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