ReachLocal CEO Sharon Rowlands Named Female Executive of the Year Finalist in 13th Annual Stevie® Awards for Women in Busine...
October 11 2016 - 9:30AM
ReachLocal, Inc., a leader in powering online marketing for local
businesses, today announced that CEO Sharon Rowlands was named a
Stevie Awards for Women in Business finalist for the Female
Executive of the Year category.
More than 1,500 entries were submitted 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.
Ms. Rowlands has achieved an impressive list of accomplishments
on both the personal and business front. In the last year alone,
nearly a dozen awards have been bestowed upon both ReachLocal and
its CEO. Beyond the many accolades, the recent and successful
acquisition of ReachLocal by Gannett, the parent company of
hundreds of digital and offline media properties, including USA
Today, is yet another striking accomplishment for Ms. Rowlands. In
addition, Ms. Rowlands’ much sought after digital marketing and
operational expertise led to her appointment to the board of
directors for Pegasystems, a software company empowering the
world’s leading enterprises with strategic business
applications.
Ms. Rowlands is also passionate about helping other women become
successful and building other women up as leaders. She established
the Wadobe Group, a women’s network, with this goal in mind. The
group is a collection of senior business women with the mission of
supporting each other and identifying ways to help younger women
reach their business and personal goals.
“It’s an honor to be selected a finalist in these prestigious
awards, and I’m excited to continue to help local companies and
business women alike meet their goals and thrive in 2016 and
beyond,” said Rowlands.
Finalists were chosen by more than 110 business professionals
worldwide during preliminary judging. Members of five final judging
committees will determine the Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie Award
placements from among the Finalists during final judging October
17-26.
“In the 13th year of the Stevie Awards for Women in Business,
the judges were very impressed with the quality of each nomination
that qualified as a Stevie Finalist. The competition has grown each
year because there are so many high-achieving women all over the
world, who serve as an inspiration to those who would like to
start, grow or lead a business,” said Michael Gallagher, founder
and president of the Stevie Awards. “We’re looking forward to
recognizing these outstanding women in New York on November
18.”
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. Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie Award winners will be
announced during a gala event at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New
York on Friday, November 18. Nominated women executives and
entrepreneurs from the U.S.A and several other countries are
expected to attend. The event will be broadcast on Livestream and
the pre-show from the red carpet will be streamed on the Stevie
Awards’ Facebook feed. Details about the Stevie Awards for Women in
Business and the list of Finalists in all categories are available
at www.StevieAwards.com/Women.
About ReachLocalReachLocal, Inc. helps local
businesses grow and operate their business better with leading
technology and expert service for our clients' lead generation and
conversion. A subsidiary of Gannett Company, Inc. (NYSE:GCI),
ReachLocal is headquartered in Woodland Hills, Calif. and operates
in four regions: Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America and North
America. For more information, visit www.reachlocal.com.
About The Stevie AwardsStevie 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 60 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.
Media Contact:
Aimee L. Quemuel
Codey Communications
press@reachlocal.com
1-844-707-8955
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