2026 Judges

Meet the established panel shaping The Rewards. Bringing deep expertise and a shared commitment to excellence, our judges ensure that only the most outstanding individuals, teams, and initiatives are recognised and celebrated.

Ian Hodson

Director of People and Culture

Housing 21

Lara Smart

Director

LSC Group

Julie Aghanti

Head of Payroll and Pensions

Fusion Life

Heidi Watson

Head of Reward & Benefits

Elysium Healthcare

Nick Day

CEO

JGA Recruitment Group

Aaron Mudd

Group Reward Lead

VIRTUS Data Centres

Evi Garoufi-London

Director of Payroll and Benefits, UK & Ireland

CIS Security Limited

Mark Bremner

CEO

MBKB

Simon Parsons

Director of UK Compliance Strategies

SD Worx

Vikki Gledhill

Head of Reward & Pensions

Yorkshire Water

Dianne Hoodless

Head of Group Compensation and Benefits

TFG Brands

Andrea Rae

Independent Reward Consultant

Inspiring Reward Ltd

Ana Laiu

Director of Pay & Reward

PPHE Hotel Group Ltd

Kate Winson

Head of Payroll

Boots

Jason Gowlett

Head of HR

Lloyds

Tanya Durand

Head of Reward & Payroll

Veolia

Kayleigh Burn

Head of Reward

LSL

Michael Steen

Global Payroll Partnerships Manager.

Payroll Minds

Wendy Muirhead

Partner

WH People

Lynn Fogerty

Operational Payroll Manager

Experian

Sarah Goodrick-Meech

Head of Payroll

Sainsbury's

Keely Banks

SVP global reward and payroll

DAZN

Paul Morley

Reward Consultant

Co-operative Group

Meg Kirk

Founder

MK Tax and Payroll

Paul Simpson

Senior Director Payroll & People Operations

Ralph Lauren

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