Anna Bastek, Co-founder of Wolfestone, was named Woman of the Year and Rising Star of the Year at the 2012 Women in Business Awards.
The event, hosted by the South Wales Evening Post and Swansea Bay Business Life magazine, was held at Swansea’s Dragon Hotel and attended by more than 180 business leaders from across the region.
Bastek, 31, has become one of Wales’s most celebrated entrepreneurs.
She launched Wolfestone in 2006, and under her leadership, the company has grown into an international language services provider.
Speaking after receiving her awards, Bastek said:
“I feel really proud, and I think the hard work I put in has been worthwhile. It’s so important to recognise women in business, especially when so few are represented on the boards of FTSE 100 companies.”
Bastek is also shortlisted for UK Director of the Year by the Institute of Directors (IoD), with results due to be announced at a national ceremony the following month.
The 2012 Women in Business Awards mark the third year of the annual event, which celebrates the achievements and leadership of women making a lasting impact across the Swansea Bay business community.
