Markets Media Group held its fifth-annual European Women in Finance Awards on Thursday, October 2, at Claridge’s in London.
Congratulations to the winners!
| Excellence in Asset Management | Eusta Qin, PIMCO |
| Excellence in Banking | Bianca Gould, BNY |
| Excellence in Business Transformation | Lydie Vallese, BNP Paribas |
| Excellence in Equities | Nathalie Ruiz, Euronext |
| Excellence in FX | Pooja Rohra, Citadel Securities |
| Excellence in Hedge Funds | Michelle Greensit-Pratt, Qube |
| Excellence in HR & Talent Management | Suendoss Sinclair, Baillie Gifford |
| Excellence in Leadership | Jasmine Ferreira, J.P. Morgan |
| Excellence in Consulting | Rebecca Ashton, DTCC |
| Excellence in Crypto & Digital Assets | Valérie Noël, Syz Group |
| Excellence in Data & Analytics | Laila Mirsepassi, Bloomberg |
| Excellence in Operations | Gráinne McEvoy, PIMCO |
| Excellence in Regulation | Nafisa Yusuf, BlackRock |
| Excellence in Post Trade | Nazareen Gilbertson, Intercontinental Exchange |
| Excellence in RegTech | Stacey Parsons, RetailBook |
| Excellence in Buy-side Trading (Equities) | Elke Wenzler, MEAG |
| Excellence in Buy-side Trading (Fixed Income) | Shreena Dasani, Neuberger Berman |
| Excellence in Buy-Side Trading for Derivatives and Financing | Emma Cooper, BlackRock |
| Excellence in Exchanges and Trading Platforms (Equities) | Alexandra Roby, SIX Swiss Exchange |
| Excellence in Exchanges and Trading Platforms (Fixed Income) | Tina Lodge, Liquidnet |
| Excellence in Exchanges and Trading Platforms (Derivatives and Financing) | Sara Carter, CME Group |
| Excellence in Exchanges and Trading Platforms (FX) | Barbara Pozdorovkina, LMAX Group |
| Excellence in Sales & Trading (Equities) | Pegah Esmaeili, Virtu Financial |
| Excellence in Sales & Trading (Fixed Income) | Paisley Arnold, Crédit Agricole |
| Excellence in Sales & Trading (Derivatives and Financing) | Lauren Hodges, J.P. Morgan |
| Excellence in Sales & Trading (FX) | Eugenie Curtil, Bank of America |
| Excellence in Marketing | Susan Bennett, Tradeweb |
| Crystal Ladder | Agathe Dulac, Barclays Private Bank |
| Rising Star | Shirley Babelpour, PIMCO |
| Rising Star | Rugiyya Gahramanli, London Stock Exchange Group |
| Rising Star | Olivia Hunneyball, Liquidnet |
| Rising Star | Lucy Rawles, Lloyds Banking Group |
| Rising Star | Lou Ducasse, Tradeweb |
| Rising Star | Celeste Beresford, Baillie Gifford |
| Trailblazer | Victoria Harling, Ninety One |
| Individual Achievement | Asha Patel, Instinet |
| Lifetime Achievement | Joanna Pamphilis, UniCredit |
| The Instinet Positive Impact Award | Hortense Bioy, Morningstar |
| CEO of the Year | Eglantine Desautel, EuroCTP |
Stayed tuned for event photos and editorial interviews.
NEWSLETTER SIGN UP
And receive exclusive articles on securities markets
It's been a month since we had our Women In Finance Awards in New York City at the Plaza! Take a look back tab some moments, and nominate for our upcoming awards in Mexico City and Singapore here: https://www.marketsmedia.com/category/events/
4
Citadel Securities told the SEC that trading tokenized equities should remain under existing market rules, a position that drew responses from various crypto industry groups. @ShannyBasar for @MarketsMedia:
SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda argued that private assets belong in retirement plans, saying diversified alts can improve risk-adjusted returns and that the answer to optimal exposure “is not zero.” @ShannyBasar reporting for @MarketsMedia:
COO of the Year Award winner! 🏆
Discover how Jennifer Kaiser of Marex earned the 2025 Women in Finance COO of the Year recognition.