SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- IGEL, a
world leader in endpoint management software for the secure
enterprise, today announced that Nicole
Simons, IGEL's Director of Operations, has been named the
winner of a Bronze Stevie Award in the Most Innovative Woman of the
Year, Technology Company category in the 15th annual
Stevie Awards for Women in Business.
Operational undertakings driven by Simons enabled a business
pivot that helped IGEL reinvent itself as a software company and
evangelize the value of its end user computing software solutions.
Through creative processes and innovative programs, Simons helped
IGEL execute compelling marketing programs, build effective new
staffing processes, achieve deeper engagement with partners and
overhauled contracts and policies to support rapid growth. As a
result of her efforts, IGEL saw exponential sales growth in the
U.S. market for 2017 including U.S. software license revenue growth
of a massive 589%.
"Nicole has taken operational creativity to new levels with an
innovative approach to everything she touches," said
Jed Ayres, President and CEO,
IGEL North America. "With her hard work and passion, IGEL has
risen to levels of success that have well surpassed our
expectations. There is no one that's more deserving of this
recognition."
The Stevie Awards for Women in Business honor women executives,
entrepreneurs, employees, and the companies they run –
worldwide. The Stevie Awards have been hailed as the world's
premier business awards. Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word
for "crowned," the awards were presented to winners on Friday night
during a dinner event attended by more than 550 people at the
Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel in New York City. The event was broadcast via
Livestream.
More than 1,500 entries were submitted this year for
consideration in more than 90 categories, including Executive of
the Year, Entrepreneur of the Year, Company of the Year, Startup of
the Year, Women Helping Women, and Women Run Workplace of the
Year. IGEL's Nicole Simons won
Bronze in the Most Innovative Woman of the Year – Technology
category.
Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie Award winners were determined by
the average scores of more than 200 business professionals around
the world, working on six juries.
This year's Stevie Awards for Women in Business was complemented
by a new one-day educational and networking event called the
Women|Future Conference, also at the Sheraton New York Times Square
Hotel on November 16.
"In its 15th year, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business
received a record number of nominations. With the new Women|Future
Conference preceding the announcement of winners on November 16, it was a day to celebrate the
achievements of working women around the world," said Michael Gallagher, founder and president of the
Stevie Awards. "We congratulate all of this year's Grand,
Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie Award winners for their
achievements."
Details about the Stevie Awards for Women in Business and the
list of Finalists in all categories are available at
www.StevieAwards.com/Women.
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About IGEL
IGEL delivers powerful unified endpoint
management software that is revolutionary in its simplicity and
purpose-built for the enterprise. The company's world-leading
software products include the IGEL OS™, Universal Desktop
Converter™ (UDC), IGEL Cloud Gateway™ (ICG), IGEL UD Pocket™ (UDP)
and Universal Management Suite™ (UMS). These solutions enable a
more secure, manageable and cost-effective endpoint management
platform across nearly any x86 device. Additionally, IGEL's German
engineered and manufactured thin, zero and all-in-one client
solutions deliver the industry's best warranty (5 years), support
(3 years after end of life) and management functionality. IGEL
enables enterprises to precisely control all devices running IGEL
OS as well as Windows OS from a single dashboard interface. IGEL
has offices worldwide and is represented by partners in over 50
countries. For more information on IGEL,
visit www.igel.com.
About the Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred
in seven programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German
Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards®, The International
Business Awards®, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, the Stevie
Awards for Women in Business and the Stevie Awards for Sales &
Customer Service. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than
10,000 entries each year from organizations in more than 70
nations. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the
people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances
in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at
http://www.StevieAwards.com.
HCL Technologies sponsored the Red Ladder Women in Technology
Awards in the 2018 Stevie Awards for Women in Business.
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