Appleby partner Vanessa Schrum has won a top award at the Citywealth Power Women Awards in London.

Ms Shrum picked up the Woman of the Year award in the professional services category in the competition, sponsored by the international finance magazine.

Ms Schrum said: “The Power Women Awards are an important celebration of the significant impact women make on the wealth industry and I am honoured to have not only won this accolade but to also be alongside such an admirable list of influential people and companies.”

Ms Schrum was shortlisted for the award alongside women executives from Pennington Manches, Reed Smith, Withers Bergman, Boodle Hatfield and Withers and Mercer & Hole.

The awards were presented at the Rosewood Hotel in London at an event hosted by top UK TV presenter Mark Durden-Smith.