2019 Winners

Rising Star of the Year

Winner:

Michael Watkins - Smart Pension


Finalists:

Abhishek Srivastav - Columbia Threadneedle Investments

Alison Hatcher - HSBC Global Asset Management

Anna Darnley - Accenture

Ava Lau - London Stock Exchange Group

Caroline Escott - Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association

Caroline Hopper - Quietroom

Chintan Gandhi - Aon

Dan Gilmour - PwC

Diandra Soobiah - NEST

Holly Copley - British Airways Pensions

Karina Klimaszewski - Aon

Mary Spencer - LCP

Michael Jones - Linklaters

Oliver Coe - Buck

Richard Bacon - Eversheds Sutherland

Stephen Richards - Stephenson Harwood

Tom Yorath - Aon

Vikki Sutcliffe - Willis Towers Watson


Pensions Manager of the Year

Winner:

Ava Lau - London Stock Exchange Group


Finalists:

Holly Copley - British Airways Pensions

Ian Andrews - SITA

Kirstin Lyons - DP World

Laura Briggs - Pension Protection Fund

Lee Spithray - DHL

Rema Behnam - PwC Pension Fund

Richard Law-Deeks - Royal Mail Pension Trustees

Sara Protheroe - Pension Protection Fund


Trustee of the Year

Joint Winners:

Anna Darnley - Accenture

Lukshmi Selvarajah - Capital Cranfield Trustees


Finalists:

Venetia Trayhurn - Law Debenture

Sophie Dapin - Schroders

Matthew Simms - Various Schemes

Andrew Hornell - Willis Towers Watson


Adviser of the Year

Winner:

Oliver Walker - Aon


Highly Commended:

Katie Lightstone - PwC


Finalists:

Andrew Hornell - Willis Towers Watson

Andrew Lewis - Travers Smith

Anna Copestake - ARC Pensions Law LLP

Darryl James - XPS Group

Emma Hudson - Mercer

Hadassah Shulman - Pinsent Masons LLP

Karina Klimaszewski - Aon

Nicholas Chadha - Buck

Rebecca Craddock-Taylor - Hymans Robertons LLP

Richard Gibson - Barnett Waddingham LLP

Steve Hodder - LCP

Tom Jackman - Sackers


Trainee of the Year

Winner:

Chloe Priestley - PwC


Finalists:

Elena-Alina Puiu - Buck

Felix Mantz - Lincoln Pensions

Hannah Chapman - Mercer

John Ming Kwong Chung - Aon

Kathryn Todd - EY

Rebecca Page - Hymans Robertson

Sian Pringle - XPS Pensions Group


Administrator of the Year

Winner: David Rix - Pension Protection Fund


Finalists:

Abbie Elliott - LCP

Katie Lambert - XPS Administration

Laura Turner - XPS Administration

Oliver Coe - Buck

Rebecca Jaques - Barnett Waddingham

Tamara Rimmer - Barnett Waddingham


Administration Trainee of the Year

Winner:

James Farrell - XPS Pensions Group


Finalists:

Georgina Friend - XPS Pensions Group

Jacob Smith - Mercer

Katie Birch - XPS Pensions Group

Shelley Forrester - XPS Pensions Group


Actuarial / Advisory Trainee of the Year

Winner:

Iain Church - Hymans Robertson


Highly Commended:

Leanne Carpenter - Buck


Finalists:

Ankush Appadoo - PwC

Jacob Shah - LCP

Joseph Hall - Mercer

Lucy Smith - Mercer

Michael Flanagan - XPS Pensions Group

Oliver Hook - JLT Employee Benefits

Radhika Ravi - LCP


Investment Manager of the Year

Joint Winners:

Deborah Wardle - Mercer

Paras Shah - Cardano


Finalists:

Jay Ions - Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Matthew Rees - Columbia Threadneedle Investments

Olivier Blin - Unigestion (UK) Ltd

Rosalind Scott-Douglas - Schroders


Excellence in Customer Service and Communication Award

Winner:

Sara Protheroe - Pension Protection Fund


Finalists:

Caroline Hopper - Quietroom

Chris Hoffman - RiskFirst

Christopher Eyett - ITM

John Harney - LCP

Matthew King - Pension Protection Fund

Russell Wright Hargreaves Lansdown


Mentor of the Year

Winner:

Karina Klimaszewski - Aon


Highly Commended:

Guinevere Taylor - RBC GAM UK


Finalists: Andrew Marks - Artisan Partners

Andrew Young - The Pensions Regulator

David Weeks - Association of Member Nominated Trustees

Matthew Paton - Barnett Waddingham

Shabana Kapasi Masavi - Hymans Robertson

Steve Delo - PAN Group

Tiffany Tai-Yan Tsang - Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association

Tony Ark - Coca-Cola


*** ORGANISATIONAL AWARD *** Award for Supporting Development

Winner:

Barnett Waddingham


Finalists:

Mercer

Pension Protection Fund

RSM

CMS


*** ORGANISATIONAL AWARD *** Training Scheme of the Year

Winner:

Pension Protection Fund


Finalists:

CMS

RSM