Judges 2025 MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED Lutfur Ali Senior Policy and Practice Advisor, CIPD Kristina Bachtler HR & Operations Manager, Coffee Break Languages Baboucarr Badjan Head of HR, EcoBank Gambia Alison Bell People and Communications Director, Project Leaders Janet Campbell HR Director, Restoration & Renewal Delivery Authority Ltd Charles Cotton Senior Policy & Practice Adviser, Reward, CIPD Chris Cox Head of HR Operations, Northrop Grumman UK Lizzie Crowley Senior Skills Policy Advisor, CIPD Daphne Doody-Green Former UK Market Director, CIPD David Ducheyne Vice-President, EAPM Matt Elliott Chief People Officer, Bank of Ireland Jeremy Gautrey-Jones Assistant Director Employee Experience, RSPCA Steve George Head of Learning, CIPD Dr Sunil Gupta CEO, IDEAS Elizabeth Hall Head of HR, Leek Building Society Susan Hayman Employer Solutions and Engagement NI, CIPD Tom Healy People Analytics Manager, Bank of Ireland Julie Higgins Learning and Development Lead, The Planning Inspectorate Emma Horne Director, Crosby Management Training Ltd Oli Howard Head of Membership & Product Portfolio, CIPD Victoria Keith Talent, Learning & Development Manager, DS Smith/TMS Global Claire Kimberley Training Lead - Environmental Services, Serco Sarah King Vice Principal People and Wellbeing, Gower College Swansea Emma Klosson Learning Evangelist, SweetRush Jamila Lecky HR Transformation & Change Manager, GroupM Rebecca Lilley Chief Customer Officer, NKD Claire Lish Chief Psychologist & People Officer, Psynergy Consulting Limited Asha Manhota Early Careers Specialist, NESO Dr. Mahmoud Mansi Chairperson, HR Revolution Middle East Corinne Mills Chief People Officer, Alzheimer's Society Hayfa Mohdzaini Senior Policy & Practice Adviser - Technology, CIPD Rebecca Monk Chief People Officer, Softcat Michele Noble End Point Assessment Executive, CIPD Jenny Roper Editor, Wonderly Anne Schiettecatte Performance Consultant & Executive Coach, AMCS Performance Consulting Jade Sheppard HR Business Partner, Steer Leah De Silva Senior Programme Manager, CIPD Trust Natalie Smith Head of HR and Employee Relations, Harlow College Adam Stanbury Director of Employer Solutions, CIPD Katie Stickland Knowledge Exchange Manager, CIPD Thomas Stroppel Head of Learning and Development, Dishoom Mei Shan Tse People Analytics Consultant, ING Molly Wysocki-Douglas Organisation Development Advisor, NHS Resolution Charlotte Wakeham Head of Future Talent, Royal Mail Group