Women in Pensions Awards 2025: Shortlists revealed!

The year's event will take place on 12 November at The Brewery in London.

The Women in Pensions Awards aim to shine a spotlight on the work of inspirational women in the pensions sector, along with the mentors and organisations supporting women.

This year, Professional Pensions has had an amazing response, with hundreds of nominees for individuals and companies supporting women in the industry.

All entries have now been assessed by our panel of judges and we are thrilled to reveal this year's shortlists.

Our 2025 shortlists are as follows:

 

Lifetime Achievement Award

·       Gill Howard

·       Helen Dean

·       Jackie Leiper

·       Janice Turner

·       Kate Smith

·       Wendy Hunter

 

Pensions Woman of the Year

·       Charlotte O'Leary (Pensions for Purpose)

·       Donna Walsh (Standard Life)

·       Hattie Clover (Clara Pensions)

·       Jill Henderson (Scottish Widows)

·       Joanna Sharples (Aon)

·       Leanne Coomber (Dalriada Trustees)

·       Lynda Whitney (Aon)

·       Olasumbo Biobaku-Mason (Legal & General)

·       Priya Jassal (EY)

·       Sophia Singleton (XPS Group)

 

Pensions Manager of the Year

·       Jannine Bower (Thames Water)

·       Jayne Pocock (Clara Pensions)

·       Jelena Croad (LifeSight)

·       Louise McIntyre (Capita Pension Solutions)

·       Margaret Ellis (American Express)

·       Sally Martin (Citrus)

·       Sandra Miles (Tesco)

·       Sarah Mondino (AstraZeneca)

·       Stella Chaplin (Atkins)

·       Stephanie Nuttall (M&G)

 

Trustee of the Year

·       Amanda Banister (Dalriada Trustees)

·       Claire Hilton (T-Mobile International UK Pension Scheme)

·       Clare Routledge (Vidett)

·       Joanne Fairbairn (Zedra)

·       Natalie Winterfrost (Law Debenture)

·       Rebecca Wood (Vidett)

·       Sally Minchella (Law Debenture)

 

Adviser of the Year

·       Danielle Markham (Barnett Waddingham)

·       Deborah McWhinney (Mercer)

·       Hatty Goodwin (Aon)

·       Karina Brookes (EY-Parthenon)

·       Kristy Cotton (PwC)

·       Lara Desay (Hymans Robertson)

·       Lauren Branney (Hymans Robertson)

·       Nikki Browning (Barnett Waddingham)

·       Tess Page (Mercer)

·       Victoria Rolfe (Hymans Robertson)

 

Pensions Lawyer of the Year

·       Alexandra Tomlinson (CMS)

·       Anna Rogers (Arc Pensions Law)

·       Bushra Raj (Aon)

·       Elaine He (CMS)

·       Faye Jarvis (MacFarlanes)

·       Helen Miles (Gunnercooke)

·       Katie Ivens (Pinsent Masons)

·       Keshinda Gage (Squire Patton Boggs)

·       Niamh Hamlyn (Travers Smith)

·       Susie Daykin (Travers Smith)

 

Sales/Marketing/Communications Professional of the Year

·       Cali Sullivan (Pensions UK)

·       Donna Walsh (Standard Life)

·       Kate Phillips (Timeline)

·       Lily Burford (Pensions for Purpose and L&I Events)

·       Lucy Miller (Legal & General)

·       Natasha Costa (Legal & General)

·       Shriti Jadav (WTW)

 

Administrator of the Year

·       Emma K Davey (Isio)

·       Joanne Reeve (Pension Protection Fund)

·       Jodie Leigh Greenway (Legal & General)

·       Kiri Garner (British Airways Pensions)

·       Kristy Cotton (PwC)

·       Layphan Liu (XPS Group)

·       Maria McGarvey (Hymans Robertson)

·       Helen Robinson (Isio)

·       Jasmine Gayle (Trafalgar House)

·       Prerna Collins (Surrey Pension Team)

·       Sarah Reynolds (The Caravan Club)

 

Investment Manager of the Year

·       Emily McMahon (LifeSight)

·       Emma Potocki (Mercer)

·       Janet Oram (Universities Superannuation Scheme)

·       Jhuen Lee (Mercer)

·       Julita Perelgritz (Cardano)

·       Mel Butler (Surrey Pension Team)

·       Tamsin Coleman (Mercer)

 

Young Achiever of the Year

·       Alice Waddell (Deloitte Legal)

·       Charlotte Bowe (Railpen)

·       Dianthi Edirisooriya (LCP)

·       Jennifer Austin-Smith (Aviva)

·       Jessika Sachdeva (Isio)

·       Kelly McAfee (PwC)

·       Keren Thomson (Hymans Robertson)

·       Lauren Branney (Hymans Robertson)

·       Priya Patel (LCP)

 

Newcomer of the Year

·       Abby Larmour (Barnett Waddingham)

·       Antonia Collins (Brightwell)

·       Claire Kirwan (Hymans Robertson)

·       Daria Dekevich (WTW)

·       Rhona Barton (Capita)

 

Innovator of the Year

·       Alison Fisher (WTW)

·       Becky Driver (M&G)

·       Dawn Anderson (Aviva)

·       Esther Hawley (Standard Life)

·       Joanna Coull (My Green Pension)

·       Katherine Carter (Mayer Brown International)

·       Katrina Martland (The Pensions Regulator)

·       Larisa Gordan (Fieldfisher)

·       Nicky Day (Pensions UK)

·       Sonia Kataora (Barnett Waddingham)

 

Mentor of the Year

·       Aimee Hunter (Isio)

·       Autumn Charnley (Aon)

·       Barbara-Ann Thompson (Barnett Waddingham)

·       Ben McDonald (Isio)

·       Fern Alexandra Healey (People's Partnership)

·       Isobel Carruthers (Eversheds Sutherland)

·       Joanne Coan (Legal & General)

·       Natalie Mee (CMS)

·       Priya Jassal (EY)

·       Susan Hope (Scottish Widows)

 

Team Leader of the Year

·       Amy Webb (XPS Group)

·       Beth Evans (Surrey Pension Fund)

·       Elisabeth Storey (RSM)

·       Jasbinder Sidhu (People's Partnership)

·       Joanne Eynon (Quantum Advisory)

·       Marie Noble (Legal & General)

·       Olasumbo Biobaku-Mason (Legal & General)

·       Suzanne Vaughan (WTW)

·       Arabella Townsend (Robeco)

·       Christine Jackson (XPS Group)

 

LGBTQI+ Trailblazer Award

·       Alison Corris (Mercer)

·       Claire Kennedy (Mercer)

·       Max Curtis (Barnett Waddingham)

·       Rosy Lowe (Isio)

 

Unsung Hero Award

·       Jowan Mustafa (Surrey Pension Fund)

·       Judith Fish (Dalriada Trustees)

·       Kat Jarvis (Rothesay)

·       Marie Noble (Legal & General)

·       Shayala McRae (LCP)

 

Sustainability & ESG Woman of the Year

·       Anne Sander (Zedra)

·       Charlotte O'Leary (Pensions for Purpose)

·       Diandra Soobiah (Nest)

·       Jayna Bhullar (Quantum Advisory)

·       Lauren Juliff (Storebrand Asset Management)

·       Rachel Thomas (People's Partnership)

·       Tatiana von Petersdorff (EY)

·       Vanessa Hodge (Mercer)

 

Organisational Award for Supporting Diversity

·       Barnett Waddingham

·       CMS

·       Deloitte

·       Isio

·       LCP

·       Quantum Advisory

·       Sackers

·       The Pensions Equity Group

·       WTW

·       XPS Group

 

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