2025 Judges

We are delighted to present our judges for The Grocer Gold Awards 2025.

Steve Ager
Chief Customer and Commercial Officer, BUK & ROI
Boots UK
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Theadora Alexander
CEO
YF
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Miranda Ballard
Head of SMB, West Europe
NielsenIQ
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Rhian Bartlett
Director of Fresh Food
Sainsbury's
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Matthew Barwell
NED
Advertising Standards Authority and Portfolio
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Nicola Bates
CEO
WineGB
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James Beeson
Drinks Editor
The Grocer
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Charlie Beevor
Head of Business Development
Notpla
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Natalie Berg
Retail Analyst and Host of the Retail Disrupted podcast
NBK Retail
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Karen Betts
Chief Executive
FDF
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Katrina Bishop
Head of UK Thought Leadership
NIQ
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Sarah Bradbury
CEO
IGD
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Shaun Browne
Chairman Consumer Group, Europe
Houlihan Lokey
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Kris Comerford
Chief Commercial Officer
Asda
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Roisin Currie
CEO
Greggs plc
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Lucy Ede
Founder
New-Stuff
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Anthony B Fletcher
CEO and Founder
Believe in Science (Urban Legend)
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Tom Forsythe
Managing Director
Good & Proper Tea
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Ged Futter
Director
The Retail Mind
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Suzanne Glancy-Ross
Director
SGR Food & Beverage
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Maria Goncalves
International Trade Editor
The Grocer
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Ronny Gottschlich
CEO & Founder
Heunadel Retail Advisory
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Andy Halliwell
Vice President, International Retail
Publicis Sapient
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Robert Hardy
CEO
EORI UK
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Will Hayllar
Global Managing Partner
OC&C Strategy Consultants
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Mike Hedges
CEO
Growup Farms
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Ronan Hegarty
News Editor
The Grocer
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Miya Knights
Publisher, Retail Technology magazine
Retail Technology Consulting
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Niamh Leonard-Bedwell
FMCG Editor
The Grocer
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Adam Leyland
Editor-in-Chief
The Grocer
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Richard Lim
CEO
Retail Economics
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Tom Lindsay
Founder Partner
Spayne Lindsay & Co
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James Lowman
Chief Executive
Association of Convenience Stores
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Sophie Luck
Investor
JamJar Investments
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Fraser McKevitt
Head of Retail and Consumer Insight
Kantar
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Dene Mullen
Features Editor
The Grocer
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John Noble
Director
British Brands Group
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Richard Pennycook
Chairman
2 Sisters Food Group
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Dan Ronald
Chief Operating Officer
Aldi UK
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Andy Searle
Partner & Managing Director
Alix Partners
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Daniel Selwood
Special Projects Editor
The Grocer
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Julian Skelly
Head of Retail
Publicis Sapient
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Megan Tatum
Freelance Journalist
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Alex Troughton
Regional General Manager EMEA
Uber
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Charlotte Turner
CEO
Bean Research
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Chris Tyas OBE
Chair GS1UK , NED DEFRA
GS1UK
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Emma Weinbren
Managing Editor
The Grocer
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Rachel White
Managing Director
NielsenIQ
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Kevin White
Fresh Foods Editor
The Grocer
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George Wright
Special Advisor
Fareshare
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