Awards

All membership designations, job titles and companies were correct at the time of judging.

Please note that where judges’ organisations are finalists in an awards category, the judges in question take no part in the discussions on the category or in the selection of the winners.

MRS Awards - Main panel

Phyllis Macfarlane FMRS (Chair), two-time past Chair of MRS
Shazia Ali MMRS, Founder, Mint Research
Rupert Anderton CMRS
Steven Darby, Research Manager, Leeds Building Society & AURA representative
Alan Hathaway CMRS, Co-Owner & CEO, Discovery Research
Julie Irwin FMRS, Co-Founder & Board Director, Citrine Research
Dr Rachel Lawes FMRS, Author & Owner, Lawes Consulting
Dr Clifford Lewis CMRS, Associate Professor in Marketing, Charles Sturt University
Ben Marks FMRS, Founder, Electrify Research
Corrine Moy FMRS, Founder, Corrine Moy Consulting
Louise Twycross-Lewis MMRS, Head of Insight, PHD
Sarah Whiddett CMRS, Client Partnership Director, Kantar

MRS Awards - Specialist judges

Stephen Bairfelt, Co-Founder & Joint Managing Director, Purple Market Research
Caroline Callahan FMRS, Research Director, Ipsos
Barbie Clarke FMRS, Managing Director, Family Kids & Youth
Viv Harrison MMRS, Research & Insights Manager, The Caravan & Motorhome Club
Sania Haq MMRS, Founder, Bye to Stereotypes
Dan Hayes, BT Insight Team
Santosh Makhani MMRS, Research Director
Louise McLaren CMRS, Managing Director (London), Lovebrands
Amy Middleton CMRS, Director, Beam Fieldwork
Liz Montgomery CMRS, Sharp Research
Louise Sharpe, Senior Insight Manager, Propositions, BT
Simon Shaw CMRS, Director, Trinity McQueen
Caroline Wren CMRS, Managing Director, MTM
Trevor Wilkinson FMRS, Managing Director, Purple Market Research

Research Live Awards – main panel

Katie McQuater (Chair), Editor, Research Live
Patrick Alcantara, Strategic Customer Insight Lead, AXA Insurance
James Holden, Marketing & Audiences Director, BBC
Seema Hope, Research Director, The Economist
Claire Rainey CMRS, Head of Insight, Virgin Media O2
Jake Steadman, VP Market Research & Data, Canva
Georgina White, CMRS, Director of Customer Experience, Holland & Barrett International

Research Live Awards - Innovation Panel

Katie McQuater (Chair), Editor, Research Live
James Holden, Marketing & Audiences Director, BBC
Liam Kay-McClean, Deputy Editor, Research Live
Claire Rainey CMRS, Head of Insight, Virgin Media O2
Jake Steadman, VP Market Research & Data, Canva

Operations Awards

Penny Steele FMRS (Chair), Managing Director, Steele Fieldwork
Elaine Francis FMRS, Founder, Criteria, Fieldwork
Debrah Harding, Managing Director, MRS
Rowland Lloyd FMRS
Chris Smith FMRS, Managing Director, Kudos Research
Danny Sims CMRS, Chairman & Founder, DJS Research

Independent Consultants Award

Matt Kirby (Chair), Founder, bob's your uncle research & planning
Dr Philly Desai FMRS, Director & Principal Consultant, Turnstone Research
Lucy Hobbs, AQR Chair & Director, Boxclever Consulting
Susie Mullen, Head of Data & Insight, Analysis to Understanding

Silver Medal

Phyllis Macfarlane FMRS (Chair), two-time past Chair of MRS
Dr Clifford Lewis, Associate Professor in Marketing,Charles Sturt University
Dr Philly Desai FMRS, Director & Principal Consultant, Turnstone Research
Tim Macer FMRS, Managing Director, Meaning
Professor Leo Paas, Professor of Marketing, University of Auckland

AQR Award

 
Lucy Hobbs (Chair), AQR Chair
Lucy Davison, ESOMAR
Chloe Fowler, AQR
Jane Frost, CEO, MRS
Shazia Ginai, CORE
Ruth Hinton, AURA
Tom Kerr, AURA
Oli Sweet, AQR 

ASC Award

 
AJ Johnson (Chair), Chief Operating Officer, Mediaprobe
Rebecca Cole CMRS, Managing Director, Cobalt Sky
John McConnell, Founder, Analytical People
Alex Reppel, Reader in Marketing, Royal Holloway, University of London