Powerwomen Awards 2021 | Citywealth | 29 January 2021 | TBC

Citywealth is delighted to open its ninth year awards programme to champion women in the wealth sector and highlight the female leaders of today and tomorrow. The awards spotlight individuals and companies who support caregiving responsibilities, female leadership, and celebrate diversity. Globally, women hold approximately one in five senior management roles, and fewer than one in ten businesses have a female CEO; of Financial Times top 500 companies, women represent 1.8% of CEOs and hold 10% of board seats. By working together and inclusively we can do so much more. In 2012, a Dow Jones study found that the overall median proportion of female executives is 7.1% at successful companies and 3.1% at unsuccessful companies, demonstrating the value that having more females can potentially bring to a management team.

Therefore, the Powerwomen Awards 2021 will both recognise individuals and companies who maximise the potential of women in wealth, and will also create a platform for best practice to collectively exercise positive social influence on the sector.

2020 Winners

Woman of the Year - Business Services (SME)
GOLD: Kate Kirk, Ogier

SILVER: Samantha Bisson, Buzzacott
BRONZE: Ruth Napier, Cripps Pemberton Greenish

SHORTLISTED: Samantha Bisson (Buzzacott), Natasha Chell (Laura Devine Immigration), Kate Kirk (Ogier), Ruth Napier (Cripps Pemberton Greenish), Nicola Nicholson (Crestbridge), Rebecca Stannard (JTC), Elaine Stern (The 10 Group), Lucy White (GrowthInvest)

Woman of the Year - Business Services (Large, Institutional)
GOLD: Lisa Mclauchlan, Ocorian

SILVER: Louise Willows, Rathbone Investment Management
BRONZE: Allie McMahon, Quilter Cheviot

SHORTLISTED: Yolanda Bornand (ZEDRA), Mari Hietala-David (Intertrust), Lisa Mclauchlan (Ocorian), Allie McMahon (Quilter Cheviot), Jane Parry (Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management), Louise Willows (Rathbone Investment Management)

Woman of the Year - Professional Services
GOLD: Kellyann Ozouf, Collas Crill

SILVER: Nancy Chien, Bedell Cristin
BRONZE: Rachael Reynolds, Ogier

SHORTLISTED: Helen Bunker (Blake Morgan ), Nancy Chien (Bedell Cristin), Gillian Christian (Keystone Law), Claire Collins (Buzzacott), Andrea Daley Taylor (Trust Corporation International), Felicia de Laat (Mourant), Elena Moran (Ward Yates), Kellyann Ozouf (Collas Crill), Rachael Reynolds (Ogier), Tina Wustemann (Baer & Karrer)

Woman of the Year - Government, Regulatory, Non-profit organisation
GOLD: Jill Britton, Jersey Financial Services Commission

SILVER: Lisa Springate, Jersey Finance
BRONZE: Heidi Soulsby, States of Guernsey

SHORTLISTED: Raja Al Mazrouei (DIFC), Jill Britton (Jersey Financial Services Commission), Kimberley Durrant (Government of Bermuda), Rebecca George (Isle of Man Chamber of Commerce), Christine Gill (We are Guernsey), Heidi Soulsby (States of Guernsey), Lisa Springate (Jersey Finance)

Woman of the Year - Future Leaders (Associate, VP)
GOLD: Kate Molan, Penningtons Manches Cooper

SILVER: Roisin Cullinane, Mourant
BRONZE: Emma Watton, Mills & Reeve

SHORTLISTED: Zoya Ageeva (Barclays Private Bank), Roisin Cullinane (Mourant), Catriona Henderson (Reed Smith), Kate Molan (Penningtons Manches Cooper), Sonia Shah (Bedell Cristin), Emma Watton (Mills & Reeve)

Woman of the Year - Future Leaders (Senior Associate, SVP)
GOLD: Marina Nikoloska, UBS Wealth Management

