On Wednesday 19th September 2012, mallowstreet hosted its very own
Social Olympics, celebrating online connectivity and influence across the
pensions industry over the last 12 months.
The mallowstreet Awards 2012
aimed to highlight the social crème de la crème in Pensions, reflecting the
success of digital – leveraging social media to build bridges and do
business.
And what a night it was! Congratulations to all of those who
managed to make the Shortlist, and to those lucky ones who bagged a
prize.
We had more than 250 guests in attendance that joined us in
celebrating the winners below...
The 2012 Winners
Most
Influential Individual Solution Provider
Maddi Forrester from AXA Investment
Managers
Maddi has won because the judges were impressed with the
impact she has made on mallowstreet in a short period of time.
The number of
comments she has contributed and her forum guru status, blended with the
topicality of her commentary, showcase Maddi’s thought
leadership.
Most Influential Individual Advisor
John Reeve
from Premier Pensions
The unanimous decision for this award is based
on John’s incredible participation across the site.
The number of comments he
has made and the pertinence of his commentary.
It also reflects John’s wider
connectivity with the number of schemes he is attached to on mallowstreet and
the community he has also built up on LinkedIn.
Most Influential
Individual Actuary
Mark Rowlinson from First Actuarial
This award
recognises this Mark’s connectivity in the community.
His standing as a forum
guru badge holder and his outstanding engagement via a range of comments across
the site.
Most Influential Individual Trustee
Chris Wagstaff
from Aviva Staff Pension Scheme
The choice for this award is a
result of Chris’ helpfulness to his fellow trustees.
Through sharing extracts
from his book and the sheer quality of his contributions - Chris is helping to
answer questions that will benefit the whole trustee
community.
Most Influential Individual Internal Advisor
Karen
Wake from Tesco Pension fund
The choice of Karen for most
influential internal advisor reflects her Forum Guru status and her wider
community both on mallowstreet and LinkedIn.
However, more importantly, it is
based on Karen’s willingness to share their experience as well as the usefulness
and topicality of her commentary.
Most Influential Individual
Contributor
Simon Carne
This award is based on the quality, and
quantity, of Simon’s contributions to the site.
The judges were impressed
with the length and level of his forum commentary and what he contributed to the
discussion.
Most Influential Individual Pensions Lawyer
Jane
Kola from Wragge & Co
Jane’s contributions show her
understanding of the importance of sharing and educating through social
media.
Her commentary is always highly relevant, high level and shares key
issues that need to be raised on the agenda.
Top Blogger 2012
Robert Burgon from the Plumbing & Mechanical Services Pension
Fund
Judges we were impressed with Robert’s raising of key issues
and the immediate policy relevance of his blog commentary.
His blogs offer a
community perspective and Robert is happy to share his own thoughts and wealth
of experience with the industry.
Forum Guru 2012
John Reeve
from Premier Pensions
John is recognised as a forum guru for the
variety and quality of his commentary.
He initiates debate on industry wide
issues and serious topics of interest; we were also impressed with the sharing
nature of John’s commentary.
Master Connector 2012
Ben Jones
from M&G Investments
Ben has been impressive as he is one of the
earliest joiners of mallowstreet yet still makes the effort to broaden his
network and micro community.
His connectivity has evidently been well thought
out and well received.
Special Recognition Award -
mallowstreet Ambassador
Henry Tapper from First Actuarial
This
special award recognises that Henry has consistently been appearing at the top
of engagement rankings on mallowstreet.
His commitment to social media
through many different avenues has prompted Henry’s recognition as a true
mallowstreet Ambassador.
Most Influential Asset Manager
BlackRock
This award is based on this
organisation's emphasis on education both online and offline. The judges were
impressed with the number of papers they have published on the site and their
education and connectivity through the dinners they have
hosted.
Most Influential Bank
HSBC
This bank's broad spectrum of engagement
across multiple parts of the business on mallowstreet showcases their
understanding of social media. Their connectivity and commitment with over 850
connections and 75 comments between them shows their
influence.
