The Women in LPG Global Network (WINLPG)

Lesieli Taviri is General Manager, Origin LPG Papua New Guinea, one of the largest providers of LPG in the Pacific Region. Having moved to PNG when in Year 11, Lesieli went on to complete her Bachelor of Computer Science at the PNG University of Technology and worked in IT for 8 years before moving into the energy sector. Driven by a keen commercial interest from her early 20’s, Lesieli aspired to become head of an organisation. Today, she’s one of the most prominent business leaders in PNG, and recently won the 2014 Outstanding Woman of the Year Award.

The runner-up is Jessica Alderman, Director of Communications, Envirofit International, USA.

The award process drew considerable interest in the global WINLPG community and WINLPG thanks every single individual who took part in the award process as there were some inspirational women who were nominated.

The voting brought the original 40 candidates down to a short-list of five exceptional candidates who were then voted, anonymously, by a panel of senior members of the LPG industry.

An honourable mention also goes to the other three finalists:

• Ayse Bilgin, Supply Chain Director, Aygaz, Turkey;
• Mary Coughlin, Global BioLPG Product Manager, SHV Energy/Calor, Ireland;
• Agnieszka Stochmal, Sales & Marketing Director, Amerigas Polska, Poland.