SILVER: Phyllis Townsend, Baker McKenzie
BRONZE: Petra Warrington, Hunters Law

SHORTLISTED: Alexa Collis (New Quadrant Partners), Gabby Kellogg (Clifford Chance), Carly McIver (Mourant), Marina Nikoloska (UBS Wealth Management), Priya Taneja (Reed Smith), Phyllis Townsend (Baker McKenzie), Petra Warrington (Hunters Law)

Woman of the Year - Future Leaders (Partner, Director)
GOLD: Jo Carr-West, Hunters Law

SILVER: Sital Fontenelle, Kingsley Napley
BRONZE: Michelle Tring, Ocorian

SHORTLISTED: Heba Khairallah Al Emara (Vistra), Jo Carr-West (Hunters Law), Gillian Duffy (Schillings), Sital Fontenelle (Kingsley Napley), Kyra Motley ( Boodle Hatfield), Sophie Reguengo (Ogier), Michelle Tring (Ocorian)

Woman of the Year - Leadership - Financial Organisation (Managing Director)
GOLD: Robyn Limmer, Frank Hirth

SILVER: Heather Tibbo, Crestbridge
BRONZE: Nicola Gott, Oak Group

SHORTLISTED: Nicola Gott (Oak Group), Catherine Lapadula (UBS Wealth Management), Michelle Le Herissier (JTC), Robyn Limmer (Frank Hirth), Annabel Peliwan (Rawlinson & Hunter), Heather Tibbo (Crestbridge)

Woman of the Year - Leadership - Financial Organisation (CEO, Board Member)
GOLD: Farah Ballands, Ocorian

SILVER: Sheila Dean, Equiom
BRONZE: Caroline Connellan, Brooks Macdonald

SHORTLISTED: Farah Ballands (Ocorian), Louise Bracken-Smith (Fairway Group), Caroline Connellan ( Brooks Macdonald), Sheila Dean (Equiom), Penny Lovell ( Sanlam Private Wealth), Naomi Rive (Highvern)

Woman of the Year - Business Growth (Boutique)
GOLD: Michelle Wolfe, Meritus Trust

SILVER: Charlotte Thorne, Capital Generation Partners
BRONZE: Victoria Yates, Ward Yates

SHORTLISTED: Kecia Barkawi (VALUEworks), Olivia Hancock (JTFM), Ariane Slinger (ACE International), Karen Spencer-Smith (Karen Spencer-Smith Independent), Charlotte Thorne (Capital Generation Partners), Michelle Wolfe (Meritus Trust), Victoria Yates (Ward Yates)

Woman of the Year - Business Growth (Mid-size)
GOLD: Louise Bracken-Smith, Fairway Group

SILVER: Lisa Vizia, Saffery Champness
BRONZE: Karen Doe, Rawlinson & Hunter

SHORTLISTED: Louise Bracken-Smith (Fairway Group), Helen Clark (Dixon Wilson), Karen Doe (Rawlinson & Hunter), Gillian Duffy (Schillings), Kellyann Ozouf (Collas Crill), Gill Tallon (Mercer & Hole), Lisa Vizia (Saffery Champness)

Woman of the Year - Business Growth (Large, Institutional)
GOLD: Nic Arnold, PwC

SILVER: Farah Ballands, Ocorian
BRONZE: Penny Lovell, Sanlam Private Wealth

SHORTLISTED: Nic Arnold (PwC), Farah Ballands (Ocorian), Sheila Dean (Equiom), Eva Lindholm (UBS Wealth Management), Penny Lovell (Sanlam Private Wealth), Jurga McCluskey (Deloitte), Wendy Walton (BDO), Patricia White (Vistra)

Inspirational Woman of the Year
GOLD: Zoe Camp, New Quadrant Partners

SILVER: Hetty Gleave, Hunters Law
BRONZE: Caroline Clemetson, Schellenberg Wittmer

