Judges 2025 - CIPD People Management Awards

Lutfur Ali

Senior Policy and Practice Advisor, CIPD

Amanda Arrowsmith

People & Transformation Director, CIPD

Kristina Bachtler

HR & Operations Manager, Coffee Break Languages

Baboucarr Badjan

Head of HR, EcoBank Gambia

Alison Bell

People and Communications Director, Project Leaders

Callum Bennett

Workforce & OD Practitioner, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Shakil Butt

CEO and Founder, HR Hero for Hire

Janet Campbell

HR Director, Restoration & Renewal Delivery Authority Ltd

Lynn Carson

Managing Director, DMS Ireland

Charles Cotton

Senior Policy & Practice Adviser, Reward, CIPD

Chris Cox

Head of HR Operations, Northrop Grumman UK

Lizzie Crowley

Senior Skills Policy Advisor, CIPD

Leah De Silva

Senior Programme Manager, CIPD Trust

Debby Dean

People Director, Roc Technologies

Steve Dickson

Senior Learning and Development Manager, Seasalt Cornwall

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

Alastair Gilchrist

CTO, NRLA

Sarah Gosiewska

Head of Talent, JT

Dr Sunil Gupta

CEO, IDEAS

Elizabeth Hall

Head of HR, Leek Building Society

David Hayden

Owner, Talent Delivers

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

Pritul Khagram

HR & HR Tech Advisor, Self-employed

Claire Kimberley

Training Lead - Environmental Services, Serco

Sarah King

Vice Principal People and Wellbeing, Gower College Swansea

Emma Klosson

Learning Evangelist, SweetRush

Kelly Knight

Head of People & Culture, Unit London

Andy Lancaster

Chief Learning Office and Consultant, Reimagine People Development Ltd

Jamila Lecky

HR Transformation & Change Manager, GroupM

Rebecca Lilley

Chief Customer Officer, NKD

Claire Lish

Chief Psychologist & People Officer, Psynergy Consulting Limited

Mayada Maged

Managing Partner, Staff Arabia HR Group

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

Josh Novelle

Sr Director People Experience, Convatec

Ray Parmenter

Proprietor, Reward Evolution

Dan Pearce

Chief People Officer, Wales Office (UK Government)

Yvon Poland

Director of Organisational Development & Inclusion, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Jenny Roper

Editor, Wonderly

Anne Schiettecatte

Performance Consultant & Executive Coach, AMCS Performance Consulting

Chris Schiller

Managing Director, Archway Management Training & Development Ltd

Jade Sheppard

HR Business Partner, Steer

Laura Sherlock-Smith

HR AI, Data & Analytics Lead, UBS

Natalie Smith

Head of HR and Employee Relations, Harlow College

Adam Stanbury

Director of Employer Solutions, CIPD

Melanie Steel

Founder, people change expertise

Katie Stickland

Knowledge Exchange Manager, CIPD

Thomas Stroppel

Head of Learning and Development, Dishoom

Sophie Tothill

Senior Engagement Lead, CIPD

Mei Shan Tse

People Analytics Consultant, ING

Charlotte Wakeham

Head of Future Talent, Royal Mail Group

Abigail Wilmore

CEO & Founder, People Flow

Molly Wysocki-Douglas

Organisation Development Advisor, NHS Resolution