Audit & Risk Awards 2026: the winners
View the winners from this year's Audit & Risk Awards
Meet the winners
Outstanding Team - Public Sector
Winner: Welsh Government Internal Audit Services
Outstanding Team - Private Sector (non-FS)
Winner: Wales & West Utilities – Internal Audit
Highly commended: Shell Internal Audit and Investigations
Outstanding Team - Small Internal Audit Team
Winner: NCC Group Internal Audit Team
Outstanding Team – Financial Services
Winner: Baillie Gifford Internal Audit Team
Innovation in Internal Audit
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Winner: Lloyds Banking Group AIDE Team
Professional Impact
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Winner: HMRC Internal Audit Team
Highly commended: AstraZeneca Group Internal Audit
Internal Audit Rising Star
Winner: Joseph Fenocchi IACert IAP, Lloyds Banking Group
Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) Champion
Winner: Paul Pennant, Lloyds Banking Group
Highly commended: Natwest Group Internal Audit
Inspirational Leader
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Winner: Karen Connell CMIIA, Paysafe
The JJ Morris Outstanding Contribution Award
Peter Elam CMIIA QIAL CIA, National Grid
Meet the 2026 Audit & Risk Awards Judges
The fantastic people who have reviewed your nomination forms and selected the people and organisations for the shortlist and the winners!
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