President of the Penrith Valley Chamber of Commerce, Gina Field, has been named the 2017 NSW Business Woman o fhte Year.
Ms Field, who owns successful local business Nepean Regional Security, received the honour at a special awards reception held at the International Convention Centre on Wednesday.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Minister for Women Tanya Davies were on hand to present Ms Field with the prestigious award.
“The Women of the Year Awards recognise the many inspirational women leading the way in their fields across NSW and the calibre of the finalists was very high,” Ms Berejiklian said.
Mrs Davies said the busy Ms Field was a deserving winner.
“Gina is an exceptional business woman who built a respected and award-winning security business from scratch,” she said.
“She gives back to be the Penrith and Nepean community through sponsorship of community events and encouraging girls to venture into male dominated employment fields.
“The is the first year we’ve recognised an outstanding business woman as part of the NSW Women of the Year Awards, and I’m pleased to see there are so many women contributing in different ways to the NSW economy.”
Ms Field was nominated in the Business Woman of the Year category for her work within the Penrith community and contribution to the wider NSW community.
She owns one of the most awarded, respected and recognised security companies in NSW, winning over 24 industry awards including an international business award.
Not only that but as the President of the Penrith Valley Chamber of Commerce, she is considered a ‘pocket rocket’ in the Penrith business community and is a champion for women chasing their dreams.
Ms Field said it was an honour just to be nominated.
“There are so many successful, inspiring business women out there and to be honest I feel like I’m just doing a job,” she told the Weekender.
“I’m a person that believes gratitude should be reciprocated and my hope is that I’m able to inspire other women or young ladies to perhaps move into a male dominated industry or employment roles and if I do, well then I’ve achieved something out of this.”
