Accelerate Action – Women In Leadership

Hannah Eves is the Head of Operational Resiliency at BNY, based in Manchester.  With 18 years’ experience in the financial services industry during her tenure she has held several key positions within Global Payments before transitioning to an Operational Readiness project management role where she completed several change management programs for process engineering across multiple platforms. Hannah has continued to develop herself academically, initially completing the apprenticeship at BNY before obtaining an undergraduate degree in Financial planning and management and a post graduate degree in Project Management.

She is actively engaged in the Women’s initiative Network employee resource group and uses her industry knowledge as a governor in her children’s school and committee member at her local Rugby club. ​In 2022 she was a STAR award recipient in recognition of her multi-faceted approach to incident management, the fusion migration and the data center rotations across Operations, this award recognised the top 1% of performers at BNY.

Hannah is also an active member of the BNY Manchester extended site Leadership council where she is actively involved in leading pillars within the Women’s Council where she has worked to create a pathway to enable ‘returners’ to come back into the professional sector in a supported and curated way through ‘Next Steps at BNY’.

More personally, Hannah is a mum of 2 young boys and enjoys spending time with them at their various hobbies. She loves spending time outdoors with them and her husband during her free time.

Hazel has been a founding Director of Carter Corson business psychologists since 1999. She is a highly experienced board facilitator and executive coach, working with public and private sector CEOs and Directors. Hazel is a graduate in business and psychology, Chartered Fellow of the CIPD with postgraduate qualifications in management learning and systems coaching. An expert in human behaviour at work, she supports major transformation in high profile organisations, specialising in systems leadership, complex relationships and change.

Hazel’s clients include Private Equity, the Houses of Parliament, Big 4 to SMEs, high tech engineering, the NHS and several regulatory bodies, plus S4C and Sport Wales, and she is the host of a top 10 global podcast on Endings – her specialty!

Interests
Women in leadership; accessible walking routes; ADHD, family systems and perfectly mixed margaritas.

Obehi Alofoje is an experienced psychologist and expert in behavioural change, supporting senior HR and business leaders in implementing powerful strategies for mental wellbeing and productivity in the workplace.

Having previously managed multi-disciplinary clinical teams, she equips senior leaders and teams with the training and tools to thrive in the workplace, safeguarding against professional burnout in a post-pandemic era.

Obehi’s expertise has earned her recognition, including appearances on NBC New York Live and contributions to the popular online publication, ‘Psychology Today’. She is also the co-host of the award-winning podcast ‘The Wellbeing Rebellion’. She’s a flat–white coffee drinker and a hearing aid wearer.

Matt is an experienced recruiter across the professional services and not for profit sector’s. An advocate for championing Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace, he offers a variety of solutions to clients across the UK and Europe.

Matt is the founder of the Jobsflex platform that launches in Summer 2025. A careers platform dedicated to promoting flexible working for all and a mentor/mentee network for those looking for support or to give back.

Nikki holds the position of Chief of Staff at the Manchester site, one of the company’s six strategic locations. With 30 different functions and comprising 2000 employees, Nikki provides direct support to the Site Executive. Her role encompasses leading the Management Office team, implementing site strategy, managing relationships with charitable organisations, government entities, and industry partners, supervising diverse projects, enhancing the firm’s reputation to attract new talent, and advancing the infrastructure and real estate development plans.

Nikki embarked on her career with BNY in January 2011 as a Human Resources recruiter and has progressively advanced through multiple positions with greater responsibility. She has served as the EMEA HR Service Delivery Manager, leading a significant operational team, and worked as Principal in Third Party Governance, where her responsibilities included overseeing operations teams in dealings with inter-affiliates and external vendors while ensuring regional regulatory compliance.

Known for her expertise in people management, strategic planning, and operational oversight, Nikki is an advocate for equality, diversity, and inclusion. She champions these values as the executive sponsor of ‘HEART’, the internal employee resource group dedicated to raising awareness for disabilities and fostering a working environment where all colleagues feel valued and included. In 2023, she received a ‘Community & Inclusion’ award for her efforts in promoting Manchester’s cultural advancement and establishing the first global ‘Unwind Room’ catering to neurodiverse staff.