How judging works
A team of more than 60 experienced PR professionals will judge the Excellence Awards entries in our two-stage judging process.
At stage one, judges will form teams of two to judge each entry in their specialist category and select the shortlist.
At stage two, all judges will come together and work in new groups to review the category shortlists and select the winners.
If you’re shortlisted in the Outstanding Young Communicator or Independent PR Practitioner of the Year category, you’ll also be invited to attend a 20-minute online panel interview. This is an opportunity for the judges to learn more about you.
All judges sign a confidentiality agreement before judging commences and a replacement judge is sourced if any conflicts of interest arise.
| Name |
Job Title |
Organisation |
| Lis Anderson |
Director |
Ambitious |
| Elizabeth Bananuka |
Founder |
BME PR Pros |
| Andrew Bartlett |
Director of science and engineering
|
Definition Agency |
| Graz Belli |
Co Founder |
Third City |
| Dave Bennett |
Global Comms Director |
Rise at Seven |
| Daljit Bhurji |
CEO & Co-Founder |
Diffusion |
| Dave Britton |
Associate Director of Communications and Engagement |
Met Office |
| Charlotte Brooks |
Managing Director |
MHP Mischief -
Mischief Lead |
| Matt Brown |
Director of News and External relations |
TFL |
| Chiara Ceci |
Science Communcation & Engagement Lead
|
Astra Zeneca |
| Orla Clancy |
Founder and Editor-in-Chief |
Strategic |
| Emily Coen |
Head of Corporate Communications and Engagement |
L'Oréal |
| Alex Davies |
Deputy Managing Director |
Hanover |
Selena Dhanak
|
Associate Director, Global Communications |
Organon |
| Nicola D'Hubert |
Deputy Managing Director
|
Navigate PR |
| John Dolan |
Head of Media |
Lawn Tennis Association
|
| Deborah Down |
Change Communications Manager |
Surrey Police
|
| Paul Fincham |
Group Head, Communications |
London Stock Exchange
Group plc |
| David Fraser |
Founder |
Ready10 |
| Aisha Furtado |
Communication Operations Manager (Deputy Head
of Communication) |
IKEA |
| Tony Garner |
MD |
Viva PR |
| Stacy Gibbs |
Deputy Head of Corporate Communications |
HM Land Registry |
| Suzy Giles |
Consulting Director |
ESG Communications |
| Hannah Glenny |
Head of Corporate Comms UK |
Google
|
| James Gordon-MacIntosh |
Chief Creative Officer |
Hope&Glory |
| Julian Henry |
Global Head of Communication |
XIX Entertainment |
| Kristian Hoareau Foged |
Founder |
Simply Thought (Copenhagen) |
| Jan Ingle |
Deputy Director of Communications and Engagement |
East Suffolk and North Essex
NHS Foundation Trust |
| John Innes |
Exec Director |
Think Publishing |
| Binu Merin Jacob |
Engagement & Communications Lead |
Engage For Success |
| Kate Jones |
Director of Communications |
Macmillan Cancer Support |
| Gemma Kappala-Ramsamy |
Head of Media and Public Affairs |
London Councils |
| Marcel Klebba |
Communications specialist |
Global Bank |
| Chris Love |
Communications & PR Manager |
Survitec |
| Michael Lowdon |
Digital Communications Manager |
The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals
NHS Foundation Trust |
| Paul Lucas |
Partner |
Fanclub |
| David MacDonald |
VP Communications |
Walgreens Boots Alliance |
| Eva Maclaine |
Managing Director |
Maclaine Communications |
| Cristina Macina |
Corporate Affairs Director |
Nestlé |
| Kenon Man |
Deputy Director of Marketing |
Nottingham University |
| Rachel Miller |
Director |
All Things IC |
| Dev Mistry |
Global Internal Communications Manager |
DICE |
| Michael Murphy |
Senior Partner |
Michael Murphy & Ltd |
| Tessa Murray |
Director |
Tortoise Media |
| Andrew Neilson |
Media Relations Manager |
NatWest |
| Joanna Oosthuizen |
CEO PR & Influence & Chief Communications
Officer, EMEA |
Ogilvy |
| Clare Parsons |
Co-founder |
Lansons |
| Johnny Pitt |
CEO |
Launch |
| Max Puller |
Director |
BCW |
| James Puxty |
Chief Adviser |
Rio Tinto |
| Caroline Raines |
Director of Corporate Affairs |
Compare the Market |
| Kate Reynolds |
UK Director of Corporate Affairs and Communications |
National Express |
| Julia Ruane |
Head of Internal Communications & Engagement -
Health & Welfare |
Capita plc |
| Salma Shah |
Founder |
Kraken Strategy |
| Whitney Simon |
Account Director |
Missive |
| Alicia Solanki |
MD Client Experience |
Ketchum |
| Annette Spencer |
Director of Public Affairs & Research |
Institute and Faculty of Actuaries |
| Vicki Spencer-Francis |
Managing Director |
Cowshed |
| Charlotte Taylor Dimond |
Director |
Sidekick PR |
| Charlotte Tobin |
CEO |
Belle PR |
| Dima Vasilenco |
Founder & CEO |
Good Advice |
| Samuel Wallace |
Provider Engagement Lead |
Care Quality Commission |
Chairs of Judges
The role of the Chairs of Judges is to preside over the judging team to resolve any disputes, questions or differences of opinion that arise during the judging process.
Click below to read more about the Chairs for 2023
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