Accounting and consulting agency SW has celebrated the ‘Achievement in Skilled Providers’ title received by chief advertising officer Amanda Lee on this 12 months’s Ladies in Banking & Finance Awards.
Lee was appointed as CMO in the course of final 12 months after first becoming a member of SW as head of enterprise growth and advertising in 2017, and oversaw the accounting and advisory agency’s most up-to-date model replace and consciousness marketing campaign.
In the meantime, Jessica Clarke, a expertise marketing consultant who joined Ernst & Younger’s monetary companies follow as an intern in Melbourne in 2021, has obtained the Ladies in Banking & Finance’s ‘Rising Star’ award for 2024.
Talking on Lee’s nationwide accolade, SW chair Stephen O’Flynn acknowledged: “We’re extremely happy with Amanda and all that she has achieved as a frontrunner at SW. She persistently delivers outcomes past expectations and embodies a dedication to driving tangible modifications, selling variety, and supporting socially accountable outcomes.”
O’Flynn additional counseled Lee for her dedication to psychological well being applications, coverage creation, and mentorship, and famous her main function in firm initiatives together with the agency’s Reconciliation Motion Plan (RAP), fashionable slavery assertion, and development of gender equality. Lee additionally serves as the worker consultant on SW’s CSR committee.
“Nobody wins these awards by themselves,” Lee stated in response. “I’ve a superb group and have had the assist and encouragement of so many individuals throughout my profession and particularly at SW. I like our tradition and I’m excited to have the ability to put a highlight on such a terrific agency. Congratulations to WiBF on creating this unimaginable platform for girls and to all the opposite finalists.”
Different finalists from the consulting sector this 12 months included two of Clarke’s EY colleagues for the Rising Star award – Miriam Inexperienced and Arshu Maskey – and Archana Yallajosula, who was promoted to director at Protiviti firstly of the 12 months and was recognised within the ‘Regulation & Compliance’ class. In the meantime, EY’s Child Nagayo received final 12 months’s award for skilled companies.
The business affiliation says its annual awards are an event “to honour and have a good time the distinctive people and organisations which are making exceptional strides in Australia’s banking and finance business. This occasion is not only about recognising their achievements but additionally about highlighting efforts to reinforce fairness, variety and inclusion throughout the sector.”