THE Woman in Broking Award is always one of our major categories and we’re delighted that once more it’s supported by longtime partner Drivalia.
Launched in 2023, Drivalia offers Personal and Business Contract Hire and Short Term Car and Van rental across the UK.
Our monthly Women in Broking features aim to showcase the breadth of roles available, encourage more women into the industry, and aim to get more balance on the boards of companies involved in the leasing broker sector. In 2025, Broker News launched the Women in Broking mentoring programme to provide monthly one-to-one coaching sessions for women in the sector who want to develop their careers, which is beginning to gather pace.
Nominated and decided by the Women in Broking committee, the Woman in Broking award will go to the person who is exemplary in her field. Last year’s winner was Donna Kelly of Nationwide Vehicle Contracts.
"Now in its fourth year, the Broker News team highly values Drivalia’s ongoing partnership with Women in Broking, backing our regular features which continue to shine a spotlight on the brilliant women in our sector.”
The Broker News Awards 2026 will take place at London’s Coq d’Argent restaurant on 23 April. The fourth running of our premier event promises to be another brilliant networking event along with superb food and wine as we celebrate the best in the leasing broker sector.
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Russell Hayes’ early career was 14 years of motoring journalism in print (for What Car?), television (for Top Gear), as well as online. Since 2007 he has authored 12 motoring history books on subjects including TVR, the Earls Court Motor Show, the Volkswagen Golf and Aston Martin – see Russell Hayes on Amazon. However, he’s not forgotten how to be a motoring journalist and now writes for UK consumer motoring sites – not to mention Broker News. When he’s not writing, Russell can be found in the cinema or planning his next travel adventure.
