Luminary Awards
2005 Recipients
Entrepreneurial Champion
Sponsored by Ernst & Young LLP
Kathy Ireland
Kathy Ireland Worldwide
Los Angeles, California
Corporate Innovator
Sponsored by Northwestern Mutual Foundation
Marion O. Sandler
Golden West Financial Corp.
Oakland, California
Technology Innovator
Sponsored by Intel
Ellen M. Hancock
Exodus Communications
Los Altos, California
Philanthropic Innovator
Sponsored by Lands' End
Lois E. Silverman
The Commonwealth Institute
Boston, Massechusetts
Previous winners...
Each year C200 presents the Luminary Awards to exceptional women entrepreneurs and corporate leaders:
- Entrepreneurial Champion who has created an innovative new product or service with global implications. This entrepreneur's company has $15 million or more in annual revenues and a rapid and continuing growth rate since its launch.
- Corporate Innovator who has changed or dramatically expanded the strategy of her corporation and impacted the value of the business significantly. Her company has $250 million or more in annual revenues.
- Philanthropic Innovator who has developed an innovative funding and charitable giving program of scale, and who continues her involvement with the program.
- Technology Innovator who has charted new ground in technology by launching, changing, or dramatically expanding a technology venture and moving it towards increased profitability.
Major corporations sponsor each Luminary Award. In 2005, corporate sponsors were Ernst & Young LLP, Northwestern Mutual Foundation, Intel, and Lands' End.
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