Business Leader of the Year Award: MAREE HERATH
As one of the region’s most coveted accolades, the Geelong Business Excellence Awards’ (GBEAs) Business Leader of the Year is a competitive category to say the least.
Proudly sponsored by bay 93.9, the Business Leader of the Year category is open to all business professionals who can demonstrate successful leadership skills. This year’s winner is Maree Herath.
Director of Harvest, a HR consultancy firm and boutique talent recruitment firm in Geelong, Maree has not only led her business to success, but has given back to the community in troves.
Experts in ‘providing bespoke talent solutions,’ Maree leads her team of strong women with pride and enthusiasm.
Able to demonstrate her leadership skills within her own business, the judges explain, Maree provided evidence of her significant growth as a leader. Undertaking training with Women in Leadership, digital leadership and training at the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Maree has placed significant value on continuous improvement as a leader for her business and her community.
The judges were not only impressed with Maree’s ability to run a successful small business but also to provide back to the Geelong business community.
“Maree was able to provide evidence of her work in the Geelong community through her work with HR roundtables, HR business trends, HR Index, supporting the G21 panel and her work on the executive, becoming Vice President and President of the Geelong Business Club and helping with its transformation,” the judges said.
The judges were impressed with her ability to do all this whilst running a small business and believe she is an example of how small business owners can help lead and change the Geelong business community.
