Women in Banking and Finance is a not for profit membership organisation with branches in London, Bristol, Birmingham, Edinburgh and Glasgow, 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.
Management team
Vivienne Artz
President
Noel Harwerth
Patron, since 2016
Elaine Meyrick
Director of Governance / Bristol Branch Board Member
Maria Dickson
Chief Operating Officer
Sally McFall
Director of Awards
Leigh Smyth
Director of Marketing/Partnerships
Manisha Dass
Director of Programmes
Liz Hughes
Director of Programmes
Cristina Chimenti
Chief Finance Officer
Cristina Serrano Saenz de Tejada
Director of Membership, since 2018
Laura Thorburn
Branch Chair Glasgow, since 2017
Kerry McCormack
Branch Chair Edinburgh, since 2017
Niamh Simms
Branch Chair Representative Edinburgh, since 2017
Jennie Koo
Branch Chair Birmingham
Claire Holloway
Branch Chair Bristol , since 2017
Advisory Board
Melanie Seymour
Managing Director, BlackRock Budapest
Nigel Jackson
Executive Coach & Mentor, Leading Coach Ltd.
Susan Allen
Head of Customer Interactions, Santander (UK)
Marian Bloodworth
Employment Partner
Susan Dean
Non-Executive Director of Citigroup Global Markets Limited
Birmingham Branch
Jennie Koo
Branch Chair Birmingham
Baljit Kaur
Birmingham Board Member
Tara Zutshi
Birmingham Board Member
Lisa Phillips
Birmingham Board Member
Laura Suffolk
Birmingham Board Member
Bristol Branch
Elaine Meyrick
Director of Governance / Bristol Branch Board Member
Claire Holloway
Branch Chair Bristol , since 2017
Dawn Webber
Bristol Committee Member
Joanne Saye
Bristol Committee Member
Edinburgh Branch
Kerry McCormack
Branch Chair Edinburgh, since 2017
Niamh Simms
Branch Chair Representative Edinburgh, since 2017
Moira Crichton
Edinburgh Board Member
Joanne Seagrave
Edinburgh Board Member
Yvonne Irwin
Edinburgh Board Member / Edinburgh Corporate Liaision
Heidi St. Denis
Edinburgh, PEP Events Co-ordinator
Vicky Reid
Edinburgh Board Member
Sandra Benn
Edinburgh Committee Member
Nicola Russell
Edinburgh Social media co-ordinator
Mary Laidlaw
Edinburgh Secretariat
Glasgow Branch
Laura Thorburn
Branch Chair Glasgow, since 2017
Eilidh Black
Glasgow Board Member
Cheryl Stobo
Glasgow Board Member
Manuela de Sousa
Glasgow Board Member
Jenna Laws
Glasgow Board Member
Anne Biggart
Glasgow Board Member
Marketing, Partnerships and Thought Leadership
Sophie Baldry
Head of Partnerships
Claire Alexander
Head of Marketing
Corporate Liaison
Yvonne Irwin
Edinburgh Board Member / Edinburgh Corporate Liaision
Hasmita Solanki
London Corporate Liaison
London Networks
Fyona Knight
Co Head, London Networks
Sarah Sakkej
Co Head, London Networks
Millennials
Giselle Frederick
Co Head, Millennials
Linda Esilaba
Co Head, Millennials
Mentoring
Jay Surti
Head of Mentoring , since 2016
Alumni
Tracy Jordan
Head of Alumni
Operations team
Jackie Chatfield
Head of Operations
Lauren Hewitt
Operations Manager, since 2016
Olivia Coyle
Communications/Marketing Manager
Helen Marsters
Digital/Content Manager, since 2017
Katharine Carleton
Operations Manager, since 2017