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© WLPGAZhanar Gilimova, WINLPG Woman of the Year 2020In 2018, WINLPG launched the Woman of the Year Award to recognise women who have made an important contribution to the LPG industry or who demonstrate significant motivation or show support for the cause of diversity, and who has enjoyed unparalleled career success. In 2019, WINLPG also launched a Young Woman of the Year Award to recognise women under the age of 30 who have made a contribution to the LPG industry or who demonstrate significant motivation.
The award winners were announced earlier this month during a WINLPG webinar.
WINLPG is delighted to announce that the winner of the Woman of the Year Award 2020 is Zhanar Gilimova, LPG Commercial Manager at Tengizchevroil in Kazakhstan.
Becoming Women of the year 2020 was a very pleasant surprise to me. I proudly share this recognition with my team, a highly dedicated professionals, and hope that it will inspire many others to perform, deliver and be accountable for ambitious decisions. However, one can only do that with a strong trustful and diverse team, which I’m proud to have.
Zhanar Gilimova, WINLPG Woman of the Year 2020
WINLPG is equally delighted to announce that the winner of the Young Woman of the Year Award 2020 is Marcela Rosado Orellana, Senior Business Development Analyst, Ultragaz, Brazil.
This award means a lot to me for being only 25 years old and representing young people and women who promote changes in our sector. The LPG industry is reinventing itself and I believe there is space for everyone, especially for women. Through this award, I hope to be able to inspire and motivate others promoting a more inclusive, diverse, sustainable and innovative ecosystem. We need these movements and count on us, women, to make gender equality in management a reality!
Marcela Rosado Orellana, WINLPG Young Woman of the Year 2020
This year, WINLPG also announced an exceptional Outstanding Achievement Award to Natalie Peale, owner and publisher of BPN Magazine in the USA. When Natalie began her career she was one of only a handful of women working in the propane industry. As publisher of an industry trade magazine for a male-dominated industry, Natalie dedicated her career, and her publishing platform, to championing opportunities for women. WINLPG felt that this career achievement deserved independent recognition.
I am honoured beyond words to have been chosen to receive WINLPG’s Inaugural Outstanding Achievement Award. Propane and this industry’s special people have always been a part of my life. Over the years, I hope I have helped women feel more comfortable in this male dominated industry.
Natalie Peale, WINLPG Outstanding Achievement Award 2020
WINLPG also celebrates and congratulates the runners-up in the first two categories. Woman of the Year 2020 Runner-up is Christina Armentano, Executive Vice President, Parco Gas in the USA.
Runner-up of Young Woman of the Year is Mourad Amani Faycal, Domestic Gas Distributor of Société Coopérative des Femmes in Cameroon.
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