Crest Nicholson Director Louise Hardy has been named as one of the top 100 Most Influential Women in the Engineering Sector.

The Independent Non-Executive Board Director features on the Inclusive Boards and Financial Times list alongside senior leaders from top engineering firms such as Amey, Arup, BAE Systems, and Laing O'Rourke.

Commenting on the recognition, Louise Hardy said: "It is an enormous privilege to be recognised as one of the top Most Influential Women in the Engineering Sector, amongst a group of extremely inspiring and successful leaders in the industry. I am extremely passionate about promoting the excellent opportunities available in Engineering for the future generation of girls, looking for a highly rewarding career."


Patrick Clarke, Director of Network Operations at UK Power Networks and judge for the list added: "I am personally inspired but not at all surprised by the tremendous talent on the Women in Engineering list. Sadly, there are still plenty of people who will be surprised due to a mind-set which say Engineering equals males not females. I took part as a judge because I wanted to be inspired."

The list was officially released at the Inclusive Boards: Women in Engineering Leadership Conference on Tuesday 22 October in London.

(CM/MH)