2025 PINNACLE AWARDS WINNERS
PEOPLE CATEGORIES – 2025
Frontline Hero of the Year
WINNER
Nicolene Ascenso
People's Partnership
Star in the Making
WINNER
Jess Peart
Eversheds Sutherland
Team of the Year
WINNER
First Bus Pensions
First Bus
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Dalriada. Pensions Management
First Bus Pensions
First Bus
Leader of the Year
WINNER
Leanne Coomber
Dalriada. Pensions Management
Lifetime Achievement Award
WINNER
Bob Scott
LCP
INNOVATION CATEGORIES
Innovation in Systems and Technology
WINNER
Quietroom's AI Testing and Automation Suite
Quietroom
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Auquan
Innovation in Learning, Development and Talent Retention
WINNER
Trustee Accelerator Programme (TAP)
Standard Life
HIGHLY COMMENDED
CMS "What's On" Programme
CMS
Innovation in Trusteeship
WINNER
Tim Sansom
Pi Partnership
Innovation in New Product or Service
WINNER
Auquan
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Quietroom's AI Testing and Adaptation Services
Quietroom
Innovation in Investment Initiatives
WINNER
Modular Building Blocks Design Across Public and Private Markets
Invesco
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Cambridge Innovation Cluster: Pioneering Investment Strategies for Sustainable Growth
Railpen
IMPACT CATEGORIES
Impact on Climate
WINNER
Burges Salmon
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Trustee Sustainability Working Group
HS Trustees LTD
Impact on Customer Experience
WINNER
Katy May
LCP
Impact on the Profession
WINNER
Thomas Joy for Quietroom's Work in AI
Quietroom
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Trustee Accelerator Programme (TAP)
Standard Life
Impact on Society
WINNER
Investing in Affordable Housing to Deliver Social Value
Wiltshire Pension Fund
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Our Journey to Better Support People Impacted by Dementia
Rothesay and Alzheimer's Society
Impact on Retirement Planning Excellence
WINNER
Engage, educate, empower: The next generation of pension communication
Heywood and Money Alive