FDM Everywoman in Technology Awards announce Dr Paula Carey as Finalist
Dr Paula Carey, Co-founder and CTO at Carbon8, is a finalist in the 2023 FDM Everywoman in Technology Awards. The winners will be announced at a ceremony in London on 9th March 2023 where over 600 cross-industry tech leaders will come to network and celebrate these exceptional finalists.
The finalists of the 14th annual FDM everywoman in Technology Awards have been unveiled. The awards celebrate the tech industry’s most exceptional talent recognising all stages of the career journey from apprentices to C-Suite, creating role models to inspire the next generation from the UK and beyond.
Dr Paula Carey started her career in academia and co-founded Carbon8 with her colleague Professor Colin Hills. Together they developed and transformed their initial research into the decarbonisation solution presented to industry today. Paula says, “I am excited and honoured to be a finalist amongst all of the other incredible nominees. It is awards like this that spotlight the progress that technology industries are making and, indeed still need to make, towards equality and diversity. But, they also represent a moment to thank and recognise some of the incredible work that my team and colleagues have been doing.”
Naomi Begum-Inglis, Global Sales Officer – Microsoft, Accenture said: “Accenture is delighted to sponsor the CTO/CIO of the Year Award and support the opportunity for this year’s finalists to showcase their amazing talent. The calibre of applicants this year is a demonstration of great progress in the technology sector, which we are proud to be a part of. As a professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security, we work across STEM in Strategy and Consulting, Interactive, Technology and Operations services. With D&I being a core pillar of our business approach, we are committed to achieving gender balance in every area of our business. We strive to create space for women to fulfil their potential in all fields of corporate life. We do this by embracing the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities.”
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About everywoman – Powering businesses to achieve their gender inclusion goals
everywoman is a global membership organisation for women in business that drives positive change by empowering women to achieve their professional potential. Established in 1999, everywoman works with leading corporations and organisations, improving productivity and performance through its membership offering and unique tailored blend of products and services which unlock female potential and powers businesses to accelerate their gender inclusion goals. As part of its portfolio, everywoman’s cross-industry awards and forums have created thousands of female role models and inspired generations of future leaders. For more information visit www.everywoman.com
The FDM everywoman in Technology Awards and the annual everywoman in Technology Forum will take place on 9th March 2023. The FDM everywoman in Tech Awards shine a spotlight on the tech industry’s most exceptional female talent across all stages of their career journey, from the UK and beyond. The everywoman in Technology Forum brings together a community of over 500 women working in Tech, from graduates to C-suite, to inspire and provide practical advice on how to become the tech leader you want to be, from some of the world’s most esteemed women in the industry. For more information and to book your places, visit www.everywoman.com/events-and-awards/
About FDM Group
FDM Group is a strategic talent partner, placing business ready tech professionals including graduates, ex-forces personnel and returners to work with clients across a number of sectors every year. We work in partnership with our clients to fill speciality skills gaps within their teams, building their diverse talent pipelines for the future. With centres across Europe, North America and APAC, FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning FTSE 250 employer.
From our UK consultant intake in 2021 who chose to disclose, 36% were the first in their family to attend university, 86% attended a state school, 5% identify as LGBTQ and 5% identify with having a disability. In an effort to support women to thrive in the tech and business space, we are also committed to closing our gender pay gap event further. We are pleased to report a gender pay gap of -4.3% this year, as a result of many initiatives we have in place including the success and growth of our Returners Programme and the increase in senior consultant numbers.
For more information, please visit fdmgroup.com or read our Gender Pay Gap report here.
