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WOMEN IN NEW ENERGY LEADERSHIP AWARDS 2022

FEATURING

The Limitless Accomplishers REMARKABLE WOMEN LEADERS IN NEW ENERGY ACROSS THE GLOBE

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WOMEN IN NEW ENERGY LEADERSHIP AWARDS 2022

FirstView Group in association with SolarQuarter, WindInsider, and EnergyStoragePro salute the remarkable women leaders across the globe for their continuing commitment to excellence, developing best practices and innovative strategies in the field of New Energy. We are very proud to present these prestigious global awards that define and celebrate vision, uphold the spirit of achievement, and the valuable contribution of women, who have been playing an integral role in the development of their organizations as well as the New Energy Sector as a whole.

Awards do not only acknowledge success; they recognize many other qualities: ability, struggle, effort, and, above all, excellence. It is an acknowledgment of appreciation for your hard work and dedication to achieving the milestone.

So, we at WiNE are making this conscious effort to bring together the cutting-edge thinkers, innovators, and inspiring leaders from many geographies on one platform to share their experiences, knowledge, and advice to be the inspiration to make a change.

We proudly unveil the winners of (WiNE) Women In New Energy Leadership Awards 2022:

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Asia Pacific PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARDS

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PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARDS

Rochelle John Sr. Engineer, Suzlon Energy Limited Technology Leader of the Year

With an experience of 12 years in the field, Rochelle is presently working for a leading company which is one of the top renewable energy solutions providers that is revolutionizing and redefining the way sustainable energy sources are harnessed across the world. She has spearheaded two main technical projects for the company adding greater value to the team as well as the organization.

Dhanalaxmi Shankar Engineer - O&M, juwi India Renewable Energies Pvt. Ltd. Admin & Facility Leader of the Year Dhanalaxmi has more than 3 years of experience in Solar PV plant Operations and Maintenance and have assisted clients in increasing the plant performances. Handling a strong team of 27 she has supervised many technical professionals and guided them. She has provided the most helpful experience to clients ensuring cost saving while handling the site level expenses,quick and instant resolutions to problems.

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Dany Qian Vice PresidentBranding, Jinko Solar Marketing Leader of the Year

Dany is keen on teamwork, effective project and process management. Her strategies and effective sales plan has helped the company to start and win a Solar-hybrid project within 3 months which was the shortest and lean sales-cycle time the company recorded for the C&I market. Another improvement and impact introduced by her was the introduction of carbon emissions savings analysis which measured and recorded CO2 emissions saved through every Solar project the company executed.

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South Asia INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARDS

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IFADHA ANVER Chief Operating Officer, HiEnergy Services

Corporate Transformation Leader of the Year Excelling in the freedom and trust to reimagine the company’s future, Ifadha is leading efforts to bring renewable energy to the forefront. She shares her experiences in championing renewable energy, transforming solar into a viable option and contributing to sustainable change and growth. A true asset for her organization, this leader has contributed highly to the growth and development of her company.

Parul Shah Director, ZODIAC ENERGY LIMITED EPC Leader Of The Year

Parul has 10+ years of rich professional experience.

Her expertise in the field has helped the company to increase its dealer network Pan India. Under her leadership the company has grown and done a business of 100 Crore last year. She has been featured as ‘Asia's most Influential Women in Renewable Energy’ in 2020 by Firstview Media.

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PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARDS

Shanthi Dharmapuri Ramachandran Senior General Manager, Group sector Head-Renewables, TATA CONSULTING ENGINEERS LIMITED Consulting Leader of the Year

Shanthi has over 28 years of experience in Consulting domain in the design of Power plants.

Currently handling the Renewable sector responsible for Profit & Loss of the sector, delivery of projects, customer relations, growth and development of the sector. She was responsible for delivery of both CAPEX and OPEX based projects in Solar PV, Concentrated Solar Power, Wind , BESS and Hybrid plants. She has handled projects from concept to commissioning involving Feasibility Studies, Detailed Project reports, Basic and detailed engineering services, Owner's engineering services, Pre-bid engineering support, Detailed engineering, inspection services for small capacity to large GW scale grid connected projects in India and abroad. The cumulative capacity of projects engineered last year is about 10 GW Solar and 12 GW of Wind apart from BESS and Hybrid projects

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Dhwani Sunku Manager of Sales and Marketing, U-Solar Clean Energy Solutions Pvt Ltd Business Development Leader of the Year Dhwani has developed a team for tender bidding through which she won 35+ MWp worth projects.

She successfully marquee accounts to the company & sales to boost profitability, Increased sales and scaled up the process of closure,held an intensive internship program from 300 applicants, recruited 6 Consultants and developed a strong team for growth of the company.

