The results are in, and MCV’s inaugural Women in Games ceremony has unveiled its winners for 2016.
Among those who recognized for their work in the UK games industry were Jo Twist, CEO of trade network UKIE, who took home the Outstanding Contribution gong. Deborah Bestwick, meanwhile, CEO of Team17, earned Businesswoman of the Year. Here’s the winners who earned MCV’s special accolades:
Rising Star: Karen Stanley, Environment Artist Sony London Studios
Businesswoman of the Year: Debbie Bestwick, CEO, Team17
Creative Impact: Siobhan Reddy, Co-Founder, Media Molecule
Unsung Hero: Tanya Laird, Director, Digital Jam
Campaigner: Kirsty Payne, VP, SpecialEffect
Outstanding Contribution: Dr Jo Twist, CEO, UKIE
Elsewhere, the first-ever ceremony championed the Top 30 Women in Games. They are as follows:
Debbie Bestwick – CEO, Team 17
Katherine Bidwell – Co-Founder, State of Play
Emily Britt – Consumer Marketing Director, Pokemon Company
Noirin Carmody – Co-Founder, Revolution; Chair, UKIE
Cat Channon – Director of PR, WB Games
Jo Cooke – Director of Marketing, Frontier Developments
Jessica Curry – Composer/Studio Head, The Chinese Room
Rosemarie Dalton – International Marketing Manager, Bethesda Softworks
Angela Dickson – Sales Director, Activision
Amanda Farr – Head of Content & Services, Xbox
Gina Jackson – MD, Next Gen Skills Academy
Charlotte Knight – UK Retail MD, GAME
Nina Kristensen – Co-Founder, Ninja Theory
Veronique Lallier – VP European Publishing, Hi-Rez Studios
Roberta Lucca – Co-Founder, Bossa Studios
Keza MacDonald – Editor, Kotaku
Caroline Miller – MD, Indigo Pearl
Kat Osman – MD, Lick PR
Kirsty Payne – VP, Special Effect
Rhianna Pratchett – Scriptwriter
Siobhan Reddy – Co-Founder, Media Molecule
Helena Santos – Lead Programmer, Modern Dream Games
Sarah Seaby – European Marketing & PR Director
Fiona Sperry – Founder, Three Fields Entertainment
Giselle Stewart OBE – Director of Corporate Affairs, Ubisoft
Dr Maria Stukoff – Head of Academic Development, PlayStation
Timea Tabori – Engine Programmer, Rockstar North
Dr Siobhan Thomas – Head of Games Courses, London South Bank University
Dr Jo Twist – CEO, UKIE
Catherine Woolley – Senior Games Designer, Creative Assembly
Tell us, what do you make of the winners?
[Source: MCV UK]
