ICGN Achievement Awards

ICGN Members are invited to honour the inspiring achievements made by individuals and companies around the globe who have made exceptional accomplishments in the field of corporate governance and investment stewardship. These awards highlight best practices and help shape the discussion around governance and stewardship  ultimately raise international standards.

There are four separate awards in this category;

• Lifetime Achievement Award
• Rising Star Award
• Excellence in Corporate Governance Award
• Excellence in Stewardship Award

The Judging Panels expressed appreciation for the Nominations that were received for these Awards. The Panels considered the quality of the Nominations that were submitted, the testimonials offered, the work highlighted on behalf of the Nominees, the impact of their work, and the criteria for the Awards.  

Our press release lists the deserving winners, whose presentation with their awards you can see in the video and photos below. 

ICGN Awards 2023

The shortlisted nominees are as follows:

Rising Star Award

• Oliver Wilcock, ESG Stewardship Analyst, HSBC Asset Management, United Kingdom                                
• Nga Pham, Senior Research Fellow, Monash Business School, Monash University, Australia  (Winner)                      
• Nana Li, Head of Sustainability & Stewardship, Impax Asset Management, Hong Kong    

Excellence in Corporate Governance Award

• Women Corporate Directors, South Korea  (Winner)  
• Sunday Ekwochi, Corporate Secretary, Access Bank, Nigeria    

Excellence in Stewardship Award

• Andrea Tweedie, Acting Head of Stewardship, Financial Reporting Council, UK  (Winner)
• Carol Storey, Climate Engagement Lead, Active Ownership Manager, Schroders Plc, UK (Winner)

Congratulations to all the shortlisted nominees! The winners of all three awards - alongside the Lifetime Achievement Award winner - will be announced during the ICGN 2023 Annual Toronto Conference on Tuesday, 20 June. ICGN would like to thank all the members of the judging panels and the ICGN Awards Committee for their diligent work in the judging process