WSP's Nina Vidon: 'Being a female engineer feels really isolating sometimes'

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WSP's Nina Vidon: 'Being a female engineer feels really isolating sometimes'

Women in Green Business Awards 2025: Nina Vidon explains how being named Clean Energy Professional of the Year follows her career shift from oil and gas to renewable industry

BusinessGreen: What does winning this award mean to you personally and professionally? Nina Vidon: It represents the peak of my 23 years of career in the energy industry and demonstrates I made the...

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