The 2016 Surrey Women in Business Awards in B.C. were held on International Women’s Day. More than 300 guests attended Surrey Board of Trade’s seventh annual luncheon, held at the Sheraton hotel in Guildford. The event recognizes the hard work of Surrey’s businesswomen and their contributions to the community.
Janice Comeau, LMS Reinforcing Steel Group’s chief financial officer, (pictured above)was one of the winners in the Corporate Leadership category. She was recognized for her business acumen, leadership at the executive level and with the development of her team, and her contributions to the business community at large.
Other event highlights included Christine Day, CEO of Luvo, as the keynote speaker. Day has been named Fortune Magazine’s Top 5 International Most Powerful Women, Canada’s Top 100 Women, and named CEO of the Year, by Globe and Mail and Business in Vancouver.
2016 Surrey Women in Business Awards winners and finalists were:
Corporate / Leadership
- Ashleigh Brown – Robert Half Canada
- Janice Comeau – LMS Reinforcing Steel Group – Winner
- Karen Klein – ICBC
Entrepreneur
Leanne Cordeiro – Salon Cordeiro
Sara Hodson – Live Well Exercise Clinic – Winner
Maria Nieves Santos-Greaves – Surrey Hearing Care Inc.
Professional
- Supneet Chawla – ACE Trade and Technical Institute
- Amanjit Lidder – MNP – Winner
- Dr. Sarah Lubik – Simon Fraser University
Not-for-Profit Leader
- Melanie Houlden – Surrey Libraries – Winner
- Lucille Pacey – Arts Umbrella
- Karen Reid-Sidhu – Surrey Crime Prevention Society
Social Trailblazer
- Mary Anne Connor – NightShift Street Ministries Society – Winner
- Debra Finlayson – Vertical Bridge Corporate Consulting
- Marilyn Herrmann – Surrey Food Bank
- Congratulations to all the nominees and winners.
