Serena Kern-Libera, a director of the island based ‘small countries’ charity has won the business category of the 2020 Asian Women of Achievement awards.

Chairman of the Small Countries Financial Management Centre, Steve Pickford said: ‘We are very pleased that Serena has received this impressive and well-deserved recognition.

‘Serena, who joined the Board in February of this year has already made a valuable contribution to the work of the SCFMC and we feel very fortunate to have the benefit of her experience and enthusiasm.’

She is deputy head of global trade strategy at the Bank of England and said: ‘I was so pleased just to have been nominated and thrilled and honoured when I was shortlisted along with so many high achieving and inspiring women in my category! So, it came as a wonderful surprise when it was announced that I had won the Business category.’

She added: ‘I am passionate about a wide range of interests and am particularly delighted to have the opportunity make a positive contribution to the important capacity building work of the SCFMC.’

The SCFMC organises an annual education programme in the island and Oxford for finance professionals from small countries.