The 'WIRQ' Award

About The Award

WIRQ presents the 2025 'WIRQ' Award.

As part of WIRQ’s objective to promote the gender equality in insolvency, the 'WIRQ' Award (formerly the Outstanding Female in Insolvency Award) is a celebration of a woman in insolvency who has gone above and beyond in her field and is committed to the enhancement of female presence within the industry, including by supporting her colleagues and peers and leveraging her position to make a difference for women.

This award is for an outstanding female who has worked in the insolvency and restructuring industry for over 5 years and has demonstrated an exceptional level of leadership and commitment to women in the industry in the previous 12 months.

Previous Winners

• 2024 - Joanne Dunn, FTI Consulting
• 2023 - Ann Watson, Special Counsel, Hall & Wilcox
• 2022 - Alisha Kennedy, Principal, Talbot Sayer
• 2021 - Alice Fay Ruhe, Partner, SMB Advisory
• 2020 – Kelly Trenfield, Partner, FTI Consulting