New 'PA of the Year'

It’s Official. At a luncheon held in Mayfair recently, Louisa James, PA to Tara Donovan, MD of Jamie Oliver Limited, was announced as the 2011 Hays and The Times ‘PA of the Year’ and successor to Laura Richardson as this year’s Champion for the PA profession.

Gareth Osborne of APA, one of the Award Judges, said: “Louisa is a deserving winner and demonstrated to the judges throughout a rigorous process that she possessed all the talents of a great PA and is a trusted, loyal and essential part of the executive team at Jamie Oliver Ltd. Louisa has extended her role to include significant project management, an ever increasing part of the job of a PA, and has been responsible for the creation of the Jamie Oliver Ap.”

Presenting the award to Louisa, Michelle Mone OBE of MJM International and creator of Ultimo, the UK’s leading designer lingerie brand praised Louisa, the ‘PA of the Year’ award and her own PA, Laura, without whom she admitted life would be far less organised.

The runners up, both outstanding PAs, are: Christopher Juliff of the NHS, and Zara Dyer of Liverpool Football Club.

APA members can expect to here a lot more about Louisa in the coming year.

Pictured (L:R) are: Michelle Mone MBE, Louisa James and Tara Donovan
 
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