Judging Process

Each organisational Award category will comprise of a judging panel of between five-six business leaders with expertise relevant to the Award. The judges will consider entries against the stated Judging Criteria and produce a shortlist prior to determining the category winner.

Shortlisted organisations will be contacted in the lead up to the Awards Ceremony to ensure their attendance on the evening.

For detailed information relating to the nomination and selection of the WA Business Leader of the Year Award, please click here.

Note: An organisation cannot apply for any Award category for which an employee or board member is a judge. Please refer to the Eligibility Criteria/ Terms & Conditions.

PAst JUDGES

Ms	Julie	Adams	Managing Director	chemo@home
Mr	Terry	Agnew	Chairman	EDGE Employment Solutions
Ms	Jennifer	Allen	Director	Foundation of WA Museum
Ms	Debra	Barnes	Acting Chief Executive Officer	VisAbility
Mr	Nick	Bayes	Managing Director	The Brand Agency
Mr	Peter	Byala	Deputy Chief Executive Officer	AIM WA
Ms	Chris	Canny	Assistant Director, Professional Development	WA Police
Mr	Fred	Chaney	Director	Taylor Robinson Chaney Broderick
Mr	Mario	D'Orazio	Director	Australia Post
Ms	Maryna	Fewster	Chief Executive Officer	The West Australian
Dr	Regina	Flugge	Chair, Non-Executive Director	Rangelands NRM WA
Mr	Richard	Godfrey	Chief Operating Officer	West Coast Eagles Football Club
Ms	Jennifer	Grove	Partner	Gerard Daniels
Dr	Jemma	Green	Research Fellow	Curtin University
Ms	Simone	Hansen	State Manager, WA	Aussie Home Loans
Dr	Paul	Harrigan	Associate Professor Marketing	The University of Western Australia
Mr	Nic	Hayes	Managing Director	Media Stable
Mr	Brad	Haynes	Vice President, Corporate Relations	Rio Tinto Iron Ore
Professor	Colleen	Hayward AM
Mr	Michael	Heath	Chief Operating Officer	Hawaiian
Mr	Warwick	Hemsley	Chairman	Hemsley Paterson
Mr	Michael	Keep	Learning and Development Manager Asia Pacific	Altrad Services
Mr	Andrew	Larsen	Venture Partner and Investor	Tempus Partners
Mr	Matthew	Macfarlane	Chief Executive Officer	iCetana Ltd
Mr	Adam	Marshall	Chief Executive Officer	Marketforce
Mr	Brodie	McCulloch	Managing Director	Spacecubed
Hon	Sheila	McHale
Mr	Jeffrey	Moffet	Chief Executive Officer	WA Country Health Service
Mrs	Noelene	Murray	Chief Operating Officer	Perdaman Global Services
Ms	Danielle	Norrish	Executive Director	Black Swan State Theatre
Ms	Linda	O'Farrell	Group Manager Fortescue People	Fortescue Metals Group
Mr	Michael	Ottaviano	Board Member	ScreenWest Inc
Mr	Chris	Palandri	Regional Managing Director	Multiplex
Ms	Maria	Perez	Director, International	AIM WA
Ms	Alex	Quinn	Director Marketing and Public Relations	AIM WA
Ms	Michelle	Reynolds	Executive Director	Rottnest Island Authority
Dr	Shaun	Ridley	Deputy Chief Executive Officer	AIM WA
Mr	Paul	Rosair	Principal	NAJA Business Consultancy Services
Mr	Rob	Slocombe	Group Chief Executive Officer	RAC WA
Mr	Chris	Smoje	Speaker, Trainer and Facilitator	DIME Customer Service
Ms	Karen	Thompson	Business Development and Communications Manager	People2People
Mr	Sean	Tilbrook	Chief Executive Officer	PrintSync
Ms	Kristi	Ullrich	General Manager - Marketing	Hawaiian
Ms	Dianna	Vitasovic	Director	Innovation Culture
Ms	Andrea	Walters	Director Personal Membership Services	AIM WA
Ms	Heather	Zampatti	Head of Wealth Management	Bell Potter Securities Limited