Mercedes-Benz Canada announces their 2022 Emerging Leaders Award winners
by CM Staff
Many of the women named are part of the manufacturing industry and involved in the automotive industry.
She’s Mercedes event (CNW Group/Mercedes-Benz Canada Inc.)
MISSISSAUGA — Mercedes-Benz Canada announces a cohort of Mercedes-Benz Emerging Leaders Award winners, as part of the Women’s Executive Network’s (WXN) 20th Annual Top 100 Awards Gala. The 14 winners will be recognized at the gala, themed ‘Live Your Truth,’ on November 17, 2022 at the Fairmont Royal York Toronto.
First launched in 2018, as part of the OEM’s global She’s Mercedes platform, the Mercedes-Benz Emerging Leaders Award recognizes professional women (aged 30-40) who are seen as high-potential contributors and who have achieved successive leadership positions.
The 2022 Mercedes-Benz Emerging Leaders Award recipients are:
- Lauren Tedesco, Senior Vice-President, Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association
- Racheal Awe, Vice President and Chief of Staff, Office of the CEO, Canadian Tire Corporation
- Nurin Thawer, AVP, Portfolio Management & Enterprise Planning, Canadian Tire Corporation
- Roanne Weyermars, Vice President Public Affairs, Communications and Equity Diversity & Inclusion, Coast Capital Savings
- Jane Hung, AVP, Corporate Development, Definity Financial Corporation
- Natalia Larrea Brito, Director, Euroconsult US
- Dr. Angie Clarke, Associate Vice-President, Academic and Student Affairs, Marine Institute of Memorial University
- Shelly-Ann Rampersad, Vice President, Clinical Operations, Maple Corporation
- Tehsin Jaffer, Lead, Global Youth Engagement, Plan International Canada
- Caroline Tutakiewicz, Senior Director, Fraud and Security Risk Management, RBC
- Nupi Zubair, Vice President Direct Investing Acquisition & Distribution, TD Bank
- Simone Harrington, Vice President, Institute for Better Health, Trillium Health Partners
- Dr. Sabine Kuss, Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba; Associate Editor, Electrochemical Science Advances (Wiley)
- Raman Dhaliwal, Associate Vice-President (Administration), University of Manitoba; Executive Director, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba
“Mercedes-Benz Canada is proud of its longstanding partnership with WXN and our shared goal to put more women in the driver’s seat. We can’t wait to celebrate this diverse group of women, who exemplify intelligence, grit and impactful leadership, while pushing boundaries and opening new doors for themselves and for others,” said Andreas Tetzloff, President and CEO of Mercedes-Benz Canada.
