Awards celebration

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

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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. 

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Rupert Bedell

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.

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Martin Macconol
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.

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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.

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 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.

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All Judges

Kitty Finstad

Kitty Finstad
Content Director, The Good Vikings

Adam Waters

Adam Waters
Director, BFBS Academy and Creative

Jenny Tsai

Jenny Tsai
CEO, Wearisma

Jeremy Leslie

Jeremy Leslie
Founder, MagCulture

Adam Pensotti

Adam Pensotti
Head of the Canon Young People Programme

Luan Wise

Luan Wise
Independent Marketing Consultant

David Symington

David Symington
Senior Content & Campaigns Manager, Ticketmaster

Kathryn strachan

Kathryn Strachan
Head of Copy & MD, Copy House

Christian Gladwell

Christian Gladwell
Global CEO, M&C Saatchi Performance

Adam Jennings

Adam Jennings
Co-Founder and Creative Director, Cordial Fox

Jessica Hall

Jessica Hall
Freelance Brand & Marketing Strategist, Bloom Ltd and Hoxby

Gavin Miller

Gavin Miller
Managing Director, Ultima Media

Lucie Kerley

Lucie Kerley
Freelance Creative Digital Strategist & Social Media Consultant

Ryan Battles

Ryan Battles
Chief Brand Officer, MySense

Katheryn Watson

Katheryn Watson
Senior Digital PR Manager, Jellyfish

Scott Guthrie

Scott Guthrie
Influencer Marketing Management Consultant

Stephanie McGrath

Stephanie McGrath
VP Strategy, VERB Interactive

Stephen Kenwright

Stephen Kenwright
Technical Director, Rise at Seven

Kathi Hall

Kathi Hall
Communication Director, AgeUK

Jonathan Almond

Jonathan Almond
Founder, Delightful Drinks

Jenna Keighley

Jenna Keighley
MD and Chief Thinker, Mixology

Richard Thomson

Richard Thomson
Managing Director, Kaptcha

Craig Nayman

Craig Nayman
Owner, Red Cannon

Louise Parker

Louise Parker
PR Director, PropellerNet

Nick Saalfeld

Nick Saalfeld
Content Strategist

Sophie Elbourn

Sophie Elbourn
Resourcing Content Executive, SUEZ recycling and recovery UK

Mat O'Brien

Mat O’Brien
Creative Director, SevenC3

Will Cookson

Will Cookson
Co-Founder, Pangolin

Paul MacKenzie-Cummins

Paul MacKenzie-Cummins
Managing Director, Clearly

Lesley Williams

Lesley Williams
Editor, The BAY Magazine

Lee Benecke

Lee Benecke
Digital Content Director, Manifest

Chelsea Spencer

Chelsea Spencer
Marketing Manager, SO Marketing

Michael Doukanaris

Michael Doukanaris
Managing Director, SevenC3

Mark Field

Mark Field
Director, News UK

Sophie Paterson
Director, Vested

Trisha Brandon
Global Content Director and Consultant

Deepa Shah

Deepa Shah
Founder, Lab Eight

Jade Raad

Jade Raad
Head of Brand, Little Dot Studio

Dave Clough

Dave Clough
Head of Content, Receptional

Claire Burrows

Claire Burrows
Global Brand, Marketing & Digital Communications Consultant

Lauren McMenemy

Lauren McMenemy
Founder & brand journalist, The Content Type

Viktoria Wyckman

Viktoria Wyckman 
Global Creative Director, Relatable

Joe Glover

Joe Glover
Founder, The Marketing Meet Up

Emma Harman

Emma Harman
Managing Director, Whalar

Kate Rapacchi

Kate Rapacchi
Managing Director, We Are Spectacular

Dylan Davenport

Dylan Davenport
Managing Director, The Wild

Susan Grossman
Susan Grossman
Visiting Lecturer in Journalism 
Writing and Career Coach
Arnaldo Boico
Creative & Design Director, Dare
Paula Parker

Paula Parker
Marketing Consultant, PP8 Marketing

Will Hawkins

Will Hawkins
Managing Director, Start

Sarah Buyl

Sarah Buyl
Co-Founder, The Nutshell

Sabine Rosseel

Sabine Rosseel
Co-Founder, The Nutshell

Ian Sewell

Ian Sewell
Content Marketing Consultant

Lisa Targett

Lisa Targett
General Manager, TRIBE

Shaun Hill
Head of Content & Digital PR, iProspect

Bobby Ford

Bobby Ford
Executive Creative Director, JUMP

Enrico Nonino

Enrico Nonino
Head of Marketing, Forward/LastMinute.com

Daniel Collins
Strategy Director, Rocket

Joele Forrester

Joele Forrester
Digital Journalist, Talking Influence

Andy Edmonds

Andy Edmonds
Regional Growth Director, APAC at MediaMonks

Sam Myers

Sam Myers
Head of Film, The Creative Engagement Group

Lauren Sarginson

Lauren Sarginson
Account Director, Coolr

Terri Squibb
Client Partner, JUMP

Adam Millbank

Adam Millbank
Director, JonesMillbank

Rob Purdie
Marketing Consultant, Alchemetrix 

fleurie forbes martin

Fleurie Forbes-Martin
Business Growth Director at Studio Republic

christina morrison

Christina Morrison
General Manager at EMEA studioID (Industry Dive’s global content studio)