It’s Here! All The Incredible Winners From B&T’s Women In Media Awards 2020!
Are Media and B&T couldn’t be more thrilled to congratulate the winners of this year’s Women in Media Awards.
It was the virtual celebration to end all virtual celebrations as hundreds of media professionals tuned in to watch 17 incredible industry leaders recognised for their phenomenal achievements in media over the last 12 months.
It’s always an honour to be recognised and awarded for your achievements, but arguably even more so during one of the most difficult and challenging periods humanity has experienced in recent memory. So, a hearty congrats to all our winners and all those shortlisted, too.
A total of 21 awards were handed out on the night, with VERSA Agency CEO and founder Kath Blackham scooping up a huge three awards, and taking out the title of Women of the Year. Meanwhile, Leo Burnett’s Susie Henry nabbed the Lifetime Achievement Award, and SpotX’s Ilda Jamison earned the People’s Choice Award.
See the full list of winners below, and stay tuned for another article with all the hot pics from the night!
Be sure to check out this online booklet featuring all our incredible winners, too! And re-watch all the action from the evening here.
Creative
Elle Bullen | SDWM |
Creative Producer
Monique Pardavi | MAP OUT Creative Producers |
Employer
OMD Australia
Entrepreneur
Kylie Merritt | ausbiz |
Journalist/Producer
Sherele Moody | News Corp NewsRegional |
Champion of Change
Stephanie Famolaro | The Trade Desk |
Marketing
Lisa Ronson | Coles |
Media Buyer/Planner
Georgina Leslie | Atomic 212 |
Mentor
Kath Blackham | Versa Agency |
PR
Emma-Jane Granleese | History Will Be Kind |
Rising Star
Charlotte McLaverty | The OTTO Empire |
Strategy
Peita Pacey | OMD Australia |
Tech
Carolyn Bollaci |
Agency Sales/Account Management
Belinda Drew | Leo Burnett |
Media Sales/Account Management
Diane Ho | Network 10 |
Executive Leader
Kath Blackham | Versa Agency |
Social Change Maker
Jo de Fina | The OTTO Empire |
Best Ad Campaign – Championing the Equality Cause
GHO Sydney | Commbank C’mon Aussie: Revisited |
People’s Choice
Ilda Jamison | SpotX |
Woman of the Year
Kath Blackham | Versa Agency |
Lifetime Achievement
Susie Henry | Leo Burnett Sydney |
And, here’s our WIM Power List 2020
Big congrats to Melanie Silva, managing director ANZ Google for coming in at number one! And congrats to all the final 30 on the list.
1 | Melanie Silva—managing director ANZ, Google |
2 | Aimee Buchanan – OMD Australia |
3 | Fiona Johnston—CEO, UM Australia |
4 | Cathy O’Connor —CEO, Ooh!Media |
5 | Nicola Lewis—chief investment officer, GroupM |
6 | Suzanne Steele—MD, Adobe ANZ |
7 | Pip Marlow—CEO, Salesforce |
8 | Carolyn Bollaci—head of media ANZ, Facebook |
9 | Melissa Fein—CEO, Initiative |
10 | Angela Tangas – CEO Dentsu Australia & New Zealand |
11 | Ellie Rogers—head of agency, Facebook |
12 | Nickie Scriven—CEO, Zenith Media |
13 | Karen Halligan—Director, Media Value Advisory, KPMG |
14 | Sunita Gloster—Senior Advisor Accenture / UN Women Australia |
15 | Kimberlee Wells—CEO, TBWA Melbourne |
16 | Beverley McGarvey – ViacomCBS Australia & New Zealand Chief Content Officer & EVP |
17 | Katie Rigg-Smith—CEO, Mindshare |
18 | Tara Ford—chief creative officer, DDB |
19 | Lizzie Young—Managing Director – Local Markets & Group Marketing at Nine |
20 | Kim Portrate—CEO, ThinkTV |
21 | Lindsey Evans—founding partner and CEO, Special Group |
22 | Melinda Geertz—CEO, Leo Burnett Australia |
23 | Margie Reid—CEO/director, Thinkerbell/Decade of Action |
24 | Kathryn Carter—GM ANZ, SEA and HK, Snap Inc. |
25 | Sue Squillace—CEO ANZ, Carat |
26 | Priya Patel—MD, DDB Sydney |
27 | Kath Blackham—founder and CEO, VERSA |
28 | Jane Waterhouse—general manager, Are Media |
29 | Lara Brownlow—head of agency and channel sales ANZ, LinkedIn |
30 | Karly Leach—head of marketing, media and communications assurance, Deloitte |
Finally, thank you to all the wonderful sponsors for this year’s Women in Media Awards, presented by Are Media. We couldn’t have done it without you!
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