Sonali Priyadarshini Jr Project Officer, Gujarat Energy Research Management Institute Project Management Leader of the Year Sonali has a professional experience of 8+ years.

She along with her company aims towards improving the knowledge base of policy makers, regulators and providing a competitive edge to industry leaders to compete in the global arena.

She was instrumental in helping her company in completing and demonstrating India's first of its kind project 6MW Solar PV integrated with 15MWh Battery Storage System.

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D Geethalakshmi General Manager, Discipline Head - Electrical, TATA CONSULTING ENGINEERS LIMITED Technology Leader of the Year Geethalakshmi has an extensive experience of over 20 years in the design and engineering wing.She has been engaged in design engineering of many prestigious Power Projects of large capacities and have taken up many challenging roles. Since half a decade she have been contributing towards new technology developments and project implementation, mainly focusing on energy transition technology

Soraya Rebello Vice President-CSR & Corporate Communications, Jakson Group CSR/ESG Leader of the Year A seasoned leader with 20+years of experience, Soraya is a multi- tasker and a value driven individual with strong work ethics. At her present company she leads the CSR & Communications role at the Group level. She is a green enthusiast & participates in many forums that drive sustainability. She is also a passionate writer & has authored 2 books over the last 3 years.

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Middle East INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARDS

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INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARDS

Simay Akar CCO & Co-Founder, Innoses Entrepreneur Of The Year Simay has been a specialized individual in the renewable energy industry since 2012. She worked in China and Turkey and mostly focused on international commercial activities including communications, marketing, sales, investment management, and business development. She is an expert in the field of renewable energy and contributes highly to the development of the sector. She specialized in photovoltaic manufacturing, battery storage for electric vehicles and renewable energy technologies and the clean energy market development.

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Armita Bayat Country Manager, Tek Solar Business Development Leader of the Year Armita has a rich experience of more than 25 years in the field of sales, marketing and business development.Since past 4 years she has been extensively involved in the projects with high international visibility in a multicultural environment dealing with developer management from Europe, Middle East, subsequently from the Far East managing contracts and business relationships.

Dr. Veronica Bermudez Benito

Senior Research Director, QEERIHBKU-Qatar Foundation Research & Development Leader of the Year With more than 20 years of experience in research and innovation, Dr. Veronica joined the company with first-hand knowledge in industrial and applied research, development and deployment (RD&D), as well as technology transfer and manufacturing. She is leading scientific and technological research, development and innovation in the field of Energy, while addressing the impact of climate change and developing sustainable development solutions in a Net-Zero Carbon emissions scenario.

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Africa PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARDS

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INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARDS

Karima Boutaleb Co-CEO, Mefelec Group CEO of the Year Karima is a very enterprising leader with 14+ years of experience in creating a sustainable business dedicated to environmental solutions, with renewable energy, working towards promoting and embedding the UN Sustainable development goals.She believes in empowering people to make an impact and also passionate about empowering women to unlock their energy and potential through mentoring and capacity building, to catalyze and lead social and economic improvement impacting positively their ecosystems.

Zanele Ngcobo CEO, BNK Solar (Pty) Ltd Entrepreneur Of The Year Zanele has a rich experience in handling project management. She has developed a system to calculate profit on each project after all the expenses have been accounted for. She is an innovative leader who has developed a system calculator for remote use so that the clients can easily find out the budget for their desired system without engaging with anyone from the organization. she has developed a cost effective Aquaponics system calculator for physical infrastructure establishment with an integration of energy efficiency. She is all about time and cost management.

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PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARDS

Yewande OLATUNDE Technical Sales Manager (West Africa), Jinko Solar Co. Ltd Sales Leader of the Year Yewande is keen on teamwork and effective project and process management. Her strategies and effective sales plan has helped the company to start and win a Solar-hybrid project within 3 months which was the shortest and lean salescycle time the company recorded for the C&I market. In a short time at her present company she has improved sales monitoring, evaluation and customer engagement beyond the Nigerian and Ghana market to other 5 countries.

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South East Asia PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARDS

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INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARDS

Mirunalini Chellappan Director, SWELECT Energy Systems Limited Entrepreneur Of The Year Mirunalini is a second-generation entrepreneur driven by passion for a sustainable future and Cleantech. With over a decade of experience in the Solar Industry with hands-on experience of products and projects, she believes that Core values are Customer first, Quality products and People relationships. A firm believer that success comes from not just hard work, but smart work and willingness to work bottom up. She is a technocrat with a strong business acumen.

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