In its inaugural year, the Addidi Inspiration Award was won by the entrepreneur Hester Pinney and her champion, Claire Brynteson, founder of www.buy-time.co.uk The Award was presented to Claire by Juliet Wedderburn, the Head of Deutsche Bank's Private Wealth Management office in London, at the Award Reception held on 2nd July at Trinity House in the City of London.
The winner was chosen by a public poll. "It was a hotly contested Award with over 1000 votes being cast", said Anna Sofat, founder of Addidi. "The winner, Hester Pinney / Claire Brynteson, is a worthy winner. Hester Pinney (1658-1740) was a very successful and an enormously skilled investor in the newly emerging financial markets, despite a lack of formal education and tight family patriarchal control. Claire was an investment banker before launching her own company, Buy Time".
"I am delighted that Hester Pinney has won the Award", said the winner, Claire Brynteson. "Hester was not someone I had come across before this Award but having read all the research, I feel I know her intimately and can empathise with the issues she faced. She created a great deal of wealth for her family, it’s a goal many women aspire to when they are setting up their own businesses or launching their careers".
