2020 Awards Judges
The international Content Marketing Awards are recognition of the best work our industry has to offer. So it’s only right that we have the biggest names of content marketing to join us to judge your entries.
They have been chosen for their field of expertise, track record of success, length of service to the industry or overall brilliance. Take a look at all the fantastic judges taking part in 2020, who will be crowing winners with gold.
Grand Prix Judges
Rupert Bedell
Vice President of Marketing for Europe, American Express
Rupert has had marketing leadership roles at some of the world’s largest banks, including Barclays, HSBC and Royal Bank of Scotland, before joining American Express in 2018. As VP of Marketing for Europe, he leads all B2B marketing for a region consisting of 14 different markets, with teams primarily based in the UK, France, Italy and Germany.
Clare Hill
Brand Marketing
Strategist
Clare delivers business growth and performance in the Entertainment, Retail & Media sectors. Clare has held international marketing roles at Cannes Lions, ITV, Anchor Bay and Universal Pictures and is currently the Head of Strategic Marketing, Europe at Samsung Ads who are at the forefront of redefining advertising in the Advanced TV landscape.
Martin MacConnol
Executive Chairman,Wardour
Martin loves everything to do with content marketing. Wardour are a content marketing agency working with clients as diverse as EY, Heineken and the British Heart Foundation. He has served as a member of the steering committee of the CMA, was chair of the Association of Publishing Agencies and a board member of the PPA. He sits on the Alumni Advisory Board of Cambridge University.
Amanda Phillips
Head of Global Brand Operations, Jaguar Land Rover
Amanda has spent her career in marketing and advertising, including managing creative agencies to CEO level and most recently at British Airways as Global Head of Marketing Communications, and now at Jaguar Land Rover leading Global Brand Operations. She is an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Direct Marketing.
Gideon Spanier
UK Editor-in-chief of Campaign
Gideon was named best writer, business at the British Society of Magazine Editors Talent Awards 2020. He was previously media editor of the London Evening Standard and has also worked at The Times and The Independent.
He is a former chairman of the Broadcasting Press Guild and began his career as a TV producer at CNN.
All Judges
Kitty Finstad
Content Director, The Good Vikings
Adam Waters
Director, BFBS Academy and Creative
Jenny Tsai
CEO, Wearisma
Jeremy Leslie
Founder, MagCulture
Adam Pensotti
Head of the Canon Young People Programme
Luan Wise
Independent Marketing Consultant
David Symington
Senior Content & Campaigns Manager, Ticketmaster
Kathryn Strachan
Head of Copy & MD, Copy House
Christian Gladwell
Global CEO, M&C Saatchi Performance
Adam Jennings
Co-Founder and Creative Director, Cordial Fox
Jessica Hall
Freelance Brand & Marketing Strategist, Bloom Ltd and Hoxby
Gavin Miller
Managing Director, Ultima Media
Lucie Kerley
Freelance Creative Digital Strategist & Social Media Consultant
Ryan Battles
Chief Brand Officer, MySense
Katheryn Watson
Senior Digital PR Manager, Jellyfish
Scott Guthrie
Influencer Marketing Management Consultant
Stephanie McGrath
VP Strategy, VERB Interactive
Stephen Kenwright
Technical Director, Rise at Seven
Kathi Hall
Communication Director, AgeUK
Jonathan Almond
Founder, Delightful Drinks
Jenna Keighley
MD and Chief Thinker, Mixology
Richard Thomson
Managing Director, Kaptcha
Craig Nayman
Owner, Red Cannon
Louise Parker
PR Director, PropellerNet
Nick Saalfeld
Content Strategist
Sophie Elbourn
Resourcing Content Executive, SUEZ recycling and recovery UK
Mat O’Brien
Creative Director, SevenC3
Will Cookson
Co-Founder, Pangolin
Paul MacKenzie-Cummins
Managing Director, Clearly
Lesley Williams
Editor, The BAY Magazine
Lee Benecke
Digital Content Director, Manifest
Chelsea Spencer
Marketing Manager, SO Marketing
Michael Doukanaris
Managing Director, SevenC3
Mark Field
Director, News UK
Sophie Paterson
Director, Vested
Trisha Brandon
Global Content Director and Consultant
Deepa Shah
Founder, Lab Eight
Jade Raad
Head of Brand, Little Dot Studio
Dave Clough
Head of Content, Receptional
Claire Burrows
Global Brand, Marketing & Digital Communications Consultant
Lauren McMenemy
Founder & brand journalist, The Content Type
Viktoria Wyckman
Global Creative Director, Relatable
Joe Glover
Founder, The Marketing Meet Up
Emma Harman
Managing Director, Whalar
Kate Rapacchi
Managing Director, We Are Spectacular
Dylan Davenport
Managing Director, The Wild
Paula Parker
Marketing Consultant, PP8 Marketing
Will Hawkins
Managing Director, Start
Sarah Buyl
Co-Founder, The Nutshell
Sabine Rosseel
Co-Founder, The Nutshell
Ian Sewell
Content Marketing Consultant
Lisa Targett
General Manager, TRIBE
Shaun Hill
Head of Content & Digital PR, iProspect
Bobby Ford
Executive Creative Director, JUMP
Enrico Nonino
Head of Marketing, Forward/LastMinute.com
Daniel Collins
Strategy Director, Rocket
Joele Forrester
Digital Journalist, Talking Influence
Andy Edmonds
Regional Growth Director, APAC at MediaMonks
Sam Myers
Head of Film, The Creative Engagement Group
Lauren Sarginson
Account Director, Coolr
Terri Squibb
Client Partner, JUMP
Adam Millbank
Director, JonesMillbank
Rob Purdie
Marketing Consultant, Alchemetrix
