About

Awards Committee

The DMA Awards Committee is an advisory board formed of industry leaders ensuring the DMA Awards remains relevant to the industry it rewards and that the programme is run for the industry by the industry.

Judging work holistically across strategy, creativity and results, the Awards Committee operate year-round to ensure only the best work is highlighted by their efforts.

They do this through the following hubs:

Entries: Ensuring the categories reflect the industry
Campaign: Making the Awards marketing award worthy
Commercial: Bringing in sponsorship for each stage and category

Caroline Parkes

Chief Experience Officer, Wonderhood Studios

Deputy Chair

Dave Robinson

Customer Value and Analytics Director , Virgin Red

Committee members

Teresa Sullivan

Founder & Executive Creative Director, The Creative Consultancy

I run The Creative Consultancy which has specialisms in ABM and phygital (part physical, part digital) campaigns. I love to work with scale-ups, challengers and disruptors. I’ve won 2 Grand Prix awards for B2B, including the DMAs.

Skip Fidura

CMO, AudiencePoint

Skilled marketer and public speaker combining technology, strategy and storytelling to influence key decision makers. Thrives in scale-up environments, transforming Marketing into a strategic growth lever.

Deputy Chair

Richard Atkinson-Toal

VP, Global Brand & Marketing, Amex GBT

Rich is Deputy Chair of the DMA Board, supporting its growth and reputation. With 18 years’ experience across marketing, tech, and strategy, he’s Global VP at Amex GBT and a champion of culture, purpose, and young talent in the marketing industry.

Puja Parmar

Senior Advisor to the Mayor, Comms, Strategy & Marketing, Mayor of London

Puja specialises in brand strategy and social change. She directs Mayoral campaigns, oversees marketing across London Gov, TfL, and VisitLondon, and is Creative Director for London’s NYE Fireworks (2020-2025) live on the BBC.

Mikolaj Renk

Social Media & Community Manager, RAC

Matt Conner

Director - Digital and Innovation, Barclays

Matt leads content mgt for Barclays UK's digital channels. He's previously served as Chair of the DMA Awards and is a champion for driving access to the industry, supporting the DMA Breakthrough Award.

James Ray

Chief Executive Officer, Armadillo

James is CEO of leading independent CRM agency Armadillo. With a background in strategy before moving in to agency leadership, he’s a life-long data-led marketer working with blue chip brands across a diverse range of sectors.

John Kirkham

Creative , TBWA London

Alongside my role on the DMA Awards committee, I'm a copywriter at TBWA. I'm passionate about effective, punchy work!

Marius Bartsch

Growth Partner, Digitas UK

Jason Andrews

Executive Creative Director , Iris

Jane Evans

Head of Data Strategy and Analytics, Havas Health Network

Sevil Crespo

Experience Strategy Lead, VML

Digital marketing expert, a former developer turned strategist. Passionate about digital innovation to elevate brand and customer experiences. For 15+ years, she’s shaped social, CX & CRM strategy for Jaguar, Land Rover and Ford.

Heather Westgate

Managing Director, We Are Marketing UK

Georgina Murray-Burton

Head of Strategy, House 337

Brand strategist, storytelling obsessive and effectiveness advocate. With over 20 years of award-winning, commercially effective work for global organisations, I champion ideas that move people, build brands and deliver results,

Emma Cox

Head of CRM, The Walt Disney Company EMEA

Cordell Burke

Global Executive Creative Director (EMEA), UP THERE, EVERYWHERE

Cordell is an experienced Executive Creative Director who has driven success at local and global agencies with award-winning creative work and industry leadership and has a passion for mentoring talent and championing diversity.

Clare Lawson

Global President & EMEA CEO , Ogilvy One

Claire Billings

Founder Flying Horses Coaching and Consultancy

Chris Dunne

Head of Marketing, Thinkbox

Chris is CEO of Outvertising, the marketing and advertising industry’s LGBTQIA+ advocacy group. He is also Head of Marketing at Thinkbox, the marketing trade body for commercial TV in the UK.

Carmen De Castro

Marketing Manager, Purple Goat Agency

Purple Goat is the leading inclusive marketing agency, disability-led and disability-focused. They work with some of the biggest brands in the world to create truly authentic, representative and successful campaigns.

Ben Rachel

Founding Partner and Planning Director, Soul

Barney-Raj Lang

Data Strategist , VCCP

Results-driven Data Strategist with 5 years’ experience turning complex data into insights. Skilled in CRM, segmentation, and building end-to-end data strategies aligned with business goals.

Al Mackie

Chief Creative Officer, RAPP

Creating engaging customer experiences and bringing brands to life is Al’s forté. He’s consistently won and judged the top international awards for creativity & effectiveness for 20+ years. He believes in the power of a big idea.

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