EMEA
AWARDS COMMITTEE
Meet the women who are giving back and paying it forward as the dedicated Committee members responsible for managing the Women in Payments EMEA Awards.
BECKY CLEMENTS
Head of Industry Engagement
Pay.UK
BECKY CLEMENTS
She has extensive experience working with the payments industry and delivering long-term, sustainable value to both customers and business. An accomplished non-executive director, Becky has been appointed to 5 payment-related boards and a member of the Payment System Regulator advisory panel.
TRUDY CURTIS
Managing Director EMEA
Head of Commercial Cards
Citi
TRUDY CURTIS
Trudy leads the Commercial Cards business for Citibank in EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa). She took responsibility for the end-to-end commercial cards business 3 months into the pandemic, pivoting the business to B2B and Leisure travel flows has been critical to its ongoing success.
Trudy has also worked several functions of the regional cards business: Operations and vendor management, Implementation and Project Management, Account Management and more recently, Sales.
CHARLOTTE DUERDEN
Chief Customer Officer
American Express
CHARLOTTE DUERDEN
Charlotte, as chief customer officer is responsible for growing relationships with American Express customers internationally. By developing best-in-class products, evolving how to attract new customers and enhancing capabilities and processes, Charlotte and her team are transforming how the company connects with customers and enriching what it means to be a member.
Charlotte is passionate about ensuring AXP is a welcoming place where everyone can bring their whole selves to work.
KATE FITZGERALD
Interim Head of Policy
PSR
KATE FITZGERALD
In her career Kate has led change and transformation in payments, banking, and operations. She specialises in leading large transformational programmes for end-to-end payments in financial services.
Recently, Kate worked as a senior advisor on payment systems at the PSR. Previously she worked in several roles at Lloyds and led payment integrations for the merger with Halifax Bank of Scotland, and the Verde Divestment, ultimately becoming TSB's Payments Director.
KIRSTY MORRIS
Managing Director of Specialist Sales
Barclaycard
KIRSTY MORRIS
Kirsty has a 22-year career in Payments in Barclays. Working up through the organisation over this period has afforded her opportunity to understand the workings of the business in great detail. In addition, over this period Kirsty has been able to explore multiple different roles and opportunities to use her skills.
Now as a Managing Director, Kirsty has a huge interest in supporting colleagues and driving the agenda for Diversity.
HEMLATA NARASIMHAN
European President of Merchant Services
Elavon
HEMLATA NARASIMHAN
Hemlata is the European President of Elavon, where she is responsible for 1,000 employees in seven countries. She leads Elavon’s customer-facing teams that provide payment services for small businesses and large Corporates through multiple channels, and the core product and commercial functions that support their delivery.
Through her career, Hemlata has also led strategic initiatives around small business growth, urban mobility, digital proposition development and diversification of partnerships and alliances.
PRIYANKA RATH
Managing Director and the Head of Global Liquidity and Accounts Solutions
J.P. Morgan Payments
PRIYANKA RATH
Priyanka is a Managing Director and Head of Global Liquidity and Accounts Solutions specialists within J.P. Morgan Payments. Her group is responsible for delivering strategic solutions incorporating liquidity and account solutions, supporting Large Corporate and Financial Institutions clients.
With over 18 years of experience in Product and Client advisory roles, her areas of expertise include liquidity management, virtual accounts, cash investments, treasury transformation, working capital management and 3rd party monies.