Get to know your 2025 judges
The shortlisting and judging process is carried out by an independent team of businesspeople from across the county, including category sponsors. We have a further bank of judges on the waiting list should any conflict of interest arise when finalists are announced.
Please meet the judges below:

Sponsor
TBC
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Sponsor
TBC
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Judge
Nigel West
Fiveways
Judge
Simon Jeavons
Shoothill
Sponsor
Matt Small
AICO
Judge
Tim Luft
Woote
Judge
Simon Adcock
EOS Worldwide
Sponsor
Natasha Hill
AZETS
Judge
Ed Glover
Salop Leisure
Judge
Gareth Thomas
Adfield
Sponsor
TBC
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Judge
Pippa Tait
Sales Geek
Judge
Richard Hughes
Chrisbeon
Sponsor
Hugh Strickland
Aaron & Partners
Judge
Keith Winter
Dyke Yaxley
Judge
Teresa Boughey
Jungle Consultancy
Sponsor
Mark Robinson
Coforge
Judge
Ian Groves
Start Tech
Judge
Chris Gough
CGR Business Solutions
Sponsor
Rob Lees
Telford College
Judge
Simon Macvicker
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Judge
Nigel Ryan
EVC Solutions
Sponsor
Paul Littler
WR Partners
Judge
Aleesha Skett
HR Dept
Judge
Andrew Smith
Derwen College
Sponsor
Alasdair Dawes
Harper Adams
Judge
Andrew Buchan
Barclays
Judge
Paul Gretton
Aston University
Sponsor
TBC
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Judge
Keith Rollason
Telecom Infrastructure
Judge
Liza Freudmann
BLA Sustainability Strategy & Comms
Sponsor
TBC
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Judge
Lucy Edgar
Human Everything
Judge
Elizabeth Wilkinson
DDC
Sponsor
Beckie Bosworth
Telford College
Judge
Diane Brown
Thomas Consulting
Judge
Meet the Judges