Mandy Mannix, managing director and global head of capital solutions, a hedge fund-oriented role at Lehman Brothers, has scooped the inaugural award for achievement from Women in the City, a UK-based women's networking company.

As well as building the capital solutions business for Lehman Brothers in Europe on a global level, which involves sourcing new capital for hedge funds, Mannix has recently been appointed co-head of €-WILL, Lehman Brothers' women's network.