Award Winners
2007 NSW Award Winners
2007 Telstra New South Wales Business Woman of the Year
Carole-Anne Priest
Carole-Anne Priest is Chief Executive Officer of Altiora Insurance Solutions, an insurance underwriting agency which manages an extensive property and liability portfolio, and Altiora Retail Pty Ltd, a retail insurance broker dealing with clients in community care, security and leisure sectors. Carole-Anne is also a Director and honorary legal advisor of the Kokoda Track Memorial Walkway, a not-for-profit organisation responsible for the management and promotion of Australia's only living memorial dedicated to those who served in World War II.
Business Owner Award
Angela Vithoulkas
Angela Vithoulkas is the Owner of VIVO Café. Angela is currently supervising the establishment of her third VIVO-branded café while managing two existing sites, as well as a flourishing corporate catering service. Angela is responsible for identifying new areas of revenue and target markets, fiscal and administrative management, marketing, quality control and customer service. Angela also manages a team of 30 staff who serve approximately 6,000 customers each week.
Hudson Private and Corporate Sector Award
Carole-Anne Priest
Carole-Anne Priest is Chief Executive Officer of Altiora Insurance Solutions, an insurance underwriting agency which manages an extensive property and liability portfolio, and Altiora Retail Pty Ltd, a retail insurance broker dealing with clients in community care, security and leisure sectors. Carole-Anne is also a Director and honorary legal advisor of the Kokoda Track Memorial Walkway, a not-for-profit organisation responsible for the management and promotion of Australia's only living memorial dedicated to those who served in World War II.
Community and Government Award
Kerry Stubbs
Kerry Stubbs is Executive Officer of St Vincent's Hospital Sydney and oversees the strategic direction of the hospital as well as the operational aspects of the business and managing 2,000 staff. Kerry has held Director positions on a number of not-forprofit Boards,including E-Water Ltd, an organisation devoted to research addressing water management in Australia, and the Eleanor Dark Foundation Ltd, which operates the National Writers Centre at Varuna in New South Wales.
Business Innovation Award
Elizabeth Le Noble
Elizabeth Le Noble is Managing Director of Corporate Compliance Partners, a specialist secretarial and corporate governance service provider to ASX Listed Entities.
Elizabeth identified the two gaps specific to stock exchange companies – the lack of practical education and the need for sophisticated I.T systems. She developed and commercialised Australia's first Graduate Diploma of Corporate Governance of ASX Listed Entities, and is currently developing a world-first I.T. system that uses artificial intelligence within this specialised domain that ordinarily requires human expertise.
Young Business Women's Award
Belinda Sullivan
Belinda Sullivan is Chief Executive Officer of The Eye Foundation, a non-profit organisation dedicated to raising awareness of and funds for research into eye disease, sustainable eye care programs, education and training. Formerly in the stockbroking industry, Belinda has successfully restructured and consolidated the organisation with total responsibility for the overall strategic direction and management of the Foundation. The Eye Foundation represents over 812 medical specialists in Australia and New Zealand and has formed alliances with the Fred Hollows Foundation.