Judges 2026 Shane Ashby-Roche Head of Org Development and Culture, The White Company Sarah Aubrey Proposition Manager, CIPD Jamie Bald HR Coordinator, Torishima Europe Charles Cotton Senior Policy & Practice Adviser, Reward, CIPD Leah De Silva Senior Programme Manager, CIPD Trust Sarah Dewar Executive Director of People, Digital and Transformation, Everyturn Mental Health Daphne Doody-Green CEO, Bathroom Association Nicky Elford Head of Colleague Propositions and Policy, Lloyds Banking Group Steph Evans-Hill Group People Director, William Jackson Food Group Sharon Fernandes Commercial Learning Consultant, CIPD Becky Flight Head of Operations, Wintle-Camp Coaching Kevin Green Unit Operations Training Specialist, Muller UK & Ireland Claire Haigh Employee Experience Lead, Office for National Statistics Elizabeth Hall HR Director, Leek Building Society David Hayden People Consultant, Talent Delivers Oli Howard Head of Membership, CIPD Emma Jayne CPO, KYN Bickley Andy Lancaster Chief Learning Office and Consultant, Reimagine People Development Emma Langford People Director, Busy Bees Nurseries Gail Maclean Head of Colleague Relations, NHS Property Services Ewen MacPherson Group Chief People Officer, Havas UK Daniel Moczynski Head of HR, NWH Group Hayfa Mohdzaini Senior Policy & Practice Adviser - Technology, CIPD Sonia Mooney Founder, Sonia Mooney Signature Solutions Katie Obi Chief People Officer, OneAdvanced Jenny Roper Editor, Wonderly Paul Sealy Director, People Capability Consulting Saira Shah Chief People Officer, West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Miranda Simms Wellbeing & Inclusion Lead, TUI Adam Stanbury Director of Employer Solutions, CIPD Katie Stickland Knowledge Exchange Manager, CIPD Mehmet Sinan Yorulmaz HR Analytics and Employee Relations Manager, TEI-TUSAS Engine Industries Inc.
