This year the category was awarded to two women because they both had strong submissions in the same area of investment. The other recipient was Kathryn Koch from Goldman Sachs.

Hope William-Smith, news editor at Professional Pensions noted:

"Both of these women have taken on a raft of new challenges over the last 12 months managing new projects and establishing new offerings with a strong focus in Responsible Investment and ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) integration."

Please join us in congratulating Frances on her well-deserved win, in recognition for her outstanding work in Responsible Investment.

We would also like to congratulate Jo Darbyshire for being shortlisted for the Administrator of the Year Award.

You can watch the full awards ceremony here.