ACSA Awards 2016 - Now Open

ACSA Awards 2016

The 2016 ACSA Sydney Event planned for Thursday, 5 May, will see the continuation of the ACSA Awards. These coveted awards recognise those who go above and beyond to support the Association, the industry and our clients.

The ACSA Event will provide an opportunity to publically acknowledge individuals who are recognised by their peers for their professionalism, knowledge and willingness to contribute and will also follow with a press release.

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The ACSA Awards

The ACSA Awards affirm the industry’s desire to recognise outstanding individual contribution. The Awards are intended to:

• Recognise the contribution of individuals to the industry, our clients and the Association;
• Encourage greater participation from individuals and firms in industry based initiatives, including working groups;
• Better publically promote the role of the industry;
• Highlight the level of professionalism of those within the ACSA community.
  
  

Eligibility

• Any person who makes a significant contribution to the industry and Association is eligible.

 
Nomination Process 

• Nominations should be made by completing the attached form. There is no cost to make a nomination.
• Nominations are open NOW and should be forwarded to the ACSA Secretariat using the nomination form (attached).
• Nominations will be received up to 5pm – Thursday, 31 March 2016
• To be accepted, nominations must include all relevant information, including the citation

Judging and criteria

The ACSA Executive decides on the Awards. One or more awards may be made each year.

• Annual ACSA Awards will be judged on the level, frequency and quality of contribution by nominees to industry activities, including working groups, over the prior 12 months.
• At the discretion of the ACSA Executive, Service to Industry Awards may also be made to acknowledge nominees who have made a consistent and significant contribution to the industry over an extended timeframe.

Notification

• Nominees who are successful (and their nominator) will be notified by the end of the second week in April

Presentation

• Presentation of the ACSA Awards will be made at the ACSA Sydney event in May 2016 

Past winners

• The current Australian Custodial Services Association Limited (ACSA) Awards were initiated in 2009.
• As acknowledged by their peers, each recipient made important and sustained contributions in their field of expertise to the custodial industry. The Honour Role of past Award winners is shown below.

ROLE OF HONOUR

Past Recipients of ACSA Awards

2009

• Ms Joanne O’Callaghan, Chief Legal Counsel, State Street Australia
• Ms Sandra Powell, Senior Manager Product Development, HSBC
• Mr Paul Toepfer, Head of Fund Operations, State Street Australia

2010

• Ms Denise Hartman, Learning and Development Manager, BNP Paribas
• Mr Andrew Gibson, Product Manager, Citi Global Transaction Services
• Ms Lisa Simmons, Partner, Blake Dawson (now Ashurst Australia)

2011

• Ms Nikki Bennett, Tax Manager, HSBC Securities Services
• Ms Dañelle Michael, Senior Product Manager, Computershare Investor Services
• Mr Tony Stolarek, National Tax & Tax Policy Services, Ernst & Young

2012

• Mr Paul Dowd, Senior Manager Tax Operations, RBC Dexia Investor Services (now RBC Investor Services)
• Mr Mick Giddings, Head of Tax Policy, NAB Asset Servicing
• Ms Sally Surgeon, Senior Vice President, The Northern Trust Company

2013

• Mr Emad Hanna, Technical Training Manager, Change Management, BNP Paribas
• Mr John Leahy, Head of Risk, NAB Asset Servicing
• Mr Nick Parker, Executive Director, Financial Services Risk Manager, EY
• Mr Paul Talbot, Chairman Funds SPMG, RBC Investor Services
• Ms Sandra Powell*, Manager Business Management, HSBC Securities Services

2014

• Ms Marian Azer, Head of Global Funds Services, J.P. Morgan Investor Services Australia and New Zealand,
• Mr Daniel Cheever, Vice President and Head of Superannuation, State Street Global Services
• Mr Darryll Rogers, Manager of Superannuation and Regulatory Change, NAB Asset Servicing
• Mr Paul Talbot*, Business Development Manager, OneVue Fund Services

2015

• Mr Alvaro Martinez, Manager Custody, HSBC Securities Service 
• Mr Stephen Hacker, Head of Global Markets Operations Australia, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
• Mr Miles O'Connor, Director Product Management, Citibank Australia
• Ms Tracey Dawes-Lucas, Associate Director Marketing, RBC Investor & Treasury Services
• Ms Sally Surgeon*, Senior Vice President, The Northern Trust Company, Melbourne Branch

* Denotes recipients of Service to Industry Awards

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