A business consultant who learned the value of protecting the environment by feeding wild animals in her native Lithuania has been crowned the Greater Birmingham Young Professional of the Year. Ingrida Vengalyte, 32, won the top prize at last night's Future Faces Awards after taking home the sustainability category.
Ms Vengalyte is a business consultant in the Birmingham office of American firm Jacobs which offers consultancy and services in fields such as engineering and construction. And it was a triple win for the company as engineering rail technician Daisy Carter was named apprentice of the year while senior strategic consultant Yung Yu Lau took home the technology and innovation category, adding to his award for industry at last year's ceremony.
The Future Faces Awards is an annual celebration recognising achievement among professionals aged 35 and under from across Greater Birmingham. The event is run by Future Faces, the young professionals' arm of Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce, and this year's awards marked ten years since its establishment.
