Thirteen women from Nissan’s UK engineering, sales and manufacturing sites are celebrated today with the release of Autocar’s much-anticipated list of rising automotive stars.
The names were announced at the Autocar Great Women event, proudly sponsored by Nissan and held in Coventry in association with the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
The initiative seeks to celebrate the up-and-coming stars of the British automotive sector and shines a spotlight on the wealth of female talent that exists across the industry.
Several categories
Candidates are selected in several categories including customer aftercare, marketing, manufacturing, mobility and digital, operations, diversity equality and inclusion, PR and communications, purchasing, sales – retail, sales – OEM, and vehicle development, as well as a category specifically for apprentices.
Among the Rising Stars recognised this year are:
Lyndsay Kelly, Senior Controller – Outbound Logistics (Nissan Motor Manufacturing UK), nominated in the operations category;
Alice Charity, Senior Controller Inbound Parts Operational Logistics (Nissan Motor Manufacturing UK), nominated in the operations category;
Astrid Barsk-Knott, Section Manager Lead Management & Customer Experience (Nissan Motor GB), nominated in the marketing category;
Helen Marshall, Aftersales Marketing & Planning Manager (Nissan Motor GB), nominated in the marketing category;
Alice Nicholls, Product Marketing Section Manager (Nissan Motor GB), nominated in the marketing category;
Rachel Clarke, Trade & Body Parts Product Manager (Nissan Motor GB), nominated in the customer aftercare category;
Leonie Tapley, Content, Partnerships & Events Manager (Nissan Motor GB), nominated in the DE&I category;
Tamara Better, Product Communications Manager (Nissan Motor GB), nominated in the PR & comms category;
Suziey Walker, Brand Communications & Internal Engagement Manager (Nissan Motor GB), nominated in the PR & comms category;
Stefanie Bowden, Sales Performance Manager (Nissan Motor GB), nominated in the sales category;
Eve Davison, Maintenance Supervisor (Nissan Motor Manufacturing UK), nominated in the manufacturing category;
Juljana Peter, Senior Engineer Digital Hypercomp (Nissan Motor Manufacturing UK), nominated in the mobility & digital category;
Emma Rose Woolley, Project Management Degree Apprentice (Nissan Technical Centre Europe), nominated in the apprentice category.
Tamara Better, Product Communications Manager (Nissan Motor GB), was also named winner of the PR & Comms category.
Andrew Humberstone, managing director of Nissan Motor GB, said: “We are a very proud sponsor of Autocar Great Women, which is an important initiative that celebrates the wealth of female talent in our UK automotive industry.
“I’m even more proud that many Nissan women were named as Rising Stars this year. A huge congratulations to all those who were recognised in this year’s list.”