Banking Technology Awards tech leaders, teams and Woman In Technology shortlists unveiled

Written by FinTech Futures
16th September 2016

Shortlisted_logo2016 Having gone through an unprecedented number of high-quality entries for our Tech Leadership and IT Team of the Year Awards, and for our newly-launched Woman In Technology (W.I.T.) Award, we are pleased to unveil the shortlists.

The winners will be selected by our expert panel of judges and unveiled at the awards ceremony and gala dinner on 1 December 2016, at Tower Hotel in London.

Woman In Technology (W.I.T) Award
New for 2016, the W.I.T. Award – in partnership with FemTechLeaders – recognises an outstanding woman for her distinguished leadership and inspiring work in making a positive impact in the financial services industry.

Aleksandra Gren, country manager, international group, Fiserv
Alexandra Foster, head of finance, insurance and strategy, Global Banking and Financial Markets, BT
Brenda Tsai, global head of strategic marketing, FactSet Research Services
Jennifer Stott, CIO for investor and treasury services, Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
Julia Warrack, managing director, JPMorgan
Liz Maguire, head of digital and transformation, ANZ New Zealand
Lynn Bishop, chief development officer, The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC)
Natasha Kyprianides, group head of digital banking and innovation, Hellenic Bank Plc
Rakefet Russak-Aminoach, president and CEO, Bank Leumi
Samina Rizwan, enterprise architect, Habib Bank Ltd

An honourable mention goes to Ingrid de Jong, Recruiter “Woman In Tech”, ING, for her hands-on role in sourcing women for IT projects at ING.

Tech Leadership Award
The award lauds an outstanding person for his/her distinguished leadership and professional contribution to the industry’s betterment.

Dave Sissens, head of operational strategy and change management, CLS Services Ltd
Eddie Astanin, chairman of the executive board, National Settlement Depository
Fabian Vandenreydt, global head of securities markets, Swift and Innotribe
Gopi Krishnan, CIO, Al Hilal Bank
Jouk Pleiter, co-founder and CEO, Backbase
Michael Cooper, CTO, BT Radianz Services, Global Banking and Financial Markets
Mohammed Hassem, CIO, First National Bank (FNB)
Robert Palatnick, MD and chief technology architect, DTCC
Stephen Ufford, founder and CEO, Trulioo
Tomasz Motyl, chief innovation officer, Alior Bank

Our honourable mention goes to:

Luvleen Sidhu, co-founder and chief strategy and marketing officer, BankMobile – for her outstanding drive and commitment to innovation in the banking space; the success of BankMobile; and the spirit of entrepreneurship and willingness to share her knowledge with the industry newcomers.

Paul Lanois, senior legal counsel, Credit Suisse – for his passion for technology and immense knowledge of information security, data protection and privacy matters; for his significant contribution towards technology strategy at Credit Suisse; and the willingness to share his knowledge and expertise with the industry via numerous publications and conference presentations.

IT Team of the Year
Awarded to the IT team that has made the best contribution to the business through the successful delivery of an IT project and has demonstrated excellent teamwork.