KZN BUSINESS WOMEN HONOURED AT HIRSCH AWARDS EVENING

Announcing the winners at the KZN Margaret Hirsch Woman In Business Achiever of the Year Gala Evening that was held at Sibaya Casino last night, Margaret, who started the competition after winning several awards herself over the years said that she could see how much of an impact the acknowledgement of her own success had been – and wanted to see more women in this position. “Awards give credibility to one’s business and as women, we tend to shy away from being in the limelight. We also tend not to be assertive enough. This was my way of encouraging women to put themselves and their businesses in the spotlight. The winners and runners up are people who not only run successful businesses, but are making a difference to the lives of others in all the areas in which they live – and ultimately, the lives of people in our beautiful country, South Africa” she said.
THE WINNERS ARE:
The overall winner for KZN REGION, Vino Govender owns her own Engineering consultancy and has overcome huge obstacles to get to where she is today. She has also helped transform the lives of people with financial constraints in the community, having started a hamper distribution project.. Runners up – Sue Barnes, who runs the Girls with Dignity Project and Kerry Dell from Your Earth Solutions and EarthBeat, have, through their businesses made a huge, positive, impact on the lives of others .
BRANCH/AREA winners:
Ballito: Tamsyn Ferreira – MD, Alifurn; Nirvasha Dhaniram – Psychologist; Lewaine Von Allemann –
MD, Fine Young Cooks.
Hillcrest: Sue Barnes – Girls With Dignity; Kerry Ann Dolloway – Integrated Health Dietician; Nikki Rosatto – The Gift Shop
Superstore – Cindy Norcott – PRO Appointments; Jenni Jackson – Blue Strawberry Caterers; Jayshree Moodley – Aequtate Law Solutions.
Umhlanga – Vino Govender – LA Consulting Engineers; Kerry Dell – Your Earth Solution and Earth Beat; Sharon Van Den Heever – Hesscon Safety Consultants.
Guest speaker on the Awards evening was Dr Michelle Potgieter, Samsung Electronics Director of Communications and Corporate Marketing, who complimented Hirsch’s on their initiative and said that with competitions like this, it would make women more confident in their attempt to climb the ladder in the Corporate World, start their own businesses, and generally make a success of their lives.