Our members and their stories are at the centre of WIBF’s identity. The women (and the men who champion us), from all career levels, are at the heart of the industry. Together, we are not afraid to say what needs to be said. We strive to go the furthest. We lead from the front. We drive change. We encourage solidarity. We are proud of our members’ achievements and the role WIBF plays in helping them get where they are. Read a selection of our member stories below. If you would like to share your story get in touch! digital@wibf.org.uk
Alicia Krebs
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Alicia is currently Head of Business Operations at CLS, where she oversees the daily management and performance of the Corporate & Business Development division and advises on regulatory strategy for the EMEA region.
Ndidi Scott
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Ndidi Scott is Country Head of Client Lifecycle Management (CLM) for the UK & Channel Islands at HSBC Private Banking. She is a passionate advocate for championing diversity and inspiring women. She has a 15-year banking career. Ndidi is recognised not just for being a role model leader, but for her Diversity & Inclusion efforts.
PBUK Balance
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The HSBC Private Banking Balance Committee (PBUK Balance) is a branch of the global Balance network at HSBC. The Balance network is an Employee Resource Group which focuses on gender diversity. PBUK Balance is made up of a small group of 17 motivated individuals who have been able to drive considerable change at pace and lead the way with gender diversity initiatives in PBUK.
NatWest Group Gender Network
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The bank’s gender network, has been set up to help attract, retain and develop women. It has over 13,000 members across the globe, over a quarter of whom are men.
Rashmi Ghai
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Rashmi is a Director in Citi's Global Capital Management (GCM) team based in London. In this role she is responsible for managing Citi’s EMEA balance sheet and leads the coverage effort for the EMEA Leverage Finance Portfolio Group.
Andrew Pitt
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Andrew has almost 30 years’ experience in the financial services industry and has been at Citi since 1996 where he is currently Global Head of Citi Research responsible for managing over 900 staff across 30 countries.
Fenni Kang
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Fenni is an FX and Inflation Desk Strategy Quant at Barclays, providing front office quantitative support to the trading and structuring desks. She collaborates closely with the business to develop quantitative strategies and analysis to help price and risk-manage large derivatives positions, and innovate algorithmic strategies to help generate revenue. Fenni has delivered a number of successful fin-tech business projects through her EMBA and has a strong passion for improving gender equality.
Harry Owen
As COO of City AM, Harry combines the diverse experience he gained from his time in the hospitality industry, with his media and publishing expertise - to lead the day-to-day running of the City AM Media Group. WIBF are proud to have City AM. as the 2020 Awards Media Partner.
Sue Dawe
Awards judge
WIBF team
Sue Dawe is WIBFs newest patron and is also one of the judges for this years WIBF Awards for Achievement. Sue leads EY’s Financial Services Practice in Scotland and is the Managing Partner for the Edinburgh office.
Eilidh Anderson
WIBF team
Eilidh is an Investment Manager with experience investing in both direct equities and funds and is particularly interested in ESG and impact investing. She is a member of the WIBF Future Leaders Shadow Board.