2010 Young Business Leader of the Year announced
Symoane Mercurio has won the 2010 Young Business Leader of the Year award.
The 28-year-old lawyer began the in- business Young Business Leaders (YBL) Program with the aim of becoming a leader in the profession of law, as well as making a difference by enriching the teaching and learning experiences offered to law graduates.
As a Young Business Leader, Symoane got her chance to do this, developing a program for Cowell Clarke Commercial Lawyers designed to assist junior lawyers and the legal profession as a whole to bridge the gap between “learning the law”, “practising the law” and “practising in the law”, as part of her Business Improvement Project (BIP).
Symoane collected the 2010 Young Business Leader of the Year award at a presentation ceremony on Friday, 25 June at the National Wine Centre, attended by more than 150 members of Adelaide’s business community.
The event was hosted by Network 10 Presenter, Jane Reilly, with awards presented by YBL Patron the Hon Mike Rann MP, John Stokes, Chairman of the Board for The Royal Society for the Blind and CEO of the Australian Institute of Management and Graham Wakeling from in-business Magazine, the naming rights sponsor.
Sarah Calton, University of South Australia, won the Achievement Award (first runner up) and Samantha Badcock, Clements Recruitment, won the Encouragement Award (second runner up).
The three highest fundraisers were Jessica Degioia, City of Charles Sturt, Kirsty Gallina, SA Water and Samantha Badcock, Clements Recruitment, respectively.
At the Presentation Ceremony, 21 Finalists were recognised for their outstanding efforts throughout the YBL Program:
Samantha Badcock – Clements Recruitment
Emma Barratt – Lana Lang Shoes
Kate Barrows – Australian Red Cross Blood Service
Carly Bell – State Supply Furniture
Sarah Calton – University of South Australia
Chantelle Cap – BHP Billiton
Jessica Degioia – City of Charles Sturt
Kirsty Gallina – SA Water
Alyssa Heyne – Blucher Australia
Melissa Hoare – SA Water
Aaron Le Poidevin – Pricewaterhouse Coopers
Gaylene McGlade – Australian Red Cross Blood Service
Symoane Mercurio – Cowell Clarke Commercial Lawyers
Liz Mooi – BHP Billiton
Jodi Pope – Bickford’s Australia
Jason Price – Workskil Inc
Adam Randall – Creydall Systems
Daniel Rensburg-Phillips – Newtons Building and Landscape Supplies
Natalie Skinner – Australian Red Cross Blood Service
Alison Wall – Strata Data Group
Samone Wear – KPPM Organisational Strategists
For more information please contact the in business Young Business Leaders Coordinator Heather McCulloch on 8223 6222 or email
HMcCulloch@rsb.org.au.