Past Judges 2011
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Ian Armstrong, Honda
Manager - European communications, HondaIan has led Honda Motor Europe’s communications strategy for 27 markets since March 2010. He is responsible for pan-European advertising, media, digital and printed materials. Ian is also a Fellow of The Marketing Society.
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Kerris Bright, Ideal Standard
Chief Marketing Officer, Ideal StandardKerris recently joined Ideal Standard International from British Airways where she was Head of Global Marketing. Prior to that she was Chief Marketing Officer for AkzoNobel’s global Decorative Paints business
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Jo Daniels, BITC
Marketplace Director, Business in the CommunityJo Daniels has worked with BITC for nine years with the last six spent developing the organisations work on how companies integrate responsible business into commercial operations – through customer and supplier relationships and new product development.
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Jon Goldstone, Premier Foods
Group Marketing Director - Premier FoodsJon’s new role combines the lead marketing roles of Premier’s Hovis and grocery divisions with responsibility for brands including Branston and Mr Kipling.
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Gary Hockey-Morley, Post Office
Marketing Director, Post OfficeGary joined the Board of the Post Office in October 2006 as Marketing Director responsible for driving revenue growth and reshaping the group’s customer and product propositions.
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Craig Inglis, John Lewis
Director of Marketing, John LewisCraig joined John Lewis in March 2008, where as Marketing Director he overhauled the retailer’s marketing strategy and a number of high profile campaigns including the much talked about Never Knowingly Undersold relaunch last year.
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Vince Kerr, Fujitsu
Marketing Director, Fujitsu UKIn April 2009 Vince moved to his current role as Marketing Director on the board of Fujitsu, UK and Ireland.
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Alistair Macrow, McDonalds
UK Marketing Director, McDonaldsAlistair Macrow is responsible for brand strategy and campaigns as well as new product development.
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Ian Marsh, Blackrock
Marketing Director, BlackrockIan is currently the Marketing Director at BlackRock Marketing, previous roles include senior marketing positions at iShares, Sony Ericsson and Vodafone.
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Sheila Mitchell, DoH
Deputy Director Marketing, Communications Directorate - Department of HealthSheila Mitchell is responsible for marketing at the Department of Health which has the largest marketing programme in the UK public sector.
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Dawn Paine, Nintendo UK
Marketing Director, Nintendo UKPromoted to the role of marketing director at Nintendo UK in 2005, Dawn joined the Japanese gaming giant in 2001 for the launch of its GameCube console and has overseen a number of launches.
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Jim Slater, Costa
Marketing Director, Costa CoffeeSince joining Costa in late 2008, Jim has been instrumental in developing the brand during a period of record global sales and profit growth. Costa is now market leader in the UK and is growing strongly in 27 other countries around the world.
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Timothy Ryan, EMI Music
Senior Vice President Marketing, EMI MusicTimothy Ryan was appointed head of marketing for the EMI Music Catalogue division in 2009 responsible for global priorities, catalogue marketing
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Rupert Thomas, Waitrose
Marketing Director, WaitroseIn June 2010 Rupert was promoted to the Waitrose Management Board as Marketing Director, responsible for the creation and delivery of an engaging and relevant marketing, customer communication and product strategy that enhances the Waitrose brand over the long term.
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Suki Thompson, Oystercatchers
Managing Partner, OystercatchersSuki Thompson set up Oystercatchers in 2008 and has grown the business to be a leading consultancy in marketing excellence and agency search. Suki is also Chair of The Marketing Society, on the board of Trustees for Macmillan Cancer Support and a member of WACL.
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Sarah Warby, Heineken
Marketing Director, HeinekenSarah Warby continued the role of UK marketing director following the acquisition of Scottish & Newcastle by Heineken in 2008.
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Ken Wood, Weetabix
Chief Executive, WeetabixWood has been CEO at the cereal giant since 2004, when he arrived with an ambition to “bring the company up to date”. Under Wood’s leadership, Weetabix diversified its portfolio with the launch of a series of new products, including Oatibix, cereal bars and Chocolate Weetabix.
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