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13 October 2009
Jo Metcalfe, a Business Group Manager for Canberra’s
largest consultancy firm, GHD, has won the Hudson Private and
Corporate Sector Award at the 2009 Telstra ACT Business Women’s
Awards, held at Parliament House today.
Ms Holly Kramer, Group Managing Director,
Telstra Product Management and Telstra Business Women’s Awards
Ambassador, said the Hudson award recognised women who lead and
inspire in the corporate world.
“GHD serves clients in the global markets of
water, energy and resources, environment, property and
buildings, and transport. Jo plays a multitude of leadership and
team roles at GHD. She is responsible for the Management and
Property group in Canberra which has an annual turnover of $7.2
million,” said Ms Kramer.
“The judges commented that Jo took a
collaborative approach to leadership and had an excellent
understanding of how business worked from both a financial and
management aspect,” she said.
Hudson has been involved with the awards for
more than eight years and for the last three years has sponsored
the Hudson Private and Corporate Sector Award.
Mark Steyn, CEO Hudson Australia/New Zealand,
said the company was proud to be judging and sponsoring a programme
which highlighted the multi-dimensional nature of women in
business.
“The finalists have yet again proved their
ability to mix family, community and wellbeing with leadership,
energy and an entrepreneurial spirit in their daily work,” he
said.
Now in its fifteenth year, the Awards
recognise the achievements of women in business of all types and
sizes, from up-and-coming young business women to corporate leaders
and those working in the not-for-profit sector. The Awards has
recognised over 400 business women since its inception in 1995.
Award winners will compete for the national
award in their category at the National Award Presentation Gala
Dinner in Melbourne on Thursday, 12 November.
For more information, contact:
Caroline Thomas, PPR, 61 413 317 225