OTTAWA – Aboriginal People's Television Network (APTN) has been named Company of the Year by Women in Communications and Technology (WCT), while Cisco Systems Canada president Rola Dagher was tapped as Woman of the Year.
WCT also named 9 other recipients of its annual awards, which recognize women, men and organizations committed to diversity and closing the gender gap in Canada's information, broadcast, communications, media and technology industries.
The 2019 Leadership Excellence Award recipients are:
– Trailblazer: Anuja Sheth, vice-president, business networks and supply chain, Bell Canada
– Innovator: Johanne Hinse, vice-president, programming and community relations, Cogeco Connexion Inc.
– Mentor: Caroline Gayle, managing director of technology for financial services, Accenture
– Rising Star: Sarah Ryan, program director, Brilliant Labs
– Diversity Champions: Rekha Rao-Mayya, country manager, GSI/SI services partners, Microsoft Canada; and Dr. Andrew Rau-Chaplin, Dean, Faculty of Computer Science, Dalhousie University
– Entrepreneur: Zainab Muse, CEO & founder, Wingd
– Empowerment: Canadian Association for Girls in Science
– WCT Leaders: National Capital Region led by Sally Douglas, principal of The Earnscliffe Strategy Group; and Kristal Felea, executive producer & partner, Banfield Agency
The awards will be presented at WCT’s Annual Awards Gala on May 1st at the the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. The event draws over 450 high-profile public and private sector leaders for a night of celebrating diversity in Canada.
