We are delighted to share the winners of the Automotive 30% Club Inspiring Automotive Women Awards 2025!
The shortlist were selected on the basis that they closely met many of the following criteria:
• Helping to promote the company as an employer of choice for women
• Undertaking schools outreach
• Establishing a D&I or women's network
• Mentoring or coaching female colleagues
• Creating solutions and policies to help women to thrive in the workplace
• Being a visible female automotive influencer on social media
• Raising awareness of intersectionality and underrepresented female groups
• Being an inspirational female role model
• Being a trailblazer in a role usually done by men
• Inspiring you or her peers to create an inclusive culture
• Driving change to ensure we serve female customers better
The winners will receive their awards at a private reception at the IMI Annual Dinner and Awards, and the overall Inspiring Automotive Woman of the Year will be named during the awards ceremony.
Congratulations to the shortlisted finalists:
| Lynne McBurney | Group People Director | Arnold Clark |
| Catherine Faiers | Chief Operating Officer | Autotrader |
| Jessica Montgomery | Master Technician | Vertu Motors Group |
| Sally Foote | Chief Commercial Officer - SellMyCar | Carwow |
| Nicola Jackson | Partner Support Executive | Close Brothers Motor Finance |
| Sam Panayides | Sales Director | Cox Automotive |
| Melanie Phillips | Site Manager | DLG Auto Services |
| Amanda Yasmin Houssein | Director of Product Portfolio | Enterprise Mobility |
| Karena Shahid | Regional Account Manager | LKQ Euro Car Parts |
| Laura Giri | Lead Garage Trainer | First Step Trust |
| Justine Rebecca Bates | People Director | Group 1 Automotive |
| Tracey Newton | Chief People Officer | JCT600 |
| Claire Bell | Head of Diversity and Inclusion | Lithia UK |
| Jenna Randall | General Manager | Roco Truck Bodies |
| Karen Greenwood | Head of HR | Solus Accident Repair Centres |
| Nicola Sutherland | People and Culture Director | Steer Automotive Group |
| Katie Grey | Technical Trainer | Thatcham Research |
| Carolyn Bundey | Senior Manager Strategic Priorities | Toyota GB |
| Vikki Gill | Business Technical Support Manager | TrustFord |
| Rachel Harrison | Group Vehicle Operations & Logistics Manager | VW Group UK |
| Louise Baker | Company Director | Womanic |
| Olivia Mills | Remarketing Manager | Zenith |
