Helena Morrissey made a dame; Stephen Lansdown awarded CBE

Included in Queen's Birthday Honours list

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Helena Morrissey, head of personal investing at LGIM, has been made a dame in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for improving diversity in financial services.

She was chief executive of Newton Investment Management for 15 years before stepping down last August, and was also chair of the Investment Association. Morrissey, who was previously awarded a CBE, has championed greater diversity and transparency in the asset management industry and the wider business community throughout her career. She founded the 30% Club, which aims to "develop a diverse pool of talent for all businesses through the efforts of its chair and CEO members who are committed to better gender balance at all levels of their organisations". Since the 30% Club was foun...

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