Citroën’s global CEO Linda Jackson has been named as the most influential British woman in the car industry in an initiative led by Autocar.
Autocar has identified the top 100 British women working in the automotive sector as it seeks to celebrate the role of women in the industry and to address the challenges they face.
You can see the full top 100 list here.
At a judging day held jointly with the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), exceptional work was showcased in a series of categories – executive, design, product development, manufacturing, purchasing, communications, sales, marketing, motorsport, HR and rising stars.
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Winners have been announced for each category, with Jackson topping the executive category and being named the most influential overall for her decisive leadership of iconic French manufacturer Citroën, which has been taken back to its roots of innovation and bold design.
Other individual category winners include Yorkshire-born Helen Emsley, who now leads the design team for GMC in the US. Here in the UK, two Jaguar Land Rover employees, Danella Bagnall and Fiona Pargeter, take the product development and communications plaudits respectively.
The full list of category winners is as follows:
Executive and overall winner
Linda Jackson, chief executive officer, Automobiles Citroën SA
Design
Helen Emsley, executive director, global design and user experience, GMC
Product development
Danella Bagnall, Jaguar F-Pace chief product engineer, Jaguar Land Rover
Manufacturing
Josephine Payne, global assembly and test manager, powertrain manufacturing engineering, Ford Motor Company
Communications
Fiona Pargeter, head of global PR communications, Jaguar Land Rover
Purchasing
Julia Woodhouse, director, global powertrain components and driveline purchasing, Ford Motor Company
Sales
Angela Shepherd, network operations director, Mercedes-Benz Cars UK
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