{"id":20368,"date":"2013-06-12T16:02:10","date_gmt":"2013-06-12T14:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/bwa-recognises-women-leaders-in-business-and-government\/"},"modified":"2013-06-12T16:02:10","modified_gmt":"2013-06-12T14:02:10","slug":"bwa-recognises-women-leaders-in-business-and-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/bwa-recognises-women-leaders-in-business-and-government\/","title":{"rendered":"BWA Recognises Women Leaders In Business And Government"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t<span class=\"wpsr_floatbts_anchor\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Six of Nelson Mandela Bay\u2019s leading women in business and government were honoured for their successes by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mype.co.za\/search\/A_,045_From_Abattoirs_to_Axles\/Associations\/bwa__business_womens_association_6302.html\">Businesswomen\u2019s Association<\/a> (Port Elizabeth region) at their annual Regional Business Achiever Awards Tuesday night 11 June 2013.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Selected from 18 finalists, three in each category, the winners are:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Corporate<\/strong> \u2013 Buli Ngomane, marketing manager at Access Facilities  Leisure Management, operators of the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Government<\/strong> \u2013 Dr Florentina Ureche, head of paediatric oncology at Dora Nginza Hospital;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Entrepreneur<\/strong> \u2013 Laetitia Ferreira, owner of Loerie Processed Veg;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Emerging Entrepreneur<\/strong> \u2013 Sandra Vye, owner of the Canine Caf\u00e9 chain of pet supply stores;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Social Entrepreneur<\/strong> \u2013 Philippa Fabbri, principal of Elsen Academy for children with special learning needs; and<\/li>\n<li><strong>Professional<\/strong> \u2013 Di-Anne Qoto, a director at BLC Attorneys.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The finalists were selected from 88 entries from women in diverse fields in the metro and further afield, and the winners were chosen by a panel of independent judges representing a broad cross-section of the city\u2019s leaders in business, government and civil society.<\/p>\n<p>BWA Port Elizabeth chair <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mype.co.za\/search\/P_,045_From_PABX_to_Putt_Putt\/Public_Relations_Consultants\/browns_pr_9569.html\">Michelle Brown<\/a>, recently elected as the organisation\u2019s national vice-president, said the finalists had stood out for their passion and vision, planning ahead, and belief in themselves and their strengths.<\/p>\n<p>All were strongly involved beyond their businesses in community and development work. \u201cThey all showed the will to share their experience with others within their organisations and small businesses, to enable other women to grow and become empowered,\u201d said Brown.<\/p>\n<p>She added that this year\u2019s competition had highlighted the high calibre of women in the metro and surrounding areas, \u201cwho do wonderful work while flying under the radar\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Top South African singer, \u201cPrincess of Africa\u201d Yvonne Chaka Chaka, was the guest speaker at the gala awards evening held at <a title=\"the Boardwalk\" class=\"aal\" target=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mype.co.za\/search\/C_,045_From_Cabinetmakers_to_Cylinders\/Casinos\/sun_international__boardwalk_casino_924.html\">the Boardwalk<\/a> Convention Centre with headline sponsors Telkom SA Limited and Investec Specialist Bank.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Six of Nelson Mandela Bay\u2019s leading women in business and government were honoured for their successes by the Businesswomen\u2019s Association (Port Elizabeth region) at their annual Regional Business Achiever Awards Tuesday night 11 June 2013. 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