WOMEN IN GRC 2025 SHORTLIST!
We are delighted to announce the shortlist for the Women in GRC Awards 2025!
These awards recognise the incredible talent and dedication of professionals in GRC. From rising stars to industry pioneers, these finalists are making waves in the industry.
GRC Rising Star of the Year: SME
- Kajal Patel – CoreStream GRC
- Spandana Durbha – C2 Risk Ltd
- Ada Nicole Adokwu Ocholi
- Alka Kumar – CoreStream GRC
- Yan Zhang – EC Markets
- Emma Callaghan – SteelEye
- Natalya Chornogub – YouControl
GRC Rising Star of the Year: Large Company
- Sarah Heintz – Accenture AG
- Bethany Moore – BDO UK
- Uma Kaimal – KPMG LLP (UK)
- Shweta Varma Bhatia – EY
- Laura Harper – UKSBS
- Leonie Witte – Capgemini Invent UK
- Ayesha Sharma – Capgemini Invent
- Olivia Plunkett – City of London Corporation
- Alexandra Khammud – Tencent
- Amanya Shree Gangawat – Wipro Enterprise Private Limited
GRC International Rising Star of the Year
- Julia Nsaleni Tembe – Vodacom Mozambique
- Shreeya Srivastava – Nokia
- Tawakalit Ibiyeye
- Reshmi Khurana – Alix Partners
- Katherine Relle – MLT
- Jainita Sam – General Bank of Canada
- Laura Valente – General Bank of Canada
- Srishi Dixit – ONS FinServ Ltd
GRC Innovator of the Year
Sponsored by McKinsey&Co
- Shannon-Louise Huxley – tmc3
- Sophie Lis – CoreStream GRC
- Neha Bartake – MetricStream
- Kirti Verma – Hitachi Energy Sweden AB
- Tulika Dhar – BCB Group
- Annabelle Jules – Vistra
- Dr Astha Keshariya – University of Cambridge
- Maria Kostova Kostova – HSBC Global Management Services
GRC Ambassador of the Year
- Oonagh van den Berg – RAW Compliance
- Izabella Stueflotten – Elasticito
- Lorraine Price – UKSBS
- Lisa Lee Lewis – Addleshaw Goddard
- Abisola B. Sherwood – Citi
- Ira Goel – Gira Group
- Caro Robson – Caro Robson Consulting
- Juliana Oliveira Nascimento – Compliance Women Committee
GRC Role Model of the Year
- Sophie Lis – CoreStream GRC
- Dilek Ulu – Janus Henderson Investors
- Rachel Kramer – Plan International, Inc.
- Lisa Lee Lewis – Addleshaw Goddard
- Abisola B. Sherwood – Citi
- Victoria Guilloit – Capgemini Invent
- Izabella Stueflotten – Elasticito
- Rebecca McLean – AXA Commercial
- Maria Marczewska-Kosinska – PepsiCo
GRC Educator of the Year
- Monica Eaton – Chargebacks911
- Neriah Osei-Ampem – Capgemini Invent UK
- Leonie Witte – Capgemini Invent UK
- Caro Robson – Caro Robson Consulting
- Maria Marczewska-Kosinska – PepsiCo
- Juliana Oliveira Nascimento – Compliance Women Committee
Male Advocate of the Year
- Sanjeev Manaktala – Capgemini
- Jano Bermudes – CyXcel
- Nigel Gooding – DPAS
- Tom Banks – AXA Commercial Insurance
- Niall Quinn – Scirocco Pro
- Will Jackson – C2 Risk Ltd
- Simon Pillinger – Pillinger Privacy
Sustainability Champion in GRC
- Sharon Oranekwu – Square Gate Group
- Caro Robson – Caro Robson Consulting
- Juliana Oliveira Nascimento – Compliance Women Committee / HDI GROUP
- Tulika Dhar – BCB Group
- Corina Kwami - Purpose
- Tanya Popeau – Synthesis
Legal Champion of the Year
- Maria Isabel Couto Fernandes – Grupo Visabeira S.A.
- Ifeyinwa Okeugo – RCN, London
- Lavinia Bofan – Ephelia Group
- Amanya Shree Gangawat – Wipro Enterprise Private Limited
- Carmen Briceno – Raja SAS
- Lauren Webb – BT
- Eleonor Duhs – Bates Wells LLP
Governance Champion of the Year
- Linda Watkins – Heart of Mercia Multi-Academy Trust
- Alison Fox – Bridgehouse
- Abisola B. Sherwood – Citi
- Allison Howe – NSPCC
- Claire Robson – Chartered Insurance Institute
- Emma Perriman-Rabone – Bentley Motors Limited
- Cristina Crossling – Indigo Independent Governance
AI Leader of The Year
- Erin Nicholson – Thoughtworks
- Lavinia Maria Madsen – Vattenfall Vindkraft A/S
- Jen Gennai – T3
- Catherine Sykes – Hull College
- Jayna Makwana – Capgemini Invent
- Farnoush Mirmoeini – KYC Hub
Technology Leader of the Year
- Anna Slodka-Turner – Evalueserve
- Alka Kumar – CoreStream GRC
- Onur Korucu – GovernID
- Ekaterina Khrustaleva – ImmuniWe
- Janhavi Deshpande – SureCloud
- Farnoush Mirmoeini – KYC Hub
Diversity & Inclusion Champion of the Year
- Elzira Batyrbekova – Moneycorp
- Gail Carley – bigspark
- Emma Humphries – Bentley Motors
- Melissa St. Clair – Nuveen International and Global Real Assets
- Sharon Sharples – Barclays
- Sunette Runhaar – Uber
- Kelly Hickey – Strong Women Co
Information Security Leader of the Year
- Clare Hayward – Octopus Electric Vehicles Ltd
- Sonia Bowditch – Saffery Trust
- Ira Goel – Gira Group
- Fiona Salusbury – Staysure
- Charlotte Riley – CSS Assure
- Christina Dell – Staysure Group
- Noha Amin – WiCSME Organization
CEO of the Year
- Jacqueline Stockwell – Leadership Through Data
- Melanie Garnett – DPAS
- Emma Wilcox – Society for the Environment
- Krete Paal – GDPR Register
- Oonagh van den Berg – RAW Compliance
- Monica Eaton – Chargebacks911
Compliance Leader of the Year
- Sarah Lawrence – The Co-operative Group
- Maria de Fátima Correia da Silva – Critical TechWorks, a BMW Group company
- Rohia Hakimová – CTP
- Telma Candeias – bolttech
- Enara Bickerstaff – STICPAY
- Nicola Read – The Owl Centre Limited
Risk Leader of the Year
Sponsored by CoreStreamGRC
- Tracey Gernon – Navro
- Tulika Dhar – BCB Group
- Annabelle Jules – Vistra
- Sowmya Ramesh – Aptia Group
- Rebecca McLean – AXA Commercial
Privacy Leader of the Year
- Tina Forrester – Liverpool John Moores University
- Gillian Cossey – Virgin Atlantic
- Samantha Smith – Merlin Entertainments Group Limited
- Hayley Youngs – ManpowerGroup
- Erin Nicholson – Thoughtworks
- Andrezza Hautsch Oikawa – ACC
- Priya Raja – Moneycorp
Diversity & Inclusion Team of the Year
- Inpay
- Chargebacks911
- Barclays
- UKSBS
- Capgemini Invent UK
Cybersecurity Team of the Year
- BDO UK
- BPP
- Capgemini Invent UK
GRC Employer of the Year
- Bridgehouse
- Excello Law
- UKSBS
- Inpay
- BPP
