Women in Pensions Awards 2019 - The Winners

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Women in Pensions Awards 2019
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Here they are - the winners of the 2nd annual Women in Pensions Awards...

Here they are - the winners of the 2nd annual 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)

Highly commended: 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 (Redington)

 

Lawyer of the Year

Winner: Anna Copestake (ARC Pensions Law)

 

Administrator of the Year

Joint winner: Claire Montgomery (Trafalgar House)

Joint winner: 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)

Highly commended: Katherine Husvaeg (Russell Investments)

 

Rising Star of the Year

Winner: Katherine Pound (Willis Towers Watson)

Highly Commended: Leanne Carpenter (Buck)

Highly Commended: Emma Garrett (Hymans Robertson)

 

Mentor of the Year

Winner: Lee Georgs (Redington)

 

Role Model of the Year

Joint winner: Jennifer Beaumont (RPMI)

Joint winner: 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 (Aon)

 

Change Excellence

Winner: Karen Shackleton (MJ Hudson Allenbridge)

Highly Commended: Romi Savova (Pensionbee)

 

Award for Supporting Diversity

Winner: Willis Towers Watson

Highly commended: Sackers

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