Here they are. The finalist lists for the inaugural Professional Pensions Rising Star Awards...
The Rising Star Awards aim to celebrate the emerging talent in pensions - recognising and identifying the sector's future leaders as well as shining the spotlight on the organisations and individuals that are helping develop and foster new talent in the industry.
Professional Pensions has had an exceptional response to these awards. Over 400 organisations and individuals were nominated for the Rising Star Awards and we received a total of 260 completed entry forms - with some categories having more than 100 entries.
The entries have been assessed by our panel of eminent judges and the winners will be announced at a gala dinner held on 27 March at London's newest superclub, Proud Embankment.
To find out more about the dinner and book a table, contact Yusef Albahra on 020 7484 9836, and for queries about sponsoring the awards, contact Liam Barrett on 020 7484 9977.
To find out more about the awards process, visit the Professional Pensions Rising Star Awards website: http://events.professionalpensions.com/risingstarawards
The finalist lists are as follows:
Rising Star of the Year
There were well over 100 entries for this category. Judges have whittled these entries down to a longlist, which we include below. The winner for this category will be announced at the awards event on 27 March.
Abhishek Srivastav
Alison Hatcher
Anna Darnley
Ava Lau
Caroline Escott
Caroline Hopper
Chintan Gandhi
Dan Gilmour
Diandra Soobiah
Holly Copley
Karina Klimaszewski
Mary Spencer
Michael Jones
Michael Watkins
Oliver Coe
Richard Bacon
Stephen Richards
Tom Yorath
Vikki Sutcliffe
Pensions Manager of the Year
Ava Lau
Holly Copley
Ian Andrews
Kirstin Lyons
Laura Briggs
Lee Spithray
Rema Behnam
Richard Law-Deeks
Sara Protheroe
Trustee of the Year
Andrew Hornell
Anna Darnley
Lukshmi Selvarajah
Matthew Simms
Sophie Dapin
Venetia Trayhurn
Adviser of the Year
There were 50 entries for this category. Judges have whittled these entries down to a shortlist, which we include below.
Andrew Hornell
Andrew Lewis
Anna Copestake
Darryl James
Emma Hudson
Hadassah Shulman
Karina Klimaszewski
Katie Lightstone
Nicholas Chadha
Oliver Walker
Rebecca Craddock-Taylor
Richard Gibson
Steve Hodder
Tom Jackman
Trainee of the Year
Chloe Priestley
Elena-Alina Puiu
Felix Mantz
Hannah Chapman
John Ming Kwong Chung
Kathryn Todd
Rebecca Page
Sian Pringle
Administrator of the Year
Abbie Elliott
David Rix
Katie Lambert
Laura Turner
Oliver Coe
Rebecca Jaques
Tamara Rimmer
Administration Trainee of the Year
Georgina Friend
Jacob Smith
James Farrell
Katie Birch
Shelley Forrester
Actuarial / Advisory Trainee of the Year
Ankush Appadoo
Iain Church
Jacob Shah
Joseph Hall
Leanne Carpenter
Lucy Smith
Michael Flanagan
Oliver Hook
Radhika Ravi
Investment Manager of the Year
Deborah Wardle
Jay Ions
Matthew Rees
Olivier Blin
Paras Shah
Rosalind Scott-Douglas
Excellence in Customer Service and Communication Award
Caroline Hopper
Chris Hoffman
Christopher Eyett
John Harney
Matthew King
Russell Wright
Sara Protheroe
Mentor of the Year
Andrew Marks
Andrew Young
David Weeks
Guinevere Taylor
Karina Klimaszewski
Matthew Paton
Shabana Kapasi Masavi
Steve Delo
Tiffany Tai-Yan Tsang
Tony Ark
*** ORGANISATIONAL AWARD *** Award for Supporting Development
Barnett Waddingham
CMS
Mercer
Pension Protection Fund
RSM
*** ORGANISATIONAL AWARD *** Training Scheme of the Year
CMS
Pension Protection Fund
RSM
