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
Steven Darby, Research Manager, Leeds Building Society & AURA representative
Alan Hathaway CMRS, Co-Owner and CEO, Discovery Research
Julie Irwin FMRS, Co-Founder & Board Director, Citrine Research
Dr Rachel Lawes FMRS, Author & Owner, Lawes Consulting
Dr Clifford Lewis CMRS, Senior Lecturer, Charles Sturt University
Ben Marks FMRS, Former CEO, YouthSight
Louise Twycross-Lewis MMRS, Head of Insight, PHD

MRS Awards - Specialist judges


Daniela Aguilera, Principal Consultant, Sparkler
Rebecca Cole CMRS, Managing Director, Cobalt Sky
Jo-Ann Foo, Senior Director, Analytic Partners
Viv Harrison MMRS, Research & Insights Manager, The Caravan and Motorhome Club
Annabelle Jones, Associate Partner, Boxee Group
Felicity Joyce, Insight Manager, Zurich Insurance
Tom Kerr FMRS, Founder & CEO, Thought Research
Louise McLaren CMRS, Managing Director (London), Lovebrands
Elissa Molloy Hon FMRS, Director, ISO Audit Solutions
Louise Sharpe, Senior Insight Manager, Propositions, BT
Simon Shaw CMRS, Director, Trinity McQueen
Sabrina Trinquetel CMRS, UK Sales Director, Measure Protocol
Ryan Uhl, Chief Brand Strategy Ofiicer, Mail Metro Media
Sarah Whiddett CMRS, Client Partnership Director, Kantar
Clare Woodward, Enterprise Insight Manager, BT
Caroline Wren CMRS, Managing Director, MTM

Research Live Awards – main panel

Katie McQuater (Chair), Editor, Impact and Research Live
Christina Finlay MMRS, Data & Insight Director, Nest
Catherine Haigh, Head of Consumer Insight EMEA, McCormick
James Holden, Director of Marketing & Audiences, BBC Nations, BBC
Seema Hope, Global Customer Insight Director, Dennis Publishing
Mike Taylor, Group Head of Insights, Vodafone

Research Live Awards - Innovation Panel

Katie McQuater (Chair), Editor, Impact and Research Live
Harry Davies, VP Marketing Investment & Effectiveness, Sage
Liam Kay, Deputy Editor, Research Live & Impact
Jessica Salmon, Base Marketing Director, Virgin Media O2
Jake Steadman CMRS, Chief Marketing & Insight Officer, Access Intelligence

Operations Awards


Penny Steele FMRS (Chair), Managing Director, Steele Fieldwork
Elaine Francis FMRS, Founder, Criteria FIeldwork
Debrah Harding, Managing Director, MRS
Rowland Lloyd FMRS, COO EMEA, Ipsos
Shibu Pillai, Senior Director of Operation, Kynetec
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
Chloe Fowler CMRS, Founder, The Nest Research
Louise Fraser CMRS, Owner & Director, Jump Research

Silver Medal


Phyllis Macfarlane FMRS (Chair), two-time past Chair of MRS
Hosam Al-Samarraie, Associate Professor in Digital Innovation Design, University of Leeds
Dr Philly Desai FMRS, Director & Principal Consultant, Turnstone Research
Alena Kostyk CMRS, Assistant Professor in Marketing, University of Glasgow
Tim Macer FMRS, Managing Director, Meaning

AQR Award


Simon Patterson FMRS (Chair), Founder & CEO, QRi Consulting
Dr Bianca Bailey-Wilson, Director of Innovation Culture & DEID, ClearView Research
Jane Frost, CEO, MRS
Keisha Herbert, Senior User Researcher, Department for Education
Lucy Hobbs, Research Director, Boxclever
Kathy Joe, Consultant, ESOMAR Professional Standards Committee
Tom Kerr FMRS, Founder & CEO, Thought Research
Sarah Newman, Director, APG
Tim Steere, Head of Customer Insight, Leeds Building Society

ASC Award

 
AJ Johnson (Chair), Executive Director, Global Operations & Innovation, Kynetec
Rebecca Cole CMRS, Managing Director, Cobalt Sky
John McConnell, Founder, Analytical People
Alex Reppel, Reader in Marketing, Royal Holloway, University of London

BIG Award


Damon Thomas MMRS (Chair), Senior AssociateSenior Associate, Hasson Associates Recruitment
Trevor Wilkinson FMRS, Managing Director, Purple Market Research
Jon Wood, Research Director, Critical Research

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