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 Asset Management
Stephnie Niven, Ninety One
Regina Borromeo, PIMCO
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
Tina Hasenpusch, CME Group
Delphine d’Amarzit, Euronext Paris
Barbara Pozdorovkina, LMAX
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
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
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
Lu Fu, Mizuho
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