2011 Qld Award |
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The 2011 Queensland Pearcey Entrepreneur Award presented to Janine Garrett and Bevan Slattery
The 2011 Pearcey Queensland Entrepreneur Award was presented to Janine Garrett and Bevan Slattery by the Queensland Minister for ICT, The Honourable Simon Finn MP, and Ms Natalie MacDonald, Director General, Queensland Department of Public Works, at a gala dinner on 5th July held this evening at the Hilton Brisbane as part of the 2011 iAwards program.
Chosen from a strong field of seven candidates, this annual award, presented each year since 2003, recognises and celebrates the achievements of Queensland’s ICT and Digital Media professionals. The judging panel was unable to separate the candidates as they both exemplified the very qualities the judges were seeking - they ‘ran a risk and made a difference’ to the ICT sector in Queensland and Australia.
Chairman of the Queensland Pearcey Committee, David Merson, commented: “These two winners are exemplars for our ICT sector here in Queensland. This is the ninth year of our awards and the quality and capability of all candidates continues to rise. This year, combining with the AIIA and ACS Queensland and participating in the iAwards program, marks a new era of collaboration amongst our peak ICT bodies”.
See presentation video (Silverlight).
Janine Garrett
Janine Garrett switched careers from being a Pharmacist (graduating from UQ in the mid eighties) to Software Developer in 2000. She created a business, Charm Health, dedicated to providing health solutions for complex disease management. Developing her business over the last ten years, Janine said that she was fortunate to have been invited to participate in the Queensland Government’s i.lab Incubator Program which assisted her develop her managerial skills as well as the business.
Bevan Slattery
Bevan Slattery has had a spectacular career in developing successful Australian ICT companies. He was co-founder and Director of Pipe Networks which laid a $200Mill submarine cable between Sydney and Guam, listed on the ASX and then was sold to TPG in early 2010. This serial entrepreneur recently created and listed NEXTDC, one of Australia’s leading independent Data Centre operators. He is currently deploying next generation data centres in the capital cities across Australia.