SHORTLISTED: Zoe Camp (New Quadrant Partners), Caroline Clemetson (Schellenberg Wittmer), Hetty Gleave (Hunters Law), Nicola Gott (Oak Group), Shaima Jillood (Boodle Hatfield), Claire Madden (Connection Capital), Kellyann Ozouf (Collas Crill), Sunita Singh-Dalal (Stephenson Harwood)

Woman of the Year - North America
GOLD: Kathryn von Matthiessen, Katten Muchin Rosenman

SILVER: Andrea Santos-Morales, UBS Wealth Management
BRONZE: Tina Albright, Albright Law Office

SHORTLISTED: Victoria Abramov (Berdon), Tina Albright (Albright Law Office), Carol Pepper (Pepper International), Paula Ryan (Davis Polk & Wardwell), Andrea Santos-Morales (UBS Wealth Management), Sharon Soloff (FisherBroyles), Beth Tractenberg (Steptoe & Johnson), Kathryn von Matthiessen (Katten Muchin Rosenman)

Woman of the Year - Rising Star
GOLD: Rebecca Christie, Hunters Law

SILVER: Catherine Moore, Mourant
BRONZE: Nicolle Odutoye, Reed Smith

SHORTLISTED: Sarah Brehaut (Walkers), Abby Buckland (Kingsley Napley), Rebecca Christie (Hunters Law), Emma Furzer (Highvern), Catherine Moore (Mourant), Nicolle Odutoye (Reed Smith), Ellie Oury (Mourant), Holly Payling (Buzzacott), Suzi Sendama (Mishcon de Reya), Judy Yau (Rawlinson & Hunter)

Mentor of the Year
GOLD: Richard Phibbs, Vistra

SILVER: Elizabeth Hicks, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
BRONZE: Patricia Guerra, Meyerlustenberger Lachenal

SHORTLISTED: Patricia Guerra (Meyerlustenberger Lachenal), Elizabeth Hicks (Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner), Vanessa Kemp (New Quadrant Partners), John McGrath (UBS Wealth Management), Trish O'Donnell (Reed Smith), Richard Phibbs (Vistra), Camilla Wallace (Wedlake Bell), Juliet Young (Schillings)

Career Initiative Award
GOLD: Claire Collins, Buzzacott

SILVER: Leanne Wallser, Walkers
BRONZE: Amanda Lathia, Hunters Law

SHORTLISTED: Claire Collins (Buzzacott), Laverne Hunt (Smith & Williamson). Tsitsi Mutiti (Charles Stanley), Amanda Lathia (Hunters Law), Leanne Wallser (Walkers)

Company of the Year - Female Leadership (Boutique)
GOLD: Camilla Baldwin Solicitors

SILVER: Dawson Cornwell
BRONZE: Harbour Litigation Funding

SHORTLISTED: Camilla Baldwin Solicitors, Dawson Cornwell, Fairway Group, Family Law in Partnership, Harbour Litigation Funding, John Lamb

Company of the Year - Female Leadership (Mid-Size)
GOLD: New Quadrant Partners

SILVER: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
BRONZE: Boodle Hatfield

SHORTLISTED: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, Boodle Hatfield, Brooks Macdonald, Hunters Law, New Quadrant Partners, Penningtons Manches Cooper, Wedlake Bell

Company of the Year - Female Leadership (Large, Institutional)
GOLD: Cazenove Capital

SILVER: Burges Salmon
BRONZE: PwC

SHORTLISTED: Burges Salmon, Cazenove Capital, Equiom, Hawksford, McDermott Will & Emery, PwC, Quilter Cheviot, RSM UK, UBS Wealth Management

Company of the Year - Female Leadership (Government, Regulatory, Non-profit organisation)
GOLD: Jersey Finance

SILVER: Jersey Financial Services Commission
BRONZE: Commitee for Health & Social Care Guernsey

