We’ve just held Markets Media Group’s seventh annual European Women in Finance Awards, MC’d by Ritika Gupta, Reporter and Anchor at CNBC International here in London, where she covers European and global markets.
It was great to see a wealth of industry talent tonight, and the evening was all about recognising some of the women making a real impact across financial services — from those early in their careers to some of the industry’s most established leaders.
We received a record-breaking number of nominations this year – nearly 400 submissions – and we’d like to thank everyone who took the time to put forward colleagues and peers for recognition.
We’d also like to thank all of tonight’s sponsors for their support, and of course our Women in Finance Advisory Board, who helped us throughout the process and joined us on stage to present a number of awards.
The Winners were:
| Maddy Davies | BlackRock | Rising Star |
| Zeena Bazzaz | Jupiter Asset Management | Rising Star |
| Kamilla Müller | Nordea Asset Management | Rising Star |
| Leah Quarterman | T. Rowe Price | Rising Star |
| Semanur Acar | Brown Brothers Harriman | Rising Star |
| Bianca Pessot | SIX Group | Rising Star |
| Varuni Dharma | Ninety One | Excellence in Asset Management |
| Nidhi Bansal | HSBC | Excellence in Banking |
| Laura Carlyle | BlackRock | Excellence in Buy-side Trading (Derivatives) |
| Frances Ritter | Vanguard Asset Management | Excellence in Buy-side Trading (Equities) |
| Nisha Pindoria Brown | BlackRock | Excellence in Buy-side Trading (Fixed income) |
| Jenna Wright | LMAX Group | Excellence in Digital Assets |
| Laetitia Visconti | Aquis Exchange | Excellence in Exchanges |
| Marie Linehan | J.P. Morgan | Excellence in Fintech |
| Karolina Kozera | Point72 | Excellence in Hedge Funds |
| Karen Dennehy | PIMCO | Excellence in HR & Talent Management |
| Cecile Retaureau | Standard Life | Excellence in Insurance |
| Amy Thorne | Northern Trust | Excellence in Leadership |
| Katja Kallionaluasta | OP Financial Group | Excellence in Legal and Compliance |
| Sarah Shôve | PIMCO | Excellence in Marketing |
| Vladislava Bedrataja | SEB | Excellence in Operations |
| Eleanor Stanley | CME Group | Excellence in Regulation |
| Isabel Duah | Schroders | Excellence in Research |
| Shriya Samarth | StoneX | Excellence in Sales & Trading |
| Ioana Scripcaru | Citadel Securities | Excellence in Sell-side Trading (Fixed income) |
| Kerry Gunner | Tradeweb | Excellence in Trading Platforms |
| Kate Pritchard | Instinet | Individual Achievement |
| Juliet Williams | T. Rowe Price | The Instinet Positive Impact Award for D&I |
| Cathrine De Coninck Lopez | HSBC Asset Management | The Instinet Positive Impact Award for Sustainability |
| Natalie Bourne | Liquidnet | Trailblazer |
| Hania Schmidt | Goldman Sachs Asset Management | Crystal Ladder |
| Catherine Toone | Marex | COO of the Year |
| Isabelle Bourcier | HSBC Asset Management | Lifetime Achievement |
| Micaela Forelli | M&G | CEO of the Year |
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