Our judges
The Lloyds Bank National Business Awards is unique in the depth of expertise it draws on from its extensive judging community.
As well as our Advisory Board who steer the judging selection process, and work to maintain the awards at the highest standards in the UK, our judges bring industry knowledge and category-specific skill sets to assess every entry.
Our community of judges come from a diverse range of companies and disciplines, from well-known retailers, to expert consultancies, previous winners and academia.
Entering the Awards and winning shows that you have proven yourself and company to leaders across industry.
The Lloyds Bank Exporter of the Year Award
Alex Robson
CEO/Founder
West End Drinks
Allyson Stewart-Allen
CEO
International Marketing Partners
Joe B. Lynam
BBC Presenter
The Lloyds Bank Mid-Market Business of the Year Award
David Higgins
Non Executive Director
Levy UK
Gillian Sharman
Investment Origination
LDC
Yapıncak Erkan
Advisor / Mentor
YASHA Consulting & Trading
The Lloyds Bank New Business of the Year Award
Gareth Oakley
Managing Director, Business Banking,
Lloyds Bank
Mary Harris
Deputy Managing Director
M&C Saatchi
Miles Nolan
Partner
Sterling Investments
Scott English
Brand Director
Elite Business
The Lloyds Bank Positive Social Impact Award
Anna Rigby
Non Executive Director, Tate Enterprises & Chair of Academy Trust, Robert Mays School
David Hall
Senior Manager, Sustainability & Responsible Business, Commercial Banking
Lloyds Banking Group
Hadeel Ayoub
Founder & CTO
BrightSign Technology
Jon Cronin
Director & Partner
Lansons
The Lloyds Bank Small to Medium Sized Business of the Year Award
David Atkinson
Regional Director
Lloyds Bank
Hadeel Ayoub
Founder & CTO
BrightSign Technology
Miles Nolan
Partner
Sterling Investments
Rob Law MBE
CEO/Founder
Trunki
Sue Swanborough
HR Director
The Castle Corporate Finance Scale-Up Business of the Year Award
Jonathan Caswell
Origination Director
LDC
Kirsten Hughes
UK MD & Chief Commerical Officer
Travel Counsellors
Stuart Stepney
Managing Director & Owner
Castle Corporate Finance
Umerah Akram
Head of ELITE UK
London Stock Exchange Group
Victoria Asnell
Director
Castle Corporate Finance
The LDC Growth Through Innovation Award
Elizabeth Anderson
Editor
iNews
Hadeel Ayoub
Founder & CTO
BrightSign Technology
John Garner
Head of New Business
LDC
The Give A Grad A Go Employer of the Year Award
Cary Curtis
CEO & Founder
Give A Grad A Go
Mirko Senatore
Global Supply Chain Lead – European Distributor Markets
Pfizer
Rimmi Shah
Partner & Director
Lansons
Dr Ruth Owen OBE
CEO
Whizz-Kidz
The Inflexion Entrepreneur of the Year Award
David Whileman
Partner
Inflexion
Hamdi Conger
Chairman
Tractel Group, Allied Glass Containers & Rotothem Group
Dr Nik Kotecha OBE
Chief Executive
Morningside Pharmaceuticals
The Virgin Atlantic Customer Experience and Loyalty Award
Andrew McMillan
Director
Engaging Service
Anna Rigby
Non Executive Director, Tate Enterprises & Chair of Academy Trust, Robert Mays School
Natalie Calvert
Founder
CX High Performance
The Artificial Intelligence Business Award
Alexander M. Boast
Writer
iData
Hadeel Ayoub
Founder & CTO
BrightSign Technology
Robin Miller
Group Data Manager
Lowell
The Business Enabler of the Year Award
Ann-Marie Blake
Managing Director
Verdayne Communications
Ernest Clark
Vice President, Global Marketing & Field
Effectiveness
AmerisourceBergen World Courier and ICS
Henrietta Jowitt
Deputy Director General, Commercial
CBI
John Welsh
Executive Coach
The Data Excellence Award
Alasdair Moore
CEO & Co-Founder
Intelligent Delivery Solutions
Geoff Hudson-Searle
CEO
IBEM
Lesley Wolfenden
Company Secretary
Business in the Community
Neil Currie
Head of Data Management
Crowe
The New Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Andrew Webb
Commercial Director
The i Newspaper
Julie Devonshire OBE
Director of the Entrepreneurship Institute
King's College London
Seni Glaister
CEO
WeFiFo