa Francis; shoe designer Lucy Choi; fashion entrepreneur Dr Maggie Semple; Head of International Beauty for ESI Suzan Antonowicz; president of the Law Society of England and Wales Christina Blacklaws; and Lesley Batchelor OBE, director general, Institute of Export and International Trade.

Variety Catherine Awards

Pamela Sinclair, chair of the Variety Catherine Awards committee, said: “We are so proud to lead the way in recognising women who have made an exceptional contribution in their sector. All our nominees were outstanding, and I know that the judges had a near impossible task in deciding this year’s winners. Congratulations once again to our fantastic winners and nominees!”

Raising funds for Variety, the Children’s charity which aims to improve the lives of sick disabled and disadvantaged young people, the awards aims to recognise inspiring women in the UK who have excelled in the worlds of business and philanthropy.

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