Women in Pensions Awards 2025 Shortlist
The wait is over...this year's Women in Pensions shortlist is here! Congratulations to all of our finalists. For information about award packages please visit our table booking page.
6
Lifetime Achievement Award
Sponsored by: 
Gill Howard
Company
Dalriada Trustees Limited
Role
Senior Pensions Manager
Helen Dean
Company
Standard Life
Role
Chair Standard Life Mastertrust
Jackie Leiper
Company
Scottish Widows
Role
MD Pensions & Investments
Janice Turner
Company
Association of Member Nominated Trustees
Role
Former Founding Co-Chair
Kate Smith
Company
Aegon UK PLC
Role
Head of Pensions / Head of Public Affairs
Wendy Hunter
Company
Squire Patton Boggs
Role
Partner and Head of Pensions, London
10
Pensions Woman of the Year
Sponsored by: 
Charlotte O'Leary
Company
Pensions for Purpose Limited
Role
Chief Executive Officer
Donna Walsh
Company
Standard Life
Role
Head of Master Trust
Hattie Clover
Company
Clara
Role
General Counsel
Jill Henderson
Company
Scottish Widows
Role
Head of Workplace Strategic Relationships
Joanna Sharples
Company
Aon
Role
CIO, Aon DC Solutions
Leanne Coomber
Company
Dalriada Trustees
Role
Head of Pensions Management
Lynda Whitney
Company
Aon
Role
Senior Partner
Olasumbo Biobaku-Mason
Company
L&G
Role
Head of DC Member Proposition
Priya Jassal
Company
EY
Role
Senior Manager, Head of Corporate Investment Consulting
Sophia Singleton
Company
XPS Group
Role
Head of DC at XPS and President of the Society of Pension Professionals
10
Pensions Manager of the Year
Sponsored by: 
Jannine Bower
Company
Thames Water
Role
Pension Manager
Jayne Pocock
Company
Clara Pensions
Role
Head of Trustee Services
Jelena Croad
Company
LifeSight, by WTW
Role
Managing Director
Louise McIntyre
Company
Capita Pensions Solutions Limited
Role
Head of Bulk Purchase Annuities
Margaret Ellis
Company
American Express
Role
Secretary to the Trustees of the American Express UK Pension Plan
Sally Martin
Company
ndapt limited
Role
Pension Scheme Manager for the Citrus Pension Plan
Sandra Miles
Company
Tesco
Role
DC Pensions Manager
Sarah Mondino
Company
AstraZeneca
Role
Associate Director of Global Pensions
Stella Chaplin
Company
AtkinsRéalis UK Limited
Role
Director, Pension and Benefits UK&E
Stephanie Nuttall
Company
M&G
Role
Head of Pension Scheme Executive
7
Trustee of the Year
Sponsored by: 
Amanda Banister
Company
Dalriada Trustees
Role
Director
Claire Hilton
Company
T-Mobile International UK Pension Scheme
Role
Member Nominated Trustee Director
Clare Routledge
Company
Vidett
Role
Client Director
Joanne Fairbairn
Company
Zedra Governance Ltd
Role
Client Director
Natalie Winterfrost
Company
Law Debenture
Role
Trustee Director
Rebecca Wood
Company
Vidett
Role
Client Director
Sally Minchella
Company
Law Debenture
Role
Trustee director
10
Adviser of the Year
Sponsored by: 
Danielle Markham
Company
Barnett Waddingham
Role
Head of Liability Driven Investments
Deborah McWhinney
Company
Mercer Limited
Role
Risk Transfer Consultant
Hatty Goodwin
Company
Aon
Role
Associate Partner - Investment Risk Settlement Team Lead
Karina Brookes
Company
EY
Role
Partner & Lead Covenant Adviser
Kristy Cotton
Company
PwC
Role
Director and Head of Data
Lara Desay
Company
Hymans Robertson
Role
Partner and Head of Risk Transfer
Lauren Branney
Company
Hymans Robertson LLP
Role
Actuarial Consultant
Nikki Browning
Company
Barnett Waddingham
Role
Senior Actuarial Consultant
Tess Page
Company
Mercer
Role
Partner, Investment Consultant
Victoria Rolfe
Company
Hymans Robertson
Role
Scheme Actuary/Partner
10
Pensions Lawyer of the Year
Sponsored by: 
Alexandra Eleanor Tomlinson
Company
CMS
Role
Partner
Anna Rogers
