This year we’ve been delighted to receive a record number of nominations!
To ensure each one is judged fairly and with due diligence, our stringent judging process is completed by two separate panels: Category Award Judges, followed by an Independent Judging Panel. You can find out more about the Soldiering On Awards Judging Process here.
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2020 Category Judges
General the Lord Dannatt GCB CBE MC DL, Co-chair of Judges, Soldiering On Awards
Debra Allcock-Tyler, CEO of The Directory of Social Change
Lt. Col. Ren Kapur MBE, CEO, X-Forces Enterprise and Soldiering On Awards
Wing Commander Tal Lambert MBE BEng (Hons) MA CEng MIET,
Royal Air Force
Cath Possamai CEO, Recruiting Group, British Army & Capita, Capita
Colleen Martin, Assistant Director, Supporting Communities, Liverpool City Council
Craig Beaumont, FRSA, Director of External Affairs and Advocacy, Federation of Small Businesses
Daniel Elser, Assistant Director, The Royal British Legion
David Smith, Owner, CrossFit Spitfire; Soldiering On Award Winner, 2018
Major D Konstantinious, Company Commander 7 Coy LY , GLSESACF, Aide-De-Camp to Lord Mayor of the City of London
Douglas Badham, Partner, Curzon Consulting
Graham Complin, UK Defence Business Lead, Oracle Corporation
Helen Helliwell, Director, Armed Forces People Policy, Ministry of Defence
Julie Baker, Head of Enterprise and Community Finance, NatWest
Karen Tracey, Director, Dunelm Business Consultants
Mark Miller, Business Development Director – UK Defence, GKN Aerospace
Mary Mobbs-Beal, Business and Product Development Manager, The Garnett Foundation
Neil Jackson, Chief Executive Officer, MoD Defence Relationship Management, Ministry of Defence
Nick Wood MSc FHEA, Education and Development Lead (Military Culture & Transition) York St John University
Nikki Markham, Director, Battling On CiC; Soldiering On Innovation Award Winner 2016; Soldiering On Family Values Award Winner 2018
Paul Garvey, Head of Government & National Security (GNS), Cisco, UK & Ireland
Ray Lock, Chief Executive, Forces in Mind Trust
Sarah Woodward, Commercial Marketing Manager, Pets at Home
Tim Shapland, ED CEng MICE CMIOSH RMaPS AIExpE, Business Services Director, Landmarc Support Services Ltd
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