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LIMA UK Rising Stars Award This is a LIMA UK award Open to: This is a LIMA UK award. The Award is designed to recognise excellence among junior licensing industry professionals in the United Kingdom, under the age of 30 years. Nominees were sought from the industry and the finalists were named during the Young Professionals Network summer. All finalists were given a ticket to The Licensing Awards.
Rising Star
category winner & finalists
Winner
Tasmyn Knight
Above Tasmyn Knight, licensing associate of Cartoon Network was delighted to be presented with her trophy from Ryan Beaird, marketing and operations manager of LIMA UK.
Licensing associate,
Right: Tasmyn was all smiles.
Cartoon Network
Other finalists were:
Emily Campan, associate publisher, Egmont
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Initial Reaction: “I’m really surprised as there was so much talent in the category. I’m elated and literally shaking!” - Tasmyn Knight, licensing associate of Cartoon Network.
Jens Drinkwater, licensing manager, Global Merchandising Services
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Stephanie Griggs, licensing and design director, The Roald Dahl Story Company
Alex Salisbury, retail licensing manager, Nickelodeon Viacom Consumer Products
Katie Sharp, brand development manager, Beanstalk