The third European Women in Finance Awards was held in person at the Four Seasons Hotel in London on October 13, with the event’s packed return to a physical event evoking the collective strength needed to break through the glass ceiling in finance.
An incredible level of support for the event saw a full house on the evening, and speeches from the winners which celebrated all of those women nominated, as well as the winners themselves.
Paula Fry of Bloomberg dedicated her award to her seven-year-old self, who was told she was not good enough at maths, the 22-year-old FX trader she became at Goldman Sachs who suffered from imposter syndrome, and to the little voice in her head, which told her ‘You can do this’, finally dedicating the award to that same voice which she hoped existed in the head of everyone else in the room.
Such strong support for fellows across the industry typified the sentiment on the night, creating a very poignant and heart-warming evening celebrating female success in financial services.
The event was excellently compered by Noreen Shah Biddle, Head of Marketing and Communications at Numis, who also founded Reboot, a working group of senior communications and marketing professionals, working on a voluntary basis to ensure momentum is maintained and dialogue flowing around race in the workplace and UK society.
Markets Media is delighted to announce the Winners of the 2022 European Women in Finance Awards:
Instinet’s Positive Impact Award for Sustainability
Julie Moret, Northern Trust Asset Management
Instinet’s Positive Impact Award for Diversity
Rakhi Taylor, BGC Partners
Crystal Ladder
Amber Wright, RJ O’Brien
Trailblazer
Farzana Nanji, HSBC
CEO of the Year
Nandini Sukumar, World Federation of Exchanges
Excellence in Banking
Karine Litou, BNP Paribas Securities Services
Excellence in Exchanges
Elena Patimova, Cboe Europe
Excellence in Fintech
Marina Goche, Sentifi AG
Excellence in Leadership
Paula Fry, Bloomberg LP
Excellence in Legal
Lauri Kapper, Cboe Europe
Excellence in Trading – Fixed Income
Christie Goncalves, Vanguard
Excellence in Trading – Equities
Caoimhe O’Driscoll, Liquidnet
Excellence in Trading Platforms
Melissa Ellis, Virtu Financial
Excellence in Innovation
Serene Murphy, Tradeweb
Rising Star
Anya van den Berg, Eurex / Deutsche Börse
Rising Star
Katharine Furber, Bloomberg LP
Rising Star
Oxana Young, Tradeweb
Rising Star
Alpita Maheshwari, PIMCO
Rising Star
Kisa Mwakasala, FactSet
Excellence in Human Resources
Christine Graeff, Credit Suisse
Country Award – France
Magali Linossier, Instinet
Country Award – Germany
Manishe Sina, Allianz Global Investors
Country Award – Italy
Carla Tretto, MTS
Community Leadership
Cathy Gibson, Ninety One
Excellence in Operations
Tracey Jordal, PIMCO
Excellence in Asset Management
Johanna Kyrklund, Schroders
Individual Achievement
Nicola Jolley, NAB Europe SA
Outstanding Career Achievement
Kirstie MacGillivray, Aegon AM
Lifetime Achievement
Geraldine Sundstrom, PIMCO