Women in Banking & Finance is a membership network that has championed women in financial services for over 40 years, with branches in London, Bristol, Birmingham, Edinburgh and Glasgow, Norwich and Manchester staffed primarily by voluntary Executive and Management Committees. Founded in 1980, we aim to foster our members’ ambitious spirit, with networking events, development programmes and leadership opportunities.
- Patrons
- Advisory Board
- Executive Board
- Management Board
- Governance Committee
- Branch Heads
- Birmingham Branch
- Bristol Branch
- Edinburgh Branch
- Belfast Branch
- Glasgow Branch
- Manchester Branch
- Norwich Branch
- Communities & Networking
- Mentoring
- Personal Excellence Programme
- Memberships
- Marketing & Partnerships
- Thought Leadership
- Strategy
- WIBF Awards
- Future Leaders Shadow Board
- Finance
- Operations team
Patrons
Dr Heather Melville OBE CCMI
Patron
Michael Cole-Fontayn
Patron
Iris Bohnet
Patron
Sue Dawe
Patron
Advisory Board
Vivienne Artz OBE
Managing Director and Chief Privacy Officer at the London Stock Exchange Group
Melanie Seymour
Managing Director, BlackRock Budapest
Marian Bloodworth
Employment Partner
Sharonjit Clare
Co-Founder of West Midlands Women’s Voice, company advisor, entrepreneur and private investor
Camilla Stowell
Head of Client Coverage, Coutts
David Holton
Chief Transformation Officer, Cambridge and Counties Bank
Lorna Hinds-Sotomey
Global CAO, IT Transformation, Nomura Investment Bank
Andrew Pitt
Global Head of Research, Citi
Executive Board
Anna Lane
President
Deborah Vickers
Chief Operating Officer / Strategy Committee
Jennie Koo
Branch Chair Representative / Co-Chair Birmingham
Evie Vanezi
Executive Board member and Director
Management Board
Anna Lane
President
Julia Smith
Director of Marketing & Partnerships / Strategy Committee
Deborah Vickers
Chief Operating Officer / Strategy Committee
Jennie Koo
Branch Chair Representative / Co-Chair Birmingham
Neeta Mundra
Head of Senior Business Leader’s Community
Beverley Brown
Director Talent Recognition and Head of Female Entrepreneurs
Christina Stavrou
Director of Corporate Partnerships
Katherine Lee
Head of Finance
Pelagia Neocleous
Director of Governance
Karen Bennett
Director of Communications & Head of Awards
Gwen Faure
Director of Talent Retention
Nicky King
Head of Corporate Partnerships
Governance Committee
Stephanie Betts
Senior Member of the Governance Committee & Lead of Next Gen Stewardship Community
Celia Price
Future Leaders Shadow Board and Governance Committee
Branch Heads
Jennie Koo
Branch Chair Representative / Co-Chair Birmingham
Joanne Hanley
Co Branch Chair - Birmingham
Victoria Pringle
Branch Chair - Glasgow Branch Chair and Co-Head of Mentoring
Nicola Higgins
Co- Chair and Head of Mentoring & Relationship Manager - Manchester
Megan O’Hara
Co Chair - Belfast
Clare McFarlane
Co Chair - Belfast
Lauren Fuller
Chair - Norwich
Emily Smith
Co-Chair - Glasgow
Birmingham Branch
Jennie Koo
Branch Chair Representative / Co-Chair Birmingham
Joanne Hanley
Co Branch Chair - Birmingham
Baljit Kaur
Women on Boards Lead - Birmingham
Tara Zutshi
Head of Membership Strategy - Birmingham
Kerry Steele
Co-Branch Chair & Mentoring support - Birmingham
Samera Rehman
Future Leader Rep - Birmingham Branch
Samantha Carnley
Birmingham Lead and Co-Head of Mentoring
Steph Fishburn
Ops Lead - Birmingham
Bristol Branch
Marta Kurpickaja
Operations - Bristol
Edinburgh Branch
Ruth Armstong
Head of PEP and Scotland Lead
Amy McCormick
Secretariat - Edinburgh Branch
Victoria Crook
Treasurer - Edinburgh
Rachel Clark
Branch Hot Topics & Distinguished Speaker and Committee Liaison - Edinburgh
Belfast Branch
Megan O’Hara
Co Chair - Belfast
Clare McFarlane
Co Chair - Belfast
Hannah Hiles
Head of Mentoring - Belfast
Una Rooney
Head of Development - Belfast.
