Strathclyde Business School student Tomas Riepsas (22) has been recognised by Glasgow's International Financial Services District (IFSD) for achieving top marks in his final exams. At an awards ceremony for the IFSD Glasgow Student Awards 2015, Tomas was one of seven students, representing each university and college in Glasgow, to be presented with a certificate and £250 to mark their achievements.
Originally from Mazeikiai in Lithuania, Tomas moved to Glasgow four years ago and this year gained a first class honours degree in Finance at the University of Strathclyde. He has just recently started working with Metis Partners, a management consulting company, specialising in Intellectual Property.
The awards programme was established by the IFSD Partnership to highlight the wealth of talented graduates emerging from Glasgow's universities and colleges, prepared for careers in financial services. All seven students were nominated as 'outstanding achievers.'
Presenting the award to Tomas, Sharon Hamilton, International Sector Head for Financial and Business Services, Scottish Enterprise said, "Many congratulations to Tomas on his achievement. The IFSD Student Awards underline the breadth and depth of talent graduating from these universities and colleges which, we believe, is very reassuring for existing financial services companies in the city and prospective inward investors."
Since its launch in 2001, the IFSD has been developed by a partnership of the public and private sectors led by Scottish Enterprise and Glasgow City Council.
So far, £1 billion has been invested to transform the previously run down area of the city centre. The District has attracted over 15,000 financial sector jobs from some of the biggest names in global finance including Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, Barclays, BNP Paribas, HSBC, esure, Tesco Bank and Aon.