Recognising women across the industry, the fifth European Women in Finance Awards will be held at the Pan Pacific London, located in the heart of the City of London on Wednesday 25 September.

Preliminary finalists for the awards program (updated as of 6 September with the Rising Stars, Excellence in Leadership, and Individual Achievement categories) are as follows:

CEO of the Year

Elizabeth Rossiello, AZA Finance

Delphine d’Amarzit, Euronext Paris

Crystal Ladder

Anna Dragesic, PIMCO

Elena Paitra, SMBC

Lu Fu, Mizuho

Raquel Alves, Bloomberg

Excellence in Banking

Helen Hartwell, UBS

Isil Caglayan, Banctrust & Co. Investment Bank

Lia Cavaglione-Alimi, HSBC

Emilie Wong, RBC

Yasemin Artar, HSBC

Lu Fu, Mizuho

Briana O’Hare, Nomura

Excellence in Asset Management

Vicki Gedge, PIMCO

Fabiana Fedeli, M&G

Victoria Harling, Ninety One

Stefanie Mollin, GIB

Stephnie Niven, Ninety One

Regina Borromeo, PIMCO

Fannie Wurst, Amundi AM

Excellence in buy-side trading (equities)

Laura Mould, M&G Investments

Frances Ritter, Vanguard

Marie Geekie, BlackRock

Marie-France Gavillon, Generali

Emily Fluet, Jain Global

 

Excellence in buy-side trading (fixed income)

Alexandra Phillips, Baillie Gifford

Eusta Qin, PIMCO

Laura Carlyle, BlackRock

Sharon Ruffles, SSGA

Ispal Shergill, M&G Investments

Sabina Awan, Fidelity

 

Excellence in Compliance & Legal

Michal Bussi, CME Group

Trish McMenamin, Virtu Financial

Sarah-Rose Perry, BTIG Ltd

Lucy Ellis-Keeler, Citi

 

Excellence in Exchanges

Tina Hasenpusch, CME Group

Delphine d’Amarzit, Euronext Paris

Reesha Radia, LSEG

Barbara Pozdorovkina, LMAX

Excellence in Fintech

Mahima Sukhdev, GIST Impact

Kate Karimson, R3

Raquel Alves, Bloomberg

Tamara Cheyahab Makarem, Coremont

Lissele Pratt, Capitalixe

Elizabeth Rossiello, AZA Finance

 

Excellence in Hedge Funds

Neha Amin, Jain Global

Emily Fluet, Jain Global

Ellie Sharkey, Citadel

 

Excellence in HR & Talent

Sheila Butterly, Ninety One

Ellie Sharkey, Citadel

Karen Dennehy, PIMCO

 

Excellence in Operations

Gemma Lloyd, R J O’Brien

Rashma Falk, Ninety One

Grainne McEvoy, PIMCO

Lata Vyas, Brown Brothers Harriman

Anna Neumann-Regan, Citadel Securities

Sabina Awan, Fidelity Investments

Maren Strohbuecker, Marex

Chiara Ginty, BTIG

 

Excellence in Regulation

Eleanor Stanley, CME

Sabina Awan, Fidelity

Nafisa Yusuf, BlackRock

Kate Finlayson, JP Morgan

Katrina Manson, Citadel Securities

 

Excellence in Trading Platforms

Lia Cavaglione-Alimi, HSBC

Yasmina Damil, Coremont

Kat Dawson, Dealerweb

Alessandra Stagliano, Tradeweb

Sara Carter, CME

Nancy Carson, ICE Bonds

 

Excellence in Sales & Trading

Chloe Mahony, UBS

Simona Composto, Goldman Sachs

Caiomhe O’Driscoll, Liquidnet

Kerry Briscoe, TD Securities

Ewa Urban, Bank of America

Katherine Cai, Macquarie Bank

Nancy Pham, UBS

 

Lifetime Achievement Award

Sharon Ruffles, SSGA

Lia Cavaglione-Alimi, HSBC

 

The Instinet Positive Impact Award for furthering Diversity and Inclusion in Financial Services

Dinesha Mendis, Allspring Global Investments & Diversity Project

Elizabeth Rossiello, AZA Finance

Kimiya Minoukadeh, ING

Lu Fu, Mizuho

Noreen Biddle Shah, Carne Group

Tamara Cheyahab Makarem, Coremont

Vicki Gedge, PIMCO

 

The Instinet Positive Impact Award for Sustainability

Maria Teresa Zappia, Schroders Capital

Kali Taylor, Sustainable Finance Geneva

Karen Dennehy, PIMCO

Stephanie Niven, Ninety One

Sophie Devillers, BNP Paribas

Regina Borromeo, PIMCO

Trailblazer

Isil Caglayan, Banctrust & Co. Investment Bank

Caroline Serdarevic, Millennium Advisors

Kimiya Minoukadeh, ING

Ispal Shergill, M&G

Sheetal Dash, Legal & General

Stacey Parsons, Primarybid

Rising Stars

Joanna Young, CME

Emily Fluet, Jain Global

Leah Goldsberry, Virtu

Sheetal Dash, Legal & General

Laura Varney, Liqudinet

Katherine Cai, Macquarie

Ispal Shergill, M&G

Reesha Radia, LSEG

Lucy Ellis-Keeler, Citi

Cristina Velloso, Pimco

Simona Composto, Goldman Sachs

Excellence in Leadership

Yasemin Artar, HSBC

Pauline Bernard, BNP Paribas

Lu Fu, Mizuho

Gemma Lloyd, RJ O’Brien

Kimiya Miniukadeh, ING

Francis Ritter, Vanguard

Caroline Serdarevic, Millennium Advisors

Sarah Shove, PIMCO

Eleanor Stanley, CME

Individual Achievement

Neha Amin, Jain Global

Yasemin Artar, HSBC

Isil Caglayan, Banctrust & Co. Investment Bank

Delphine d’Amarzit, Euronext Paris

Yasmina Damil, Coremont

Sheetal Dash, Legal and General

Valerie Noel, Bank Syz Group

Elena Paitra, SMBC

Stacey Parsons, PrimaryBid

Frances Ritter, Vanguard