2026 Winners

Celebrating the Winners of the 2026 Women in Finance Awards

We’re delighted to congratulate this year’s winners and finalists. The awards were presented at the Gala Ceremony on 22 January 2026 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Santry.

View Finalists by Category

Legacy Award

The recipient of this award will be announced at the awards ceremony.

Overall Winner

WINNER

Carrie Hanley

Loanitt

Best Female Led Team

WINNER

Transfer Agency/Investor Services Operations

BNP Paribas

FINALISTS

BaxterStorey Ireland Finance Team

BaxterStorey Ireland

Transfer Agency/Investor Services Operations

BNP Paribas

CR Payroll Operations Team

CR Payroll Solutions

Danske Bank Large Corporates & Institutions Legal Ireland

Danske Bank

Product and Marketing Department

Mediolanum International Funds Ltd

Mortgage Navigators

Mortgage Navigators

Excellence in Senior Leadership

WINNER

Aoife Woulfe

Fidelis Insurance Group

FINALISTS

Sinead Comerford

CR Payroll Solutions

Aoife Woulfe

Fidelis Insurance Group

Mary Ellen Harnedy

Fideuram Asset Management Ireland dac

Karen Mulligan

Irish League of Credit Unions

Excellence in Senior Leadership - Large

WINNER

Niamh Cunningham

Block, Inc.

FINALISTS

Sarah Lane

ACCA

Dee Mahon

BaxterStorey Ireland

Niamh Cunningham

Block, Inc.

Joy Kiely

BNP Paribas

Ciara Heslin

Carne Group

Catherine Quirke

Fintua

Excellence in Accounting

WINNER

Naazneen Moosa

KPMG Ireland

FINALISTS

Ger O'Connor

Fuchsia Bell Chartered Accountants

Naazneen Moosa

KPMG Ireland

Excellence in Fintech

WINNER

Joanna Murphy

Sprintax

FINALISTS

Niamh Cunningham

Block, Inc.

Ann Howard

Citco Technology Management Ireland

Joanna Murphy

Sprintax

Best Operations Leadership

WINNER

Susan Bainbridge

Equifax Commercial Services Limited

FINALISTS

Isla Mosse

CR Payroll Solutions

Susan Bainbridge

Equifax Commercial Services Limited

Aileen Delaney

SYS Financial

Best HR & People Leadership

WINNER

Ciara Heslin

Carne Group

FINALISTS

Ciara Heslin

Carne Group

Kav Sangha

Equifax Commerial Services Limited

May Ismail

Fideuram Asset Management Ireland

Best Client & Customer Service Leadership

WINNER

Michelle Farrell

Citco Fund Services Ireland

FINALISTS

Siobhan Doohan

BNP Paribas

Michelle Farrell

Citco Fund Services Ireland

Noreen Boland

Citco Fund Services Ireland

Aoife Quinn

Davy

Gillian Griffin

Davy

Best Sales and Commercial Leadership

WINNER

Carrie Hanley

Loanitt

FINALISTS

Caroline Kelly

Davy

Louise O'Connor

Davy

Carrie Hanley

Loanitt

Best ESG Leadership

WINNER

Inma Conde

Mediolanum International Funds

FINALISTS

Emer Devlin

Fideuram Asset Management Ireland

Inma Conde

Mediolanum International Funds

Rising Star of the Year

WINNER

Nifemi Ogunbiyi

Fenergo

FINALISTS

Leah McMahon

Castle Capital

Nifemi Ogunbiyi

Fenergo

Irina Bevza

Fineco Asset Management

Workplace of the Year

WINNER

BNP Paribas

FINALISTS

BNP Paribas

CubeMatch

Workplace of the Year – Fidelis Insurance Ireland DAC (FIID)

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Strategy of the Year

WINNER

CubeMatch

FINALISTS

CubeMatch

Equifax Commercial Services Limited