Virginia Hyland, CEO of HM Communication Group, has been announced as finalist in the NSW Telstra Business Women Awards.

Hyland is the first female within the media agency industry to be named as a finalist in the prestigious awards.

Growing from one to 24 staff, Hyland’s HM Communication Group is now the largest female owned media agency in Australia.

Hyland said: “I am thrilled to be named a finalist among the incredible talent within the NSW Telstra Business Women’s Awards. This is a fantastic industry and it has never been more exciting than it is now. I hope that the awards will give awareness to the opportunities within media. I would like to see more women from our industry entering this award. We offer an incredibly valuable service to our business partners. They rely on us to make the right decisions for tens and hundreds of millions of dollars.”