Inside Counsel is delighted to announce the 2017 Transformational Leadership Awards as part of the Women of Influence, Power and the Law conference held in Washington, D.C. Oct. 10-12. 2017.

The Transformational Leadership Awards celebrate global general counsel leading legal departments of Fortune 1000 companies or smaller companies that serve customers throughout the world. They lead within a complex environment of political, economic, and regulatory change. They are critical to the success of their companies as strategic advisors, thought leaders, innovators and creative problem-solvers.

The Transformational Leadership Award winners and finalists will be announced at an awards dinner on Oct. 10 at the Omni Shoreham in Washington, D.C. All short-listed honorees also receive an invitation to a members-only workshop and luncheon for general counsel to be held on Oct. 11. The day's programming is presented by Global Leaders in Law.

The short-listed honorees are:

CategoryNameTitleCompanyLocation
Banking and FinanceLouise PentlandChief Business Affairs and Legal OfficerPayPalSan Francisco
Banking and FinanceSandie OkoroGroup General CounselWorld BankDC
Banking and FinanceKelly Mahon TullierEVP and General CounselVisaNew York
Banking and FinancePaloma del Val TolosanaGeneral Counsel, Head of Legal Services and Corporate SecretaryFundación Microfinanzas BBVAMadrid
Banking and FinanceSaskia MermansGroup General CounselKBC GroupBrussels
Banking and FinanceClaudia PolitanskiHead of People, Legal and Corporate AffairsItau UnibancoSao Paulo
Banking and FinanceKate CheethamGroup General CounselLloyds Banking GroupLondon
InsuranceTina RhodesGeneral Counsel Western Europe and Global Head of ComplianceWillis TowersLondon
InsuranceKirsty CooperGroup General CounselAvivaLondon
InsuranceAudrey Boone Tillman Chief Legal OfficerAflacColumbus, GA
InsuranceCharlotte HeissGroup General CounselRSALondon
InsuranceCarolyn ScobieGroup General CounselQBESydney
InsuranceHelen BrowneGroup General CounselAXAParis
Transport & InfrastructureJanet McCarthyGeneral CounselSanta Fe ReloLondon
Transport & InfrastructureCaroline Fellenius-OmnellGroup General CounselSkanskaStockholm
Transport & InfrastructureSuzanne Rich FolsomGroup General CounselUS SteelPittsburgh
Transport & InfrastructureDipali TalwarGroup General CounselTata SteelMumbai
Transport & InfrastructureSophie GelbertGroup General CounselAir FranceParis
Transport & InfrastructureCeyda AkbalGroup General CounselTav Airport HoldingsIstanbul
Manufacturing and ChemicalsAsa ThunmanGroup General CounselSandvikStockholm
Manufacturing and ChemicalsJulie McPhersonGroup General CounselAmcorMelbourne
Manufacturing and ChemicalsMaryanne LavanGroup General CounselLockheed MartinDC
Manufacturing and ChemicalsStephanie FougouGroup General CounselVallourecParis
Manufacturing and ChemicalsAnne-Sophie Le LayGroup General CounselRenaultParis
Manufacturing and ChemicalsKatja TautscherGroup General CounselBorealisVienna
Pharma and Health CareFriederike RotschGeneral CounselMerckFrankfurt
Pharma and Health CareWinnie BugelGroup General CounselChr. Hansen Holdings A/SCopenhagen
Pharma and Health CareKaren LinehanGroup General CounselSanofiParis
Pharma and Health CareMarianne ShortGroup General CounselUnited Healthcare GroupMinneapolis
Pharma and Health CareSusan AlexanderChief Legal OfficerBiogenBoston
Pharma and Health CareSandy LeungGroup General CounselBristol-Myers SquibbNew York
Technology, Media and TelecomsKim Rivera Group General CounselHPSan Francisco
