ReachLocal CEO Sharon Rowlands Wins Gold Stevie® Award for Female Executive of the Year in 13th Annual Stevie Awards for Wom...
November 21 2016 - 9:30AM
ReachLocal, a leader in powering online marketing for local
businesses, today announced that CEO Sharon Rowlands was named the
winner of a Gold Stevie Award in the Female Executive of the Year
category in the 13th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business.
The Stevie Awards for Women in Business are the world’s top
honors for female entrepreneurs, executives, employees and the
organizations they run.
“Winning this award is an absolute honor that underscores what
women leaders can achieve with the right mentors and
opportunities,” said Rowlands. “It’s truly humbling to be
recognized among so many accomplished and outstanding leaders, and
I’m incredibly grateful for the opportunity to be able to use my
role at ReachLocal to both help women leaders and businesses across
the globe succeed.”
“Each year we think the quality of achievements portrayed in
Stevie-winning nominations couldn’t possibly get any better, and
each year the amazing women who are recognized in this program
prove us wrong,” said Michael Gallagher, Stevie Awards founder and
president. “We are thrilled and humbled to be able to recognize so
many outstanding women in the Stevie Awards for Women in Business,
and to share the stories of their achievement with the world.”
Stevie Award winners were selected by more than 160
professionals worldwide who participated in the judging process
this year.
All individuals and organizations worldwide are eligible to
submit nominations – public and private, for-profit and non-profit,
large and small. The 2016 awards received entries from 31 nations
and territories.
Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word for “crowned,” the
awards were presented to winners during a dinner event attended by
more than 500 people at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York
City. The event was broadcast on Livestream.
More than 1,400 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.
Details about the Stevie Awards for Women in Business and the
list of Stevie Award winners are available at
www.StevieAwards.com/Women.
About ReachLocalReachLocal 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.
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