Judges 2024 – TBC
We pride ourselves on the integrity and diligence of our judging process. All judges are selected for their expertise and must have at least 10 years’ experience working in or around the finance sector.
Please see below our Judges from 2023
Stephen Adair, Partner, Broad Chare Partners
View Stephen’s BiographyJoanna Allen, IFA, AYP Financial Planning Limited
View Joanna’s BiographyDaniel Bloxham, Associate Director, Finance, Nigel Wright Group
View Daniel’s BiographyJames Charlton, President of CIPFA North East
View James’s BiographyPhilip Clare, Partner, Muckle LLP
View Philip’s BiographyGeorge Clark, non executive Director of Nexus
View George’s BiographyAlice Clewes, Chair of the North East England branch of the Chartered Institute of Taxation
View Alice’s BiographyClaire Connolly, CFO, Clearly Drinks Group
View Claire’s BiographyGraham Cornforth, Corporate Finance Director, Fairstone Group Ltd
Pic & Bio to follow
Sharon Coull, Finance Director, Drummond Central
View Sharon’s BiographyMark Dale, Principal Consultant, Professional Services, Nigel Wright Group
View Mark’s BiographyAndy Donnelly, Managing Director, Donwood Glass
View Andy’s BiographyBrian Foreman, Branch Manager – Handelsbanken
View Brian’s BiographyClaire Foster, acting CFO – Everyturn Mental Health
View Claire’s BiographyBarry Gill (FCCA) – Chair, ACCA Northern Counties Region
View Barry’s BiographyNick Green, Practice Lead, C-suite & Private Equity – Nigel Wright Group
View Nick’s BiographyStuart Hall, Finance Director, Aspire Tech
View Stuart’s BiographyYangbin Ma – AAT
Bio to follow
Bill MacLeod, former partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Member of ICAS
View Bill’s BiographyJonathan Moreland – Managing Partner, Swinburne Maddison LLP
View Jonathan’s BiographyCharlotte Owen, Associate Director, Finance – Nigel Wright Group
View Charlotte’s BiographyRobert Phillips, Partner, Womble Bond Dickinson
View Robert’s BiographySteven Robinson – COO, Blu Sky
View Steven’s BiographyRichard Slack, Professor in Accounting, Durham University Business School
View Richard’s BiographyIan Wilkinson – Chief Executive Officer of Perspective Financial Group and Managing Director of Perspective (North East) Ltd
View Ian’s BiographyJeremy Smith, Partner, Womble Bond Dickinson
Biography to follow
Daniel Bloxham, Associate Director, Nigel Wright Group
View Daniel’s BiographyPaul Wilson, CEO, Nigel Wright Group
View Paul’s BiographyNadia Abdelfattah
View Nadia’s Biography