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THE JUDGING PANEL

Each year the Family Business of the Year Awards are determined by an illustrious panel of judges from all corners of the UK.

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Each member of the panel is recognised for their work in the family business sector either as a family business leader and winner of a previous award, an academic specialising in the field or an adviser working with family business clients.

Collectively they represent hundreds of years of working in the sector and we are truly grateful to all of them for taking the time to judge these awards and helping to add to the integrity of the awards process and the prestige that ultimately comes to those winning one of these awards.

David Baggott

David Baggott

Founding Partner
CN Strategic Advisors
Mairi Mickel

Mairi Mickel

Founder
Mairi Mickel's Business Families
Daniel Cushing

Daniel Cushing

Founder
ParaStudio
Joanne Gualda

Joanne Gualda

Group Marketing Director
Bagnalls
Stephen Bagnall

Stephen Bagnall

Group Managing Director
Bagnalls
David Twiddle

David Twiddle

Managing Partner
TWYD & Co
Amit Sharma

Amit Sharma

Partner
Goodman Jones
Kate Gibson

Kate Gibson

Managing Director
Gibsons Games
Charlotte Tong

Charlotte Tong

Partner
Goodman Jones
Jennifer Leeder

Jennifer Leeder

Partner
Birketts
Jamie Grant

Jamie Grant

Managing Director, Corporate Banking
Barclays
Sian Steele

Sian Steele

Founder
Sian Steele Consulting
Kevin Thomas

Kevin Thomas

Director
Rickard Luckin
Mike Kane

Mike Kane

Partner
Turcan Connell
Nick Mayhew

Nick Mayhew

Founder & Managing Director
Alembic Strategy
Ros Heath

Ros Heath

Director
Landermeads
Grant Georgiades

Grant Georgiades

Managing Director
Plan Insurance
Ben Fowler

Ben Fowler

Managing Director
Western Pension Solutions
Ian Smyth

Ian Smyth

Director
Northern Ireland Family Business Forum
Ellie Milner

Ellie Milner

Partner
Mills & Reeve LLP
Stuart Hatcher

Stuart Hatcher

Partner
Forsters
David Dickson

David Dickson

Founder
Family Business Matters
Heather Matthews

Heather Matthews

Managing Director
Little's Chauffeur Drive Limited
Beverley Mitchell

Beverley Mitchell

Founder
Beverley Mitchell Consulting Limited
Norma Stewart

Norma Stewart

Partner
Azets
Jane Wylie-Roberts

Jane Wylie-Roberts

CEO
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Family Business United (‘FBU’) is an unparalleled rallying point and voice for the global family business community and an invaluable source of insight into the sector.  FBU is a resource for all, family businesses of all sizes and sectors, and their advisers, helping to raise the profile of the family business sector and to encourage greater awareness of the contribution that family firms make to the global economy through employment, income generation, wealth creation and charitable endeavours.

At FBU, everything we do is about the family business, creating the best resource available to help families in business get access to the resources and support they need to continue their family business journey, wherever it will take them.

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