DUNTON, UK – Ford Pro’s Molly Morell has just been named the winner in the Digital Category of the prestigious Autocar Great Women: Rising Stars Awards.
Dunton-based Molly, who joined Ford Pro as a graduate in September 2022, works as a CX Metrics Specialist, focusing on translating customer feedback into actionable insights for the business.
“I find it particularly rewarding to analyse data, identifying key customer pain points and opportunities for product and service development,” she explains. “Collaborating with teams to operationalise these insights and drive improvements in customer experience is a key focus.
“Being nominated for the Autocar Great Women: Rising Star Awards is a significant honour early in my career. I see it as validation of the impact data-driven customer insights can have, and I was genuinely surprised and delighted by the nomination.”
Molly is one of 11 Ford women who were nominated for the Autocar Great Women; Rising Stars Awards this year. Also honoured at Autocar's annual Great Women event, held in Warwickshire this week were:
- Charlotte Maher – EU FinTech Java Developer
- Sabina McGovern – Junior Front-End Software Developer
- Poppy McKenzie Smith – Corporate and Brand Communications Manager
- Elizabeth Olley – Manufacturing Process Engineer
- Chiara Onida – Experience Design Lead, Human Centred Design Team
- Hannah Boone – EU Mobile Service Development and Growth Analyst
- Charu Srivastrava - Year 3 Degree apprentice, Solution Architect
- Anna Wieclaw – CRM Product Line Anchor in Ford Pro Tech
- Srilakshmi Ramesan – Software Engineer
- Minjoo Cho – Senior Software Designer, Human Centred Design Team
The 2025 Autocar Great Women: Rising Stars Awards recognise the motoring industry’s best up-and-coming female talent spanning nine categories.
Held in conjunction with the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), Autocar’s Great Women: Rising Stars Awards celebrate the most successful rising stars across a wide cross-section of the industry, working for a huge variety of firms including Ford Motor Company
There were 79 Rising Stars recognised across nine categories, with a winner emerging from each category. All Rising Stars were judged to be outstanding in their field.
Chair of the judging panel and managing director of Haymarket Automotive, Rachael Prasher, added: “My sincere congratulations to all the award recipients and the remarkable women we’ve recognised in 2025. The exceptional talent, wide-ranging expertise and deep-seated passion underpinning the automotive sector are truly inspiring. As we collectively steer through this period of significant industry transformation, such talent and varied perspectives are absolutely crucial.”