PPA Independent Publisher Awards - judges

We pride ourselves on the robustness of our judging process, ensuring all entries are fairly considered. Industry experts review our entries to ultimately decide the winners in a two-step judging process, find out who's on the 2023 panel below...

Louis Bryant // Shard Financial Media
Louis Bryant
Commercial Director
Shard Financial Media
Rob Chambers // Total Telecom
Rob Chambers
Managing Director
Total Telecom
Rupert Collins-White // Burlington Media Group
Rupert Collins-White
Co-CEO
Burlington Media Group
Hugh Comerford // The Stage Media Co.
Hugh Comerford
Managing Director
The Stage Media Co.
Jenny Cook // Anthem Publishing
Jenny Cook
Creative Director
Anthem Publishing
Darren Coxon // Pensord
Darren Coxon
Group Chairman
Pensord
Nick Creed // The Drum
Nick Creed
Co-Founder & Digital Director
The Drum
Renee Doegar // London Review of Books
Renee Doegar
Publisher
London Review of Books
Karen Edwards // Wanderlust
Karen Edwards
Freelance Editor & Writer / Sustainability Editor
Wanderlust
Ollie Hughes // Diversified Communications
Ollie Hughes
Portfolio Director
Diversified Communications
Matthew Jackson // APL Media
Matthew Jackson
Publisher & Managing Director
APL Media
Karen Jones // Citywealth
Karen Jones
Editor & Founder
Citywealth
Thomas Lane // Assemble Media Group
Thomas Lane
Group Technical Editor & Strategy, Insight Director
Assemble Media Group
Simon Lewis // Anthem Publishing
Simon Lewis
Managing Director
Anthem Publishing
Ian McAuliffe // Think
Ian McAuliffe
CEO
Think
Serena McMahon // Haymarket Media Group
Serena McMahon
Chief Commercial Officer
Haymarket Media Group
Luke Nicholls // Faversham House
Luke Nicholls
Publisher
Faversham House
Daniel Pearce // TTG Media
Daniel Pearce
CEO
TTG Media
Zina Pearce // Select Science
Zina Pearce
Chief Solutions Officer
Select Science
Victoria Rennie // Stylus
Victoria Rennie
CEO
Stylus
Louise Robinson // Saga Magazine
Louise Robinson
Editorial Director
Saga Magazine
Matt Roclawski // TTG Media
Matt Roclawski
Managing Director
TTG Media
David Rossiter // Hand Media
David Rossiter
CEO
Hand Media
Mark Sennett // Western Business Media
Mark Sennett
CEO
Western Business Media
Melanie Shah // The Drum
Melanie Shah
Head of Event Content
The Drum
Sarah Simpson // CPL One
Sarah Simpson
Managing Director
CPL One
Lina Slater // Real Response Media
Lina Slater
COO
Real Response Media
Toby Smeeton // Sunday
Toby Smeeton
Managing Director
Sunday
Aditya Solanki // Asian Media Group
Aditya Solanki
Director of Digital Media
Asian Media Group
Zamir Walimohamed // Motor Sport Magazine
Zamir Walimohamed
Head of Digital, Marketing & Subscriptions
Motor Sport Magazine
Sarah Ward // European Healthcare Investor Association
Sarah Ward
Executive Director
European Healthcare Investor Association
Sara Ward // Slimming World Magazine
Sara Ward
Editor
Slimming World Magazine