Women in Banking and Finance is a not for profit membership organisation with branches in London, Bristol, Birmingham, Edinburgh and Glasgow 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 & Development
- Memberships
- Marketing & Partnerships
- Thought Leadership
- WIBF Jobs
- Strategy
- WIBF Awards
- Future Leaders Network
- Finance
- Operations team
Patrons
Heather Melville OBE
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
Executive Board
Anna Lane
President
Deborah Vickers
Chief Operating Officer / Strategy Committee
Jennie Koo
Branch Chair Representative / Strategy Committee
Evie Vanezi
Chief Financial Officer
Management Board
Anna Lane
President
Alice Gaskell
Director of Strategy
Julia Smith
Director of Marketing & Partnerships / Strategy Committee
Deborah Vickers
Chief Operating Officer / Strategy Committee
Jennie Koo
Branch Chair Representative / Strategy Committee
Neeta Mundra
Head of Senior Business Leader’s Community
Evie Vanezi
Chief Financial Officer
Pelagia Neocleous
Director of Governance
Karen Bennett
Director of Corporate Communications & PR
Governance Committee
Deborah Vickers
Chief Operating Officer / Strategy Committee
Stephanie Betts
Senior Member of the Governance Committee
Evie Vanezi
Chief Financial Officer
Pelagia Neocleous
Director of Governance
Celia Price
Future Leaders Shadow Board and Governance Committee
Branch Heads
Jennie Koo
Branch Chair Representative / Strategy Committee
Joanne Hanley
Co Branch Chair - Birmingham
Victoria Pringle
Branch Chair - Glasgow
Nicola Higgins
Co- Chair and Head of Mentoring & Relationship Manager - Manchester
Megan O’Hara
Co Chair - Belfast
Clare McFarlane
Co Chair - Belfast
Birmingham Branch
Joanne Hanley
Co Branch Chair - Birmingham
Baljit Kaur
Women on Boards Lead - Birmingham
Alina Jegorova
Birmingham Board Member
Nix Bhachu
Birmingham Board Member
Kerry Steele
Co Branch Chair and Co Head of Mentoring - Birmingham
Samera Rehman
Future Leader Rep - Birmingham Branch
Samantha Carnley
Co-Head of Mentoring - Birmingham
Bristol Branch
Marta Kurpickaja
Operations - Bristol
Edinburgh Branch
Vicky Zuiderent
Mentoring Programme and Women on Boards Lead. - Edinburgh
Ruth Armstong
Head of Development - Scotland
Amy McCormick
Secretariat - Edinburgh Branch
Victoria Crook
Treasurer - Edinburgh
Rachel Clark
Branch Hot Topics & Distinguished Speaker and Committee Liaison - Edinburgh
Kat Rae
Relationship Manager - 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.
Glasgow Branch
Victoria Pringle
Branch Chair - Glasgow
Lynsey Cochrane
Operations Lead - Glasgow
Manchester Branch
Nicola Higgins
Co- Chair and Head of Mentoring & Relationship Manager - Manchester
Leontia McArdle
Operations Manchester
Helen Chaplin
Treasurer - 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
Head of Female Entrepreneurs' Community
Chrisanna Martin
Head of Men As Allies
Mentoring & Development
Vicky Zuiderent
Mentoring Programme and Women on Boards Lead. - Edinburgh
Nicola Higgins
Co- Chair and Head of Mentoring & Relationship Manager - Manchester
Eilidh Anderson
Future Leaders Shadow Board - PMO Mentoring
Ruth Armstong
Head of Development - Scotland
Chantal Peters
Co-Head of Development (Hot Topics & Distinguished Speakers) - Manchester
Kerry Steele
Co Branch Chair and Co Head of Mentoring - Birmingham
Hannah Hiles
Head of Mentoring - Belfast
Una Rooney
Head of Development - Belfast.
Samantha Carnley
Co-Head of Mentoring - Birmingham
Memberships
Cristina Tamsa
Relationship Manager - London
Nicola Higgins
Co- Chair and Head of Mentoring & Relationship Manager - Manchester
Kat Rae
Relationship Manager - Edinburgh
Christina Stavrou
Relationship Manager - London
Erika Mackie
Membership Data Analyst
Zoe Deady
Future Leaders Shadow Board and Memberships Committee
Marketing & Partnerships
Julia Smith
Director of Marketing & Partnerships / Strategy Committee
Rachael Smith
Head of Digital Campaigns
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
Elise Badoy
Head of Research
Chloe Hickey-Jones
Future Leaders Shadow Board - Thought Leadership
Caroline Gadsby
Head of Thought Leadership Insight
Susan Monahan
Media Relations - Thought Leadership
WIBF Jobs
Monica Gupta
Future Leaders Shadow Board - WIBF Jobs
Strategy
Alice Gaskell
Director of Strategy
Julia Smith
Director of Marketing & Partnerships / Strategy Committee
Deborah Vickers
Chief Operating Officer / Strategy Committee
Joanne Hanley
Co Branch Chair - Birmingham
Neeta Mundra
Head of Senior Business Leader’s Community
Evie Vanezi
Chief Financial Officer
Rachel Joe
Strategy Advisor and Digital Networking Lead
Yulia Manyutina
Future Leaders Shadow Board - Strategy Committee
Karen Bennett
Director of Corporate Communications & PR
WIBF Awards
Emma Kerr
Head of Awards
Karen Bennett
Director of Corporate Communications & PR
Future Leaders Network
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 - Thought Leadership
Monica Gupta
Future Leaders Shadow Board - WIBF Jobs
Zoe Deady
Future Leaders Shadow Board and Memberships Committee
Yulia Manyutina
Future Leaders Shadow Board - Strategy Committee
Rachel Seymour
Future Leaders Shadow Board Secretary.
Natalia Kasyanova
Future Leaders Shadow Board
Celia Price
Future Leaders Shadow Board and Governance Committee
Leslie Uzan
Future Leaders Shadow Board - Finance
Victoria Barber
Future Leader - Marketing & Partnerships (Maternity Cover)
Finance
Evie Vanezi
Chief Financial Officer
Katherine Lee
Deputy Chief Financial Officer
Leslie Uzan
Future Leaders Shadow Board - 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