
Now in its ninth consecutive year, the Northern Power Women Awards take place on Thursday 6th March
at Manchester Central Convention Complex.
Whittled down from 1600 nominations by a rigorous judging process,
we are proud to announce the 2025 Northern Power Women Awards Power List!
Co-Headline Partners
2025 power list

OPEN TO THOSE WHO IDENTIFY AS FEMALE

Professor Aline Miller
Professor and CEO at University of Manchester

Alison Lowe OBE
Deputy Mayor Police and Crime, West Yorkshire at West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Alison Benn
Project Director at AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals

Alison Ross Mbe
Chief People and Operations Officer at AutoTrader UK

Carolyn Ngiam
Technology Chief Controls Officer at Barclays

Cath Cummings
Detective Chief Inspector, Senior Investigating Officer in Major Crime at Merseyside Police

Chi Onwurah
Labour Member of Parliament at Newcastle Central and West

Dr Emma Banks
CEO at ramarketing

Freda Shafi
Cultural Consultant at Freda Shafi Creative Consulting

Gaynor Carpenter
Property Director at Network Rail

Gillian Ashcroft
Founder at Exceptional Care

Jo Ahmed MBE
North West Practice Senior Partner at Deloitte

Katie Gallagher OBE
Managing Director at Manchester Digital

Kelly Warburton
Chief Commercial Officer at GCRE Ltd (Global Centre of Rail Excellence)

Kerry Phillips-bland
MD at Barclays

Kirsty Bennett
CIO at Bentley

Lindsay Gordon
Legal Director at League Managers Association

Lucy Prior MBE
Business Growth Director at Trough-Tec Systems

Munazza Jamal
CTO Programme Director at Barclays

Nasreen Karim
Solicitor at Platinum Partnership Solicitors

Rachel O'donnell
Business Unit Director at Mace

Rupinder Ashworth
COACHING. CONSULTING. IDEAS at Trustee @Espirit Foundation. iNED @AHDB. Vice-Chair @ British Weightlifting. IDEAS BY RU.

Sarah Walker
Chief Executive at Cisco UK & Ireland

Steph Edusei
Chief Executive at St Oswald's Hospice

Victoria Kirby-keyes
Senior Digital Communications Manager at Jaguar Land Rover

Victoria Gee
Chair at Vistage UK