Winners of the 2023 Everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards announced

The winners of the 2023 Everywoman in Transport and Logistics Awards have been announced.

The awards, which Fleet News are official media partners of, celebrated 69 individuals; sharing their stories, championing their achievements and the vital contribution women make to the transport and logistics sector.

The awards recognised two winners per category (Leader and Above and Beyond) and one recipient of the Tech Innovator, International Inspiration, Industry Champion, Male Agent of Change, Apprentice of the Year and Woman of the Year Award.

In recognition of the role sustainability has played in transforming the sector, a new category ‘Sustainability Champion’ was included this year for the first time.

Caroline Milnes, senior manager, fleet management and programs at Amazon, was the winner of the Infrastructure Award (Leader), while Lisa Tomlison, divisional director at Carlton Forest 3PL won the Supply Chain Award (Leader).

Diane Ward, deputy chief executive officer (CEO) at Carlton Forest Group, was also awarded the Industry Champion Award.

Everywoman said this year’s 17 winners embody a range of career experiences, from apprentice to senior leader, and sit across all sectors of the industry from freight and retail to public transport, sustainability, and technology.

Maxine Benson MBE, co-founder of Everywoman, said: “These individuals embody the passion, dedication, skills, and leadership that are making transport and logistics the dynamic and resilient foundation of the UK.

“It’s been an honour to hear the amazing stories from the extraordinary winners and we are delighted to shine a spotlight on these exceptional women whose achievements will motivate others to consider a career in this industry, paving the way for future generations of ground-breaking women to succeed.”

Woman of the Year 2023

The coveted 2023 Woman of the Year Award was presented to Shipra Singh, general manager at Amazon.

Singh leads a team of more than managers across 125 sites in 12 countries within the UK and EU, and is responsible for the transportation operations, driver experience, yard infrastructure and technology programs for Amazon.

She joined Amazon as a pathways operations manager where she worked across multiple operations in the UK, leading large teams within their warehousing operations.

In 2020 she joined her current organisation, EU TOM within Amazon Transportation Services and since then, Singh has pioneered cost-saving and efficiency improvements, whilst improving gender equity from no female managers in 2020 to 30% female managers in operation roles across EU.

2023 category winners

The Customer/Passenger Award

Billie Hoey, service assurance specialist at FedEx Express, (Above & Beyond)

Rebecca Rathore, operations director at Stagecoach Bus (Leader)

The Freight Award

Anika Shenfield, learning and development manager at Freightliner (Above & Beyond)

Kelly Vasey, sales and marketing director at Espace Europe (Leader)

The Infrastructure Award – sponsored by IAG Cargo

Claire Williams, head of cycling at Transport for West Midlands (Above & Beyond)

Caroline Milnes, senior manager, fleet management and programs at Amazon (Leader)

The Supply Chain Award – sponsored by Unipart Rail

Charlotte Burns, operations manager at Oceanblue Logistics (Above & Beyond)

Lisa Tomlinson, divisional director at Carlton Forest 3PL (Leader)

The Warehousing Award – sponsored by FedEx

Lindsay Mackie, AGM at Wincanton (Above & Beyond)

Isobel Maslen-Jones, MMN process expert at Amazon (Leader)

Industry Champion Award – sponsored by Asda

Diane Ward, deputy CEO at Carlton Forest Group

International Inspiration Award – sponsored by EV Cargo

Melissa Osterwind, president at SRI fine art services

Apprentice of the Year Award

Koli Begum, mentor/bus driver at Go-Ahead London

Male Agent of Change Award – sponsored by Mott MacDonald

Tom Flannery, practice manager – rolling stock technical services at Atkins

Tech Innovator Award – sponsored by Amazon

Oana Jinga, chief commercial officer and co-founder at Dexory

Sustainability Champion Award – sponsored by Coca Cola Europacific Partners

Claire Wansbury, Atkins fellow and technical director at Atkins

Find out more about the Everywoman in Transport and Logistics Awards