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The best of the best
MEET our judges
Our 2025 judging line-up
Our Accounting Excellence judges are a carefully-selected selection of experts, influencers, veterans, leaders and newvoices.
This year, we’ve refreshed our judging line-up to better reflect the increasingly diverse nature of the profession and help us judge our categories with the rigour they deserve.
Our judges for 2025
Ami Copeland
CEO, ICB
Chris Argent
Founder & Managing Director, GenCFO
Bhimal Hira
Industry Expert, Ex-JH, Consultant
Della Hudson
Author, Speaker and Business Coach
Emma Rawson
Director of Public Policy at ATTÂ
Blaire Palmer
Future of Leadership Expert, That People Thing
Glenn Collins
Head of Technical and Strategic Engagement, ACCA UK
Jeremy Clarke
Assistant Director, ICAS
Jeremy Coker
Partner, Oury Clark
Zoe Whitman
Co-Founder, 6 Figure Bookkeeper
Jo Wood
Director, Jo Wood Virtual FD Ltd
Katie Sharpe
Partner – UK HR & Payroll Services, Forvis Mazars LLP
Paul Aplin
Tax Expert, