Women in Pensions Awards 2019
Legal & General’s Emma Douglas (right) receives the Lifetime Achievement Award from Viv Groskop.
Legal & General’s Emma Douglas (right) receives the Pensions Woman of the Year accolade from Viv Groskop.
Skipton Building Society's Caroline Eastwood (centre) receives the Pensions Manager of the Year award from Viv Groskop (left) and Mercer strategist Tegolin Harding (right)
Capital Cranfield Pension Trustees' Judith Maguire (centre) collects the Trustee of the Year accolade from Viv Groskop (left) and Willis Towers Watson's Tina Kripps (right).
The winner of the Adviser of the Year accolade was Marian Elliot from Redington (right). She collects the award from Viv Groskop.
ARC Pensions Law's Anna Copestake (centre) receives the Lawyer of the Year accolade from Viv Groskop (right) and XPS Pensions Group's Jane Beverley (left).
Trafalgar House's Claire Montgomery (left) and the Pension Protection Fund's Elaine Wiscombe (right) were joint winners of the Administrator of the Year accolade. They are presented with their awards by Viv Groskop (centre).
Cardano's Helen Prior (right) receives the Investment Manager of the Year accolade from Viv Groskop.
Willis Towers Watson’s Katherine Pound (right) was announced winner of the Rising Star of the Year award by Viv Groskop (left).
The Mentor of the Year accolade was awarded to Redington’s Lee Georgs (right) by Viv Groskop (left).
Jennifer Beaumont of RPMI (left) was named joint winner of Role Model of the Year by Viv Groskop (right).
Mercer’s Claire Skinner (right) was awarded joint winner of Role Model of the Year by Viv Groskop (left).
The Saleswoman/Marketer of the Year award was given to Rachel Basarab-Horwath of AXA Investment Management (right) by Viv Groskop (left).
Fae Miller (right) of Mercer was awarded the Team Leader of the Year accolade by Viv Groskop (left).
Aon’s Geri McMahon was named Most Inspiring Returner of the Year. Aon’s Tim Giles (right) collected the award on her behalf from Viv Groskop (left).
The Change Excellence of the Year accolade was awarded to Karen Shackleton of MJ Hudson Allenbridge. City Noble’s Alexander Noble (middle) collected the award on her behalf from Viv Groskop (left) and Redington’s Carolyn Schuster-Woldan (right).
Willis Towers Watson’ Tina Kripps (right) receives the Award for Supporting Diversity from Viv Groskop (left).
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