Meet our 2024 Judges

Our judges are highly skilled and qualified professionals representing diverse expertise from various fields.

JUDGING PROCESS

Entries for the CIPS Excellence in Procurement & Supply Awards are submitted from a range of global organisations and sectors. As a result, we select judges with high levels of knowledge and experience of procurement and supply. Selecting the right mix of judges is important to us. Procurement leaders are invited from a range of sectors based on their knowledge, expertise and skills, giving assurance to anyone who enters the awards that their submission is judged by the very best of our profession. To ensure we are transparent with our processes we wanted to provide you with more information about the role of our judges and the judging process itself. Our judges will:

 ● Sign confidentiality agreements and agree not to engage in conversations with individuals or organisations who are entering or pass on hints and tips outside of the official CIPS channels.

● Declare any conflicts of interest and will be removed from judging or viewing categories where these are identified.

● Draw on their knowledge and experience to assess entries in their given categories.

● Check all entries meet the correct category criteria and re-allocate into correct categories if necessary.

● Provide scores and written comments on all shortlisted entrants and award winners, though these comments and scores will not be shared with candidates afterwards. The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence related to the decisions will be entered into.


Adrian Bower
Chief Procurement Officer
Entain
Andrew Forzani
Director General Commercial
Ministry of Defence
Andrew New
Chief Executive Officer
NHS Supply Chain
Andrew Cannon-Brookes
Managing Director and Global Head, Supply Chain Management
Standard Chartered Bank
Anna Spinelli
Chief Procurement Officer & Head of Mobility
DHL Group
Ben Fricke FCIPS
Group Procurement & Supply Chain Director
Whitbread
Bobby Dhanoa
Vice President, Extended Workforce Solutions
Google
Camiel Schijven
SVP IT&D /CIO
Wintershall dea AG
Caroline Levitt MCIPS
Procurement Director
DRAX Group
Cyril Pourrat
Chief Procurement Officer
BT Sourced
Evan Sutherland MCIPS
Procurement and Supply Chain Director
Balfour Beatty
Henrik Larsen FCIPS
Member of CIPS Global Board of Trustees / Owner
Larsen Consulting
Jacqui Rock
Chief Commercial Officer
NHS England
James Allen
Chief Procurement Officer
GKN Aerospace
Jim Townsend
Chief Procurement Officer
Asda
Juliet Sotnick FCIPS
Member of CIPS Global Board of Trustees
Katiana Iavarone
Senior Vice President & Chief Procurement Officer
UCB
Kevin Mills FCIPS
Chief Procurement Officer
NATO – Allied Command Transformation
Laura Faulkner FCIPS
Director of Business Services
Nationwide
Marco Salzedo FCIPS
Director of Commercial and Contract Management Capability
Government Commercial Function
Michaela Mayrhofer
Chief Procurement Officer & Vice President
Telia Company
Oliver Hurrey
Head of the Champions Program, Sustainable Procurement Pledge. Founder & Chair, Scope 3 Peer Group
Scope 3 Peer Group
Patricia Stroup
Chief Procurement Officer
Nestle
Patrick Dunne
Chief Property & Procurement Officer. Director EV Ventures (Smart Charge)
Saisnburys Plc
Rebecca Simpson
Chief Procurement Officer
Royal Mail
Robert Douglas
Chief Procurement Officer
Direct Line Group Plc
Rory Lamont FCIPS
Chief Procurement Officer
Siemens Mobility
Sam Ulyatt
Chief Commercial Officer
Home Office
Simon Arnott
Managing Director – North
Morgan Sindall
Stephanie Gemmell
Chief Procurement Officer
Wella Company
Stephen Day FCIPS
Chief Procurement Officer
Kantar