This northern light of IT burns bright. Jeanette Forbes rose from receptionist to dealing with the demands of running her own IT company in the energy industry.
Every woman should be given the opportunity to run their own business; ‘entrepreneurship’ is just a word not a barrier.
Jeanette’s story
PCL Group chief executive Jeanette Forbes is completely serious when she says she’s at the helm of her business 24 hours a day.
With clients across five sectors – Offshore, Marine, Commercial, Industrial and Renewables – in Scotland and around the world, Jeanette has kept the on-duty phone by her side 24/7 for 20 whole years.
My biggest challenge was
Working in a male domain can be challenging at times. However I have always tried to be a first class woman and not a second class man.
Jeanette
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