Technology, Media and TelecomsKate AdamsGeneral CounselHoneywellNew York
Technology, Media and TelecomsLori SchechterGeneral Counsel & Chief Compliance OfficerMcKessonSan Francisco
Technology, Media and TelecomsAmy OlliGeneral CounselAvayaSan Francisco
Technology, Media and TelecomsInderpreet Sawhney Global General CounselInfosysBangalore
Technology, Media and TelecomsFu TongGeneral CounselQihoo 360 TechnologyBeijing
Retail and Consumer GoodsJeannette KnudsenGroup General CounselSmuckersCanton, OH
Retail and Consumer GoodsSiobhan MoriartyGroup General CounselDiageoLondon
Retail and Consumer GoodsSabine ChalmersChief Legal OfficerAB InBevNew York
Retail and Consumer GoodsDeborah MajorasChief Legal OfficerProcter & GambleCincinnati
Retail and Consumer GoodsKaren RobertsGroup General CounselWalmartFayetteville
Retail and Consumer GoodsRitva SotamaaGroup General CounselUnileverLondon
Collaborative LeadershipKaren Linehan SanofiSanofiParis
Collaborative LeadershipCarmel MulhernGroup General CounselTelstraMelbourne
Collaborative LeadershipAmy OlliGeneral CounselAvayaSan Francisco
Collaborative LeadershipMarcy CohenING HoldingsING HoldingsNew York
Collaborative LeadershipKim Rivera Group General CounselHPSan Francisco
Collaborative LeadershipMegan BelcherGeneral CounselScoularOmaha, NE
Collaborative LeadershipKate CheethamGroup General CounselLloyds Banking GroupLondon
Transformative Leadership AwardKelly Mahon TullierGroup General CounselVisaNew York
Transformative Leadership AwardClare WardleGroup General CounselCoca-Cola Enterprise PartnersLondon
Transformative Leadership AwardGill MellerGeneral CounselMTRHong Kong
Transformative Leadership AwardHilka SchneiderGroup General CounselTUIDusseldorf
Transformative Leadership AwardMitsuru Claire ChinoGeneral CounselItochu CorporationTokyo
Transformative Leadership AwardSandie OkoroGroup General CounselWorld BankDC
Innovative Leader's AwardMaria VarsellonaGroup General CounselNokiaMunich
Innovative Leader's AwardVijaya GaddeChief Legal OfficerTwitterSan Francisco
Innovative Leader's AwardClaudia ToussaintGroup General CounselXylemRye Brook, NY
Innovative Leader's AwardJacqui IrvineGroup General CounselHenderson JanusLondon
Innovative Leader's AwardHeidi ChenGroup General CounselZoetisFlorham Park, NJ
Innovative Leader's AwardLisa HaimovitzGroup General CounselICL GroupTel Aviv
Thought Leadership AwardJuliana MarraGeneral CounselZurich ArgentinaBuenos Aires
Thought Leadership AwardLori Schechter General Counsel & Chief Compliance OfficerMcKessonSan Francisco
Thought Leadership AwardAminata KakeGroup General CounselBefimmoBrussels
Thought Leadership AwardSuzanne Rich FolsomGroup General CounselUS SteelPittsburgh
Thought Leadership AwardEllen FitzsimmonsGroup General CounselCSXRichmond, VA
Thought Leadership AwardJanet Carrig Group General CounselConocoPhillipsHouston
GC of the YearShantini SanmuganathanGroup General CounselSingtelSingapore
GC of the YearRena ReissGroup General CounselHyattChicago
GC of the YearSiobhan MoriartyGroup General CounselDiageoLondon
GC of the YearRia SanzGroup General CounselAnglogoldJohannesburg
GC of the YearAudrey Boone TillmanGroup General CounselAflacAtlanta
GC of the YearJanice BlockGroup General CounselKaplanChicago
Lifetime Achievement AwardsNina MacphersonEricssonEricssonStockholm
Lifetime Achievement AwardsEdith ShihGroup General Counsel & Board SecretaryCK Hutchison HoldingsHong Kong
Lifetime Achievement AwardsAmanda Harkness General CounselASXSydney