2019 Winners
Here they are - the winners of the 2019 Women in Pensions Awards...
The awards - which aim to shine a spotlight on the work of inspirational and groundbreaking women in the pensions sector - were presented at a glittering gala dinner at the Hilton London Bankside last night (11 July) by writer and comedian Viv Groskop
The winners are:
Lifetime Achievement Award
Winner:
Emma Douglas (Legal & General)
Pensions Woman of the Year
Winner:
Emma Douglas (Legal & General)
Highly Commended:
Samantha Brown (Herbert Smith Freehills)
Tracy Blackwell (Pension Insurance Corporation)
Pensions Manager of the Year
Winner:
Caroline Eastwood (Skipton Building Society)
Highly Commended:
Mel Duffield (Universities Superannuation Scheme)
Trustee of the Year
Winner:
Judith Maguire (Capital Cranfield Pension Trustees)
Adviser of the Year
Winner:
Marian Elliott (Reddington)
Lawyer of the Year
Winner:
Anna Copestake (ARC Pensions Law)
Administrator of the Year
Joint winner:
Claire Montgomery (Trafalgar House)
Elaine Wiscombe (Pension Protection Fund)
Highly commended:
Melanie Adams (Mercer)
Investment Manager of the Year
Winner:
Helen Prior (Cardano Risk Management)
Highly Commended:
Anna Rule (RPMI Railpen)
Katherine Husvaeg (Russell Investments)
Rising Star of the Year
Winner:
Katherine Pound (Willis Towers Watson)
Highly Commended:
Leanne Carpenter (Buck)
Emma Garrett (Hymans Robertson)
Mentor of the Year
Winner:
Lee Georgs (Redington)
Role Model of the Year
Joint Winner:
Jennifer Beaumont (RPMI)
Claire Skinner (Mercer)
Saleswoman/Marketer of the Year
Winner:
Rachel Basarab-Horwath (AXA IM, but awarded the accolade for her achievements at her former employer, Mercer)
Team Leader of the Year
Winner:
Fae Miller (Mercer)
Most Inspiring Returner
Winner:
Geri McMahon
Change Excellence
Winner:
Karen Shackleton (MJ Hud)
Highly Commended:
Romi Savova (PensionBee
Award for Supporting Diversity
Winner:
Willis Towers Watson Highly Commended: Sackers