Thursday 7 November 2019
Welcome to the 10th annual City A.M. Awards
The tenth annual City A.M. awards promised to be the biggest yet – and it didn’t disappoint!
Hundreds of the City’s movers and shakers gathered at the Leonardo Hotel in St. Paul’s to recognise the most successful, innovative and transformative companies and individuals from across the business community.
From dealmakers to entrepreneurs, from fintech superstars to hot-shot lawyers, the City A.M. award winners all demonstrate the ambition and enterprise that is at the heart of London’s finance and professional services community. Take a look at the best photos from the night here and see the full list of winners here.
Alastair Stewart interviewed by Christian May on his career in broadcast media 
Alastair Stewart OBE on stage 
Guest speaker Lawrence Dallaglio 
Julia Hartley-Brewer warms up the crowd 
INVESTOR OF THE YEAR – Jane Orr collecting on behalf of Nick Train 
INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE YEAR Brolly CEO & Co-Founder Phoebe Hugh 
ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR – Romi Savova CEO, Pensionbee 
PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR – James Bethell collectiing on behalf of Simon Wolfson 
DIVERSITY INCLUSION AND OUTREACH – Dive in Festival 
DEALMAKER OF THE YEAR – Will Lawes of Lazard 
LAWFIRM OF THE YEAR – Kirkland and Ellis 
Dr Jens Ludmann, McLaren Automotive COO 
BANK OF THE YEAR – Arbuthnot Latham 
ANALYST OF THE YEAR – Ian Whittaker 
ACCOUNTANCY FIRM OF THE YEAR – Mazars 
If you have any questions or would like further information please email events@cityam.com
Categories
- Insurance company of the year – See 2019 shortlist here
- Accountancy firm of the year – See 2019 shortlist here
- Law firm of the year – See 2019 shortlist here
- Bank of the year – See 2019 shortlist here
- Analyst of the year – See 2019 shortlist here
- Dealmaker of the year – See 2019 shortlist here
- Innovative firm of the year – See 2019 shortlist here
- Entrepreneur of the year – See 2019 shortlist here
- Investor of the year – See 2019 shortlist here
- Business of the year – See 2019 shortlist here
- New for 2019: Inclusion, Outreach and Diversity Award – See 2019 shortlist here
- Personality of the year – See 2019 shortlist here
Winners 2019
Entrepreneur of the Year – Romi Savova, PensionBee
Innovative Company of the Year – Greggs
Law Firm of the Year Award – Kirkland & Ellis
Insurance Company of the Year Award – Brolly
Bank of the Year Award – Arbuthnot Latham
Accountancy Firm of the Year – Mazars
Dealmaker of the Year – Will Lawes, Lazard
Analyst of the Year – Ian Whittaker, Independent Analyst
Investor of the Year Award – Nick Train, Lindsell Train
Inclusion, Outreach & Diversity Award – Dive In Festival
Business of the Year Award – McLaren
Personality of the Year Award – Lord Simon Wolfson
Judges
- Debbie Wosskow OBE – Co-founder AllBright, former CEO Love Home Swap
- Roger Parry – Chairman, YouGov plc
- Helena Morrissey DBE – Head of Personal Investing, Legal & General Investment Management, Founder, The 30% Club
- Dame Cilla Snowball CBE – Chair GREAT Private Sector Council, Non executive Director, Derwent London plc
- Simon Mackenzie-Smith – Chairman of Corporate and Investment Banking for the U.K. and Ireland at Bank of America Merrill Lynch
- Nigel Boardman – Partner, Slaughter & May, Vice President of Save the Children UK
- Alison Rose – Deputy CEO of NatWest Holdings and CEO, Commercial & Private Banking
- Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia DBE – Founder and CEO of Snoop, former CEO of Virgin Money
- Vivienne Artz – Chief Privacy Officer, Refinitiv, President, WIBF
- Mark Kleinman – City editor, Sky News, City AM Columnist
- Christian May – Editor, City A.M.
- Raphael Mokades, Founder and Managing Director, Rare Recruitment