Business Culture Awards Judges are part of a growing community of professionals who are passionate about exceptional culture, and seeking to make the workplace a more engaging, collaborative and productive place.

Meet the Judges

Ceri Connolly

HRD Insurance, Pensions & Investments and Interim Group DE&I Director

Lloyds Banking Group

Andrea Kilgour

People Director

EE

Simon Youngs

Talent & Leadership Consultant

Williams Racing

Lena Tailor

VP Talent Development, Business Partnering & Inclusion

GoCardless

Jo Franco-Wheeler

VP, Culture & Inclusion

Viasat

Zsolt Boros

Global Director People & Culture

Dorchester Collection

Fran Williams

Human Resources Director UK&I

DFDS

Rebekah Heaven

Head – Future of Work & Advocacy Strategy

Standard Chartered

John Shurmer

Head of Development & Skills Innovation

Barclays

Kate Griffiths-Lambeth

Director

DEMAT

Nadine Bainbridge

Vice President – HR and Global Talent & Learning

PlayStation

Nichola-Jayne Thomas

HR Director

Elis UK

Karen Terry Weymouth

HR Strategy Director

University of Warwick

Phil Vickers

Director of HR, UK & USA

Charles Tyrwhitt

Adam Lancaster

Global Director of Learning & Development

Coupang

Sarah Hopkins

Global HR Director

Financial Times

Claire Parker

HR Director, L&G Retail

Legal & General

Jane Embley

Chief People Officer

Northumbria University

Sufia Sheikh-Hussain

Inclusion, Equity & Belonging Director

VML

Lisa Robbins

Vice President Partner Resources EMEA

Starbucks

Sunil Balakrishnan

Chief Values Officer

UST

Stephanie Atkinson

Vice President HR

ESW

Corinne Mills

Chief People Officer

Alzheimer’s Society

Sue Swanborough

Group HRD

Aquila Food Group Holdings

Bernadette Thompson

Executive Director of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Aggie Cooke

Director, Global People Strategy

Royal Canin

Liam McEntegart

Managing Director (Client Services)

REAL Fundraising

James Hartley

Interim Strategic People Planning Lead

Leeds Building Society

Kate Billyard

People Experience Director

Staff Base

Simon Clements

Talent Director

Drax Group

Carrie Westwell

Head of HR

Bensons for Beds

Simon Gosney

Head of Learning & Development

Dimensions UK

Natasha Whittaker

Director of HR

Games Global

Tim Pointer

Operating Partner & Portfolio Chief People Officer

Three Hills

Heidi Khoshtaghaza

Group HR Director

Bellway Homes

Claire Cross

Chief People Officer

Gattaca Solutions

Claire Smith

Former Chief People Officer

Movera

Hamid Motraghi

Director of Health Equity and Inclusion

North East and North Cumbria NHS

Caroline Smith

Head of HR

The Football Association

Craig McCoy

People Director

Anchor

Devi Virdi

Non-Executive Director

CSSC

Dean Corbett

Chief People Officer

Unibuddy

Kate Muller

Chief People Officer

Caseware

David Frost

Group People & Organisational Development Director

Dole

Olu Alade

Head of D&I Policy, Data and Insights

Ministry of Justice

Tarlyn Falchetta

Head of Culture and Experience

Citizens Advice

Charlotte West

Head of Employee Engagement

XPS Pensions Group

Ed Smyth

Head of Talent Management, Performance & Engagement

Sky

Lisa Ravenscroft

Chief Marketing Officer

Mount Anvil

Katherine Thorn

Group Head of Social Value & DE&I

Harland & Wolff

Perry Timms

Chief Energy Officer and Founder

People & Transformational HR

Liz Pannaman

Organisational Development Lead

Transport for London

Amanda Fajak

Global Culture Practice Leader

ZRG Consulting Solutions

Jenny Lawrence

HR Consultant

TGI Monday

Ali Mohammed

Leadership Development Consultant
Ali Mohammed Associates

Karen Smart

Head of Consultancy and Senior Faculty

The Academy of Executive Coaching (AoEC)

Kate Everett

Managing Partner

The Write Impression LLP

Katy Stanley

Chief Operating Officer

People & Transformational HR

Nadine Anderson

People, Culture & Engagement Lead

Westminster City Council