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JUDGING PANEL

The Judging Process.

A WORD FROM THE CEO OF THE MCA

As members know the MCA is not involved in the decision-making process regarding the MCA Awards and is only involved in setting the categories, defining the judging criteria and recruiting the judges – then it’s over to our specially selected judges to make their choices according to a strict code of conduct. I’ve been asked how this decision-making process works so here is the inside view! It’s fairly lengthy and involves thousands of papers being marked and scored and then rankings made.

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Each category, whether individual or project has three judges assigned to it. Two of these judges mark every entry that is submitted for the awards and a number of different scores are given to each entry. For example, there are scores for evidence of impact on the client community and quality of the written submission – each mark is out of 10 and a total is calculated for each entry. At this stage judges also decide if they want an entry to go through to the finalists or not as well. The MCA compiles the scores and comments from both judges and, if further discussion is required, judges meet to discuss their final scores and their final proposed shortlist.

Meet this year’s judging panel.

THE PANEL

The MCA recruits an independent panel of judges for the MCA Awards. They are compiled of hand-picked senior representatives from client organisations, government, academia, industry bodies and the media, and cover the full spectrum of business to ensure that the judging process is objective and fair.

JACQUI ROCK
CHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER
NHS ENGLAND AND NHS IMPROVEMENT

NADUN MUTHUKUMARANA
DIGITAL AI TRANSFORMATION EXECUTIVE

LORD VICTOR ADEBOWALE
CHAIR
NHS CONFEDERATION

JUSTIN WEBB
RADIO PRESENTER
BBC

BARONESS TANNI GREY-THOMPSON

DAVID SMITH
ECONOMICS EDITOR OF THE SUNDAY TIMES

MARYAM MOSHIRI
CHIEF NEWS PRESENTER
BBC

JACKY WRIGHT
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY AND PLATFORM OFFICER (CTPO) at McKinsey

MATT FREI
CHANNEL 4 NEWS PRESENTER AND EUROPE EDITOR

SIMON JACK
BUSINESS EDITOR
BBC

TAMARA BOX
MANAGING PARTNER, EME

FIONA TREHARNE MBE
COO OF THE EARTHSHOT PRIZE

STEPHEN WOODFORD
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
ADVERTISING ASSOCIATION

ANN FRANCKE OBE
CEO
CHARTERED MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE

HOWARD TOLLIT
BUSINESS CONSULTANT

KRU DESAI
NED / BOARD ADVISOR

ROSEMARY SCULLY
DIRECTOR
TANTALUM CONSULTING

JAN GOWER
PARTNER
MEDWAY CONSULTING

TRACEY BOLES
DEPUTY BUSINESS EDITOR, THE TIMES

MARK ROBINSON
SERIAL ENTREPRENEUR

SANDRA MACLEOD
GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE
ECHO RESEARCH

DR. DUNCAN ROBERTSON
FELLOW IN MANAGEMENT STUDIES
OXFORD UNIVERSITY

JAMES PECKHAM
HEAD OF SPLUNK STRATEGIC ADVISORY EMEA

BEV THAKER-FELL
VICE PRESIDENT PROCUREMENT
HELEON PLC

MARK PALMER
BUSINESS OWNER

ROB GARNER
STRATEGIC ADVISOR

JACQUELINE STEIN
PARTNER
KORN FERRY

PATRICK NEWBERRY
NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
HISTORIC ENGLAND COMMISSIONER

WILLIAM JOHNSON
MANAGING DIRECTOR
OPENSIDE GROUP

PAULINE POTTER
PROCUREMENT DIRECTOR at HERMES PARCELNET

ALAN GUTHRIE
DIRECTOR
GUTHRIE TRANSFORMATION ADVISORY LIMITED

ANDREAS CREDÉ
DIRECTOR
CREDÉ ASSOCIATES LTD

JEN HARTSHORN
HEAD OF PROCUREMENT
DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS

KIRSTY BIRKS
STRATEGY DIRECTOR
BOOST DRINKS

DAN FIGUEIREDO MBA
SENIOR PARTNER – CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
MICROSOFT

JUSTIN BAINES
COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR AND TRANSPORT CONSULTANT

BERNARD BROWN

CEO AND FOUNDER OF MISSION ADVISORY

DAVID GERMAIN
GROUP AND UK&I CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

CECIL ADJALO
CO-FOUNDER AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
FOUNDERVINE

HELEN PRIESTLEY
MARKETING & CATEGORY DIRECTOR FOR MULLER

KATE SPALDING
SENIOR CONSULTING PARTNER

MARK CHESHIRE

DIRECTOR

NICK OWEN CBE
FORMER DELOITTE CHAIR

ALEX HAMILTON-BAILY
Partner, ODGERS BERNDTSON

IAN WALKER
EXECUTIVE EDITOR
DAILY MAIL

CATHERINE MCGUINNESS
FINANCIAL SERVICES LAWYER, COMMON COUNCILLOR
OF THE CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION

MIKE LANDER
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AT PISCARI LTD

CHARLES NEWHOUSE
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER OF LEIDOS UK AND EUROPE

JOHN ZEALLEY
CHAIR, CHARTERED MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT BOARD
THE CHARTERED MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE

MATT ROBERTS
DIRECTOR, CHARTERED MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT
CHARTERED MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE

GITTE GANDERUP
BOARD AND EXECUTIVE ADVISOR

CLAIRE STOKES
SENIOR ADVISOR IN RISK MANAGEMENT

ANJUM HAKIM
MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT
PA CONSULTING

LEON WALKER
MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT
PA CONSULTING

FRANCESCA LAVEY
GLOBAL HEAD OF GTM GROWTH AND TRANSFORMATION

ANDY SILVESTER
EDITOR
CITY AM

KATE SPALDING
SENIOR CONSULTING PARTNER

GITTE GANDERUP
BOARD AND EXECUTIVE ADVISOR

HOWARD TOLLIT
BUSINESS CONSULTANT

MATT FREI
CHANNEL 4 NEWS PRESENTER AND EUROPE EDITOR

KATE SPALDING
SENIOR CONSULTING PARTNER

GITTE GANDERUP
BOARD AND EXECUTIVE ADVISOR

HOWARD TOLLIT
BUSINESS CONSULTANT

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