It gives the Academy great pleasure to announce that Gee Foottit, Academy Engagement Manager, has been chosen as one of the finalists of the Women in Financial Advice Awards 2020.
Under the category of ‘Most Inspiring Returner’, Gee runs up against 8 other finalists. This award is given annually to a woman that demonstrates that on returning to work in the UK financial services sector, whether it be from a sabbatical, for health reasons, maternity leave or indeed anything else, have acted as a role model to other women.
“Gee is an incredible asset to SJP and to the Financial Services industry as a whole. I am thrilled to be have been given the opportunity to share this with you and give Gee the recognition that she so rightly deserves for being an incredible female role model for the industry and for her contribution to Financial Services”.Katy Fridman, Founder, Frankly Flexible Limited
Gee brings total professionalism as an Engagement Manager for the St. James’s Place Academy to everything she does and anyone she has the pleasure of meeting. Gee has empowered many women to return to work through the careful guidance, expertise and empathy she offers them. Following her own extended maternity leave, Gee has returned to Wealth Management to help St. James’s Place encourage more women into the profession, providing a flexible and rewarding role through the St. James’s Place Academy.
“The journey I have taken (mainly due to Gee) has brought me to the stepping-stones to a new lifestyle for myself and for my family. A working arrangement that offers financial growth and ownership of my future career and goals within that. Gee herself represents a positive role model for a working mum and is determined to uncover hidden gems. Not so much about women who have already penetrated the ‘glass ceiling’ but those women who sit just beneath it. She shows empathy and depth of character which is rare in the financial square mile of London.Kamlesh Singh, Academy Partner – St. James’s Place
Winners will be announced at a virtual ceremony taking place on 8th October at 3.00 p.m. You will be able to register your place for this very soon!
These awards are not about men versus women or whether a particular gender is more suited to a career or role in financial services - they are simply about celebrating and recognising the achievements of women in a sector where they continue to be under-represented.
In highlighting the achievements of women already in financial advice or the wider financial services world, as well as recognising individuals of either gender who help to maximise the potential of women or are striving to bring about a more appropriate gender balance, these awards help to inspire more women to work in an already dynamic sector.