Audit & Risk Awards 2025: the winners

Outstanding Team - Financial Services Sector

Winner: Together – Group Internal Audit

Highly commended: Paysafe Limited – Paysafe Internal Audit

Outstanding Team - Private Sector (non-FS)

Winner: AstraZeneca Group Internal Audit

Outstanding Team - Public Sector

Winner: HMRC Internal Audit team

Internal Audit Innovation

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Winner: The Exeter Internal Audit Team

Professional Impact

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Winner: Joseph Morgan, Head of Data Analytics and People Development - Barclays Internal Audit

Highly commended: Jessica Kirschel CIA CMIIA PIIA, Head of Internal Audit - National Energy System Operator (NESO)

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Champion (DEI Champion)

Winner: Eleanor Jeffrey, Head of Internal Audit – Royal London

Highly commended: The Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) Fertility and Baby Loss (F&BL) Community

Internal Audit Rising Star

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Winner: Julieanna Gorman, Internal Audit Manager – Standard Life part of the Phoenix Group

Highly commended: Nadine Gee, Internal Auditor – Barclays Internal Audit

Inspirational Leader

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Winner: Lyndsey Miller, Audit Director – Nationwide Building Society