Most Influential Advisory
First
Actuarial
This award needs little explanation, this organisation
have embraced social media use across all different mediums. Their members are
highly connected and engaged across the whole site.
Most
Influential Independent Trustee Company
Pentrus
This organisation showcase how through
social media a small organisation can punch well above their weight. With a
combination of one individual's prolific blogging and the team's commentary in
the forums they have effectively showcased their thought leadership and
opinion.
Most Influential Law Firm
Wragge
& Co
This is based on the recent activity on the site of this
organisation's mallowstreet members, they have been highly engaged in key
discussions and the quality of their commentary has been
impressive.
Most Influential Pension Fund
Tesco Pension Fund
Despite having less members
attached than some other funds this Pension Fund is fully engaged on
mallowstreet contributing to key discussions to the benefit of their peers in
the industry.
For Further information regarding mallowstreet, please
contact Stuart Breyer stuart.breyer@mallowstreet.com
About
mallowstreet – www.mallowstreet.com
www.mallowstreet.com was created to
provide an independent and secure platform for enhancing communication
and connectivity between members of the professional pensions
community. Mallowstreet has more than 2,900 members representing a
total of £1.3trillion in assets (as at September 2012).The community includes
pension fund trustees, plan managers and secretaries, corporate sponsors,
consultants, actuaries, lawyers, asset managers, bankers and academics.
Categories & Nominees
The Most Influential Individual
Solution Provider
Alison Hatcher, HSBC
Ben Jones, M&G
Maddi Forrester, AXA Investment
Managers
Mark Johnson, BlackRock
The Most Influential Individual Actuary
Quang Le, Cartwright Group
Owen Davies, Bluefin
Mark Rowlinson, First Actuarial
Pauline Armitage, Independent
The Most Influential Individual Advisor
Amanda Burden, Pi Consulting
Andy Seed, KPMG
John Reeve, Premier Pensions
Carl Dumbrell, Mazars
The Most Influential Individual Trustee
John Gray, Tower Hamlets Pension Fund
Chris Wagstaff, Aviva Staff Pension
Scheme
Michael Clark, Independent Trustee
Simon Mclean, Pentrus
The Most Influential Individual Internal Advisor
Jeremy Lee, Santander Pension Fund
Robert Burgon, Plumbing & Mechanical Services Pension
Fund
Karen Wake, Tesco Pension
Fund
Peter Weiner, Pentrus, The Pensions Trust
The Most Influential Individual Contributor
Simon Carne
Charles Amos
Jeroen Wilbrink
Con Keating
The Most Influential Individual Lawyer
Tim Smith, Eversheds
Jane Kola, Wragge
Lesley Harrold, Norton Rose
Alexander Rush, Stephenson Harwood
The Most Influential Organisation/Pension Fund
Trafalgar House Pensions Trust
Aviva Staff Pension Scheme
Tesco UK Pension Fund
The Most Influential Organisation: Asset Manager
AXA Investment Managers
BlackRock
Hermes
American Century
The Most Influential Organisation: Bank
Credit Suisse
KAS Bank
UBS
HSBC
The Most Influential Organisation: Advisory
Bfinance
Mazars
First Actuarial
Russell Investments
The Most Influential Organisation: Law Firm
Speechly Bircham
Sackers
Wragge & Co
Norton Rose
The Most Influential Organisation: Independent Trustee
Capita Pension Trustees
Peregrine Trustees
Alexander Forbes Trustee Services
Pentrus
Special Awards: Forum Guru
John Reeve, Premier
Pensions
Mark Rowlinson, First Actuarial
Con Keating, Brighton Rock
Special Awards: Top Blogger
Robert Burgon, Plumbing &
Mechanical Services Pension Fund
Amanda Burden, Pi Consulting
Simon McClean, Pentrus
Special Awards: Master Connector
Georgina Beechinor, Sackers
Ben Jones, M&G
Andy Seed, KPMG