SHORTLISTED: Commitee for Health & Social Care Guernsey, Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), Government of Bermuda, Jersey Finance, Jersey Financial Services Commission

Company of the Year - Female Leadership - North America
GOLD: UBS Wealth Management

SILVER: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft
BRONZE: Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer

SHORTLISTED: Anchin, Block & Anchin, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, Bader Martin, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, Greenberg Traurig, Schwiff, Levy & Polo, UBS Wealth Management, Wilmington Trust, Withers

Best Employer - Career Progression
GOLD: Ocorian

SILVER: Vistra
BRONZE: Frank Hirth

SHORTLISTED: Baker McKenzie, Equiom, Frank Hirth, Mourant, Ocorian, Rawlinson & Hunter, Vistra

Best Employer - Career Progression (LGBT & Inclusion)
GOLD: Stephenson Harwood

SILVER: Baker McKenzie
BRONZE: Barclays Private Bank

SHORTLISTED: Baker McKenzie, Barclays Private Bank, FisherBroyles, KPMG, Penningtons Manches Cooper, RBC Wealth Management, Reed Smith, Stephenson Harwood, UBS Wealth Management

Company of the Year - Creating Change for Women
GOLD: Deloitte

SILVER: BDO
BRONZE: Crestbridge

SHORTLISTED: Baker McKenzie, BDO, Bedell Cristin, Buzzacott, Crestbridge, Deloitte, Oak Group, Schellenberg Wittmer

Leaders List ***** Client Rating Award (Law)
WINNER: Kyra Motley, Boodle Hatfield

Leaders List ***** Client Rating Award (Investment Management)
WINNER: Serena Doshi, LGT Vestra

Leaders List ***** Client Rating Award (Private Investment Office)
WINNER: Justine Colley, Sanlam Private Wealth

Leaders List ***** Co-worker Recognition Award
WINNER: Catherine Lapadula, UBS Wealth Management

Boston - Powerwomen Awards US
GOLD: Rebecca Tunney, Day Pitney

SILVER: Emily Griset, Citi Private Bank
BRONZE: Shari Levitan, Holland & Knight

Houston - Powerwomen Awards US
GOLD: Connie Estopinal, Mohle Adams

SILVER: Yolanda Knull, Ytterberg Deery Knull
BRONZE: Connie Lock, EY

San Francisco - Powerwomen Awards US
GOLD: Karen Park, Bernstein

SILVER: Elizabeth Shwiff, Shwiff, Levi & Polo
BRONZE: Constance Liu, Hanson Bridgett

Seattle - Powerwomen Awards US
GOLD: Susan Queary, Bader Martin

SILVER: Liz McGrath, Key Private Bank
BRONZE: Akane Suzuki, Perkins Coie

Washington D.C - Powerwomen Awards US
GOLD: Marianne Kayan, EY

SILVER: Jennifer Einziger, Ceniarth
BRONZE: Dianne Mehany, Caplin & Drysdale

Philadelphia - Powerwomen Awards US
GOLD: Jody Jenkins, Hawthorn - PNC Family Wealth

SILVER: Kristine Neuhauser, Wilmington Trust

New York - Powerwomen Awards US - Banking
GOLD: Andrea Santos-Morales, UBS Wealth Management

SILVER: Shelly Meerovitch-Barak, Bernstein
BRONZE: Francesca Boschini, Deutsche Bank

New York - Powerwomen Awards US - Accounting
GOLD: Cristina Wolff, EisnerAmper

SILVER: Sara Rabi, Marks Paneth
BRONZE: Donna Palumbo, CBIZ

New York - Powerwomen Awards US - Law
GOLD: Anastasia Tonello, Laura Devine Attorneys

SILVER: Sharon Soloff, FisherBroyles
BRONZE: Melissa Bryson, White & Case

Editor's Choice Award
Francesca Boschini, Deutsche Bank

Outstanding Individual of the Year
Caroline Connellan, Brooks Macdonald