WCM announces 2012 awards

Women in Capital Markets (WCM), a non-profit that promotes the advancement of women in Canadian financial services, has announced the 2012 winners of the WCM Rising Star Award and the WCM Awards for Leadership.

In its third year, the WCM Rising Star Award honours an individual who, at an early stage in their career, has made a lasting contribution by providing inspirational leadership and mentorship to young women in the industry.

The winner of the 2012 WCM Rising Star Award is Viktoriya Gruzytska, Executive Director, Corporate Credit Products, CIBC.

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The WCM Award for Leadership, now in its sixth year, recognizes senior executives, male and female, who have combined professional excellence with a demonstrated commitment to advancing and supporting women in the capital markets.

The Award for Leadership – Male, was presented to Mark Hughes, Chief Operating Officer, RBC Capital Markets.

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This year, the Award for Leadership – Female, had two co-winners: Annie Ropar, Managing Director, Global Equities, RBC Capital Markets and Lovisa McCallum, Managing Director, Financial Products, BMO Capital Markets.

“WCM Awards recognize individual leadership and contribution to advancing the standards of our industry and the type of inspiration, dedication and commitment needed to help advance women in Canadian capital markets,” says Martha Fell, CEO of WCM. “These awards are one way we are celebrating women and men for inspiring greater diversity in the financial industry.”

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