I am proud to share that Chaser's Chief Executive Officer, Sonia Dorais has won the Outstanding Leader in Collections Awards at The Leadership Awards 2023.
The Leadership Awards is an event that celebrates and rewards those who demonstrate outstanding leadership in the credit and financial services industry. Hosted by Credit Strategy, the awards recognise individuals who show resilience, innovation, and creativity in their leadership roles, which occur throughout organizations in all departments and at all levels, regardless of the size of the business.
This award is a testament to Sonia's outstanding leadership at Chaser. Judges highlighted Sonia's achievements in turning the business around in terms of revenue, and building a positive and inspiring company culture that champions employee development and wellbeing.
The award ceremony took place during following the Credit Week Gala Dinner, and honoured leaders in 20 categories. Sonia was shortlisted alongside fantastic leaders including Faye Byrne from HSBC UK, Danielle Duke from Utilita, and Will Rhodes from Propel Finance. Following Sonia being shorlisted for the award in February, the Chaser team were thrilled to see her recognised for her leadership at the awards ceremony.
The Chaser team celebrated with Sonia at the Leadership Awards 2023 ceremony in London
Sonia's leadership
Sonia's leadership style is delivered with warmth and meaning, and Chaser is thrilled to see her receive this recognition. Her success serves as an inspiration to other leaders in the industry, demonstrating the importance of resilience, innovation, and creativity in leadership.
Sonia has achieved fantastic results in terms of leading solutions that solve end-user needs through collections technology, improving business revenues, and staff development.
Sonia has achieved all of this whilst working in the fintech sector - one of the industries where women are most underrepresented. Only 30% of the fintech workforce is female, and furthermore, just 13% of fintechs are currently led by women.
In addition to the outstanding results achieved at Chaser and in her previous roles, Sonia has helped pave the way for women looking to enter the financial technology and credit management technology industry. Sonia stands as an incredible example of the positive impacts female directors can have on fintech businesses.
Sonia with her 'Outstanding Leader in Collections' trophy at the Leadership Awards Ceremony 2023
The awards event took place at the Hilton London Bankside and was hosted by UK Comedian Hal Cruttenden
A big thank you to Credit Strategy, The Leadership Awards 2023 and sponsors for a fantastic night of celebrations. Congratulations to all of the nominees and winners, the full list of finalists and winners can be found on the credit strategy website.