Siobhan Moran
Thought Leadership Lead - Belfast
Glasgow Branch
Victoria Pringle
Branch Chair - Glasgow Branch Chair and Co-Head of Mentoring
Lynsey Cochrane
Operations Lead - Glasgow
Emily Smith
Co-Chair - Glasgow
Manchester Branch
Nicola Higgins
Co- Chair and Head of Mentoring & Relationship Manager - Manchester
Leontia McArdle
Operations Manchester
Chantal Peters
Co-Head of Development (Hot Topics & Distinguished Speakers) - Manchester
Grace Swinnerton
Co-Head of Development (PEP & Thought Leadership) - Manchester
Norwich Branch
Lauren Fuller
Chair - Norwich
Communities & Networking
Neeta Mundra
Head of Senior Business Leader’s Community
Beverley Brown
Director Talent Recognition and Head of Female Entrepreneurs
Stephanie Betts
Senior Member of the Governance Committee & Lead of Next Gen Stewardship Community
Chloe Hickey-Jones
Future Leaders Shadow Board - Co-Head Future Leaders' Network
Mira Ratyal
Co-Head Future Leaders' Network
Mentoring
Victoria Pringle
Branch Chair - Glasgow Branch Chair and Co-Head of Mentoring
Nicola Higgins
Co- Chair and Head of Mentoring & Relationship Manager - Manchester
Eilidh Anderson
Future Leaders Shadow Board - PMO Mentoring
Kerry Steele
Co-Branch Chair & Mentoring support - Birmingham
Hannah Hiles
Head of Mentoring - Belfast
Samantha Carnley
Birmingham Lead and Co-Head of Mentoring
Ras Gohil
Mentoring Support
Stephanie Ogunjimi
Mentoring Support
Gwen Faure
Director of Talent Retention
Personal Excellence Programme
Gaya Chandrasekaran
Head of PEP - London
Ruth Armstong
Head of PEP and Scotland Lead
Chantal Peters
Co-Head of Development (Hot Topics & Distinguished Speakers) - Manchester
Grace Swinnerton
Co-Head of Development (PEP & Thought Leadership) - Manchester
Una Rooney
Head of Development - Belfast.
Memberships
Cristina Tamsa
Relationship Manager - London
Nicola Higgins
Co- Chair and Head of Mentoring & Relationship Manager - Manchester
Christina Stavrou
Director of Corporate Partnerships
Erika Mackie
Membership Data Analyst
Zoe Deady
Future Leaders Shadow Board and Memberships Committee
Nicky King
Head of Corporate Partnerships
Sapna Kandukuri
Relationship Manager
Marketing & Partnerships
Julia Smith
Director of Marketing & Partnerships / Strategy Committee
Marion Nicolet
Head of Marketing
Olivia Coyle
Communications/Marketing Manager
Helen Marsters
Digital/Content Manager
Cristina Dominte
Head of Partnerships
Victoria Barber
Future Leader - Marketing & Partnerships (Maternity Cover)
Thought Leadership
Susan Monahan
Media Relations - Thought Leadership
Strategy
Rachel Joe
Strategy Advisor and Digital Networking Lead
WIBF Awards
Karen Bennett
Director of Communications & Head of Awards
Future Leaders Shadow Board
Rachel Harbers
Co Chair of the Future Leaders Shadow Board
Eilidh Anderson
Future Leaders Shadow Board - PMO Mentoring
Sarah Woodard
Co Chair, Future Leaders Shadow Board
Chloe Hickey-Jones
Future Leaders Shadow Board - Co-Head Future Leaders' Network
Monica Gupta
Future Leaders - Graduate Engagement Strategy
Zoe Deady
Future Leaders Shadow Board and Memberships Committee
Yulia Manyutina
Future Leaders Shadow Board - Strategy Committee
Rachel Seymour
Future Leaders Shadow Board Secretary.
Celia Price
Future Leaders Shadow Board and Governance Committee
Victoria Barber
Future Leader - Marketing & Partnerships (Maternity Cover)
Mira Ratyal
Co-Head Future Leaders' Network
Finance
Katherine Lee
Head of Finance
Operations team
Deborah Vickers
Chief Operating Officer / Strategy Committee
Jackie Chatfield
Head of Operations
Lauren Hewitt
Operations Manager
Katharine Carleton
Operations Manager
Olivia Coyle
Communications/Marketing Manager
Helen Marsters
Digital/Content Manager
Jenna Hill
Head of Tech Ops