Veuve Clicquot Business Woman of the Year

The title Veuve Clicquot Business Woman of the Year or Prix ​​Veuve Clicquot is a business award sponsored by Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin that is awarded annually in different countries. The prize is currently being awarded in France , Australia , Germany , Austria , Brazil , Denmark , Great Britain , Ireland , Italy , Japan , the Netherlands and Switzerland .

The award goes back to Madame Nicole-Barbe Clicquot-Ponsardin , who, at the age of 27 and with great skepticism from her surroundings, continued the business of her husband, who had died of a fever. After four months of searching for business partners and capital, she founded the Maison Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin .

The prize was first awarded in 1972 on the 200th anniversary of Veuve Cliquot.

Any woman over 20 who is suggested by a business partner or friend can be nominated. The award will be given to the one who, in the eyes of the jury, is the most successful, charismatic, motivating and successful running a company.

Prize winners

1974 Stella Brummel 1975 Alice Coleman 1976 Zofia Sas 1977 Audrey Head 1978 Gillian Lewis 1979 Andrée Grenfell 1980 Ann Burdus 1981 Jean Tyrell 1982 Gisela Burg 1983 Verity Lambert 1984 Debbie Moore 1985 Anita Roddick 1986 Patricia Grant 1987 Jenifer Rosenberg 1988 Sophie Mirman 1989 Mair Barnes 1990 Ann Gloag 1991 Prue Leith

1992 Phyllis Cunningham 1993 Patsy Bloom 1994 Jan Fletcher 1995 Patricia Vaz 1996 Janet Holmes-Court 1997 Nicola Foulston 1998 Marjorie Scardino 1999 Anne Wood 2000 Nikki Beckett 2001 Dianne Thompson 2002 Barbara Cassani 2003 Dawn Gibbins 2004 Linda Bennett 2005 Chey Garland 2006 Vivienne Cox 2007 Rosaleen Blair 2008 Carolyn McCall 2009 Gail Rebuck 2010 Laura Tenison 2011 Michelle McDowell 2012 Anya Hindmarch 2013 Zaha Hadid , Kathryn Parsons 2014 Harriet Green, Jenny Dawson

Web links

• Website of the price