Rising Star Awards 2024 - The winners!

The Rising Star Awards aim to celebrate the emerging talent in pensions, recognising our industry's future leaders as well as the organisations that are developing and nurturing the talent.

Our winners were announced last night (14 November) at a gala dinner at the Hilton Bankside in London.

There was an exceptional response to these awards this year with a record number of submissions to the Professional Pensions judging panel.

The full list of winners for 2024 is as follows:

Rising Star of the Year

Winner: Kelly Hurren (Aon)

Trainee of the Year

Joint Winner: Fiona Wood (Barnett Waddingham)

Joint Winner: Megan Facey (Hymans Robertson)

Trustee of the Year

Winner: Kim Nash (Zedra)

Actuary / Consultant of the Year

Winner: Rachika Cooray (Lane Clark & Peacock)

Actuarial / Advisory Trainee of the Year

Winner: Jasmine Lau (Aon)

Administrator of the Year

Winner: Elliott Wright (Broadstone)

Lawyer of the Year 

Winner: Emily Rowley (Sackers)

Highly Commended: Jade Rigby (Hogan Lovells)

Investment Manager of the Year

Winner: Sarban Hoonjan (Isio)

Investment Trainee of the Year

Winner: Eleanor Osborn (Mercer)

Excellence in Customer Service and Communication Award

Winner: Krystie Waterhouse (Wiltshire Pension Fund)

Mentor of the Year

Winner: Leanne Coomber (Dalriada Trustees)

Team of the Year

Winner: Lane Clark & Peacock (Pensions Management Consulting Department)

Highly Commended: Pension Protection Fund (Vulnerable Members Working Group)

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

Winner: XPS Pensions Group

Highly Commended: Independent Governance Group

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

Winner: TPT Retirement Solutions

Special Commendation

Katie Worrell (Legal & General)

At the beginning of the evening, judges made a special award, paying tribute to one of the nominees, Legal & General's Katie Worrell, who tragically passed away in June. Katie's colleagues praised her as a rising star of the business; saying she was a dedicated and hard-working team player who was proud of the role her company played in helping to change the lives of ordinary savers. She was described as always kind to others and hugely supportive of those who struggled.