Company
Arc Pensions Law
Role
Senior Partners
Bushra Raj
Company
Aon
Role
Head of Legal UK, EMEA Wealth Solution Line Lead
Elaine He
Company
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
Role
Senior Associate
Faye Jarvis
Company
Macfarlanes LLP
Role
Partner
Helen Miles
Company
Gunnercooke llp
Role
Partner
Katie Ivens
Company
Pinsent Masons LLP
Role
Partner
Keshinda Gage
Company
Squire Patton Boggs UK LLP
Role
Senior Associate
Niamh Hamlyn
Company
Travers Smith
Role
Partner
Susie Daykin
Company
Travers Smith LLP
Role
Head of Pensions
7
Sales/Marketing/Communications Professional of the Year
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Cali Sullivan
Company
The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association
Role
Senior PR Manager
Donna Walsh
Company
Standard Life
Role
Head of Master Trust
Kate Phillips
Company
Timeline
Role
Regional Director
Lily Burford
Company
L&L Events/Pensions for Purpose
Role
Event Manager
Lucy Miller
Company
Legal & General
Role
Senior B2B Marketing Manger L&G Retail
Natasha Costa
Company
L&G
Role
Senior DC Marketing Manager - (Head of DC Client Marketing)
Shriti Jadav
Company
WTW
Role
Director
11
Administrator of the Year
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Emma K Davey
Company
Isio
Role
Administration Manager
Helen Robinson
Company
Isio Group
Role
Admin Central Services Manager
Jasmine Gayle
Company
Trafalgar House
Role
Payroll Manager
Joanne Reeve
Company
Pension Protection Fund
Role
Senior Pensions Administrator
Jodie Leigh Greenway
Company
Legal & General
Role
Customer Service Manager
Kiri Garner
Company
British Airways Pensions
Role
Head of Technical Pensions
Kristy Cotton
Company
PwC
Role
Director and Head of Data
Layphan Liu
Company
XPS Group
Role
Senior Consultant
Maria McGarvey
Company
Hymans Robertson
Role
Principal Administrator
Prerna Collins
Company
Surrey Pension Team - Surrey County Council
Role
Future Benefits Senior Officer
Sarah Reynolds
Company
Caravan and Motorhome Club
Role
Pensions Manager
7
Investment Manager of the Year
.
Emily McMahon
Company
WTW
Role
Operations Director - LifeSight
Emma Potocki
Company
Mercer
Role
Associate Portfolio Manager
Janet Oram
Company
USS Investment Management
Role
Head of Asset-backed Securities
Jhuen Lee
Company
Mercer
Role
LDI Portfolio Manager / Senior Investment Strategist
Julita Perelgritz
Company
Cardano
Role
Senior Investment Manager
Mel Butler
Company
Surrey Pension Fund
Role
Deputy Head of Investment & Stewardship
Tamsin Coleman
Company
Mercer
Role
Principal - Private Debt Specialist
9
Young Achiever of the Year
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Alice Waddell
Company
Deloitte LLP
Role
Associate
Charlotte Bowe
Company
Railpen
Role
Content Consultant
Dianthi Edirisooriya
Company
LCP
Role
Associate Consultant
Jennifer Austin-Smith
Company
Aviva
Role
Marketing Go-To-Market Manager
Jessika Sachdeva
Company
Isio
Role
Investment Consultant
Kelly McAfee
Company
PwC
Role
Actuary and Pensions Risk Transfer Consultant
Keren Thomson
Company
Hymans Robertson
Role
Trainee Actuarial Analyst
Lauren Branney
Company
Hymans Robertson LLP
Role
Actuarial Consultant
Priya Patel
Company
LCP
Role
Associate Consultant
5
Newcomer of the Year
Sponsored by:
Abby Larmour
Company
Barnett Waddingham
Role
Investment Client Specialist
Antonia Collins
Company
Brightwell
Role
Compliance Associate
Claire Kirwan
Company
Hymans Robertson LLP
Role
Strategic Relationship Executive
Daria Dekevich
Company
WTW
Role
Lead Associate
Rhona Barton
Company
Capita
Role
Employer Relationship Manager
10
Innovator of the Year
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Alison Fisher
Company
WTW
Role
Director
Becky Driver
Company
M&G
Role
BPA Pricing Director
Dawn Anderson
Company
Aviva
Role
Head of Workplace Proposition
Esther Hawley
Company
Standard Life
Role
Head of Retirement Proposition
Joanna Coull
Company
My Green Pension
Role
Founder
Katherine Carter
Company
Mayer Brown International LLP
Role
Knowledge Counsel
Katrina Martland
Company
The Pensions Regulator
Role
Lead Covenant and Financial Analyst
Larisa Gordan
Company
Fieldfisher LLP
Role
Associate
Nicky Day
Company
Pensions UK
Role
Insight Manager
Sonia Kataora
Company
Barnett Waddingham
Role
Partner, Head of DC Investment
10
Mentor of the Year
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Aimee Hunter
Company
Isio
Role
Executive Investment Consultant & Deputy Head of Fiduciary Manager Research
Autumn Charnley
Company
Aon
Role
Senior Portfolio Risk Manager
Barbara-Ann Thompson
Company
Barnett Waddingham LLP
Role
Partner and Scheme Actuary
Ben McDonald
Company
Isio
Role
Partner and Head of Actuarial & Consulting
Fern Alexandra Healey
Company
People's Partnership
Role
Executive Business Partner
Isobel Carruthers
Company
Eversheds Sutherland
Role
Legal Director
Joanne Coan
Company
L&G
Role
Strategic Partnerships Director
Natalie Mee
Company
CMS
Role
Partner
Priya Jassal
Company
EY
Role
Senior Manager, Head of Corporate Investment Consulting
Susan Hope
Company
Scottish Widows
Role
Business Development Director
10
Team Leader of the Year
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Amy Webb
Company
XPS Group
Role
Pension Fund Accounts Team Leader
Arabella Townsend
Company
Robeco
Role
Head of UK Institutional
Beth Evans
Company
Surrey County Council
Role
Customer Relationship Team Leader
Christine Jackson
Company
XPS Group
Role
Administration Manager
Elisabeth Storey
Company
RSM
Role
Audit Director
Jasbinder Sidhu
Company
Peoples Partnership
Role
Transfer Guidance Team Manager
Joanne Eynon
Company
Quantum Advisory
Role
Partner & Actuary
Marie Noble
Company
Legal & General
Role
Director of Product, Tax Oversight & Member Communications
Olasumbo Biobaku-Mason
Company
L&G
Role
Head of DC Member Proposition
Suzanne Vaughan
Company
WTW
Role
Regional Retirement Lead
4
LGBTQI+ Trailblazer Award
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Ali Corris
Company
Mercer
Role
Investment Consultant
Claire Kennedy
Company
Mercer
Role
Partner
Max Curtis
Company
Barnett Waddingham
Role
Associate and Lead Copywriter
Rosy Lowe
Company
Isio
Role
Head of Transitions
5
Unsung Hero Award
Sponsored by:
Jowan Mustafa
Company
Surrey Pension Fund
Job title
Senior Customer Relationships Associate - Pensions
Judith Fish
Company
Dalriada Trustees Limited
Job title
Senior Trustee
Kat Jarvis
Company
Rothesay
Job title
Operations Manager
Marie Noble
Company
Legal & General
Job title
Director of Product, Member Communications & Tax Oversight
Shayala McRae
Company
LCP
Job title
Principal
8
Sustainability & ESG Woman of the Year
Sponsored by: 
Anne Sander
Company
Zedra
Job title
Client Director
Charlotte O'Leary
Company
Pensions for Purpose
Job title
CEO
Diandra Soobiah
Company
Nest
Job title
Director of Responsible Investment & ESG Integration
Jayna Bhullar
Company
Quantum Advisory
Job title
Senior Investment Consultant
Lauren Juliff
Company
Storebrand Asset Management
Job title
Climate and Sustainability Product Lead, Head of UK Institutional
Rachel Thomas
Company
People's Partnership
Job title
Head of Workplace
Tatiana von Petersdorff
Company
EY
Job title
Sustainability/ ESG Lead
Vanessa Hodge
Company
Mercer
Job title
Sustainability Integration Lead
10
Organisational Award for Supporting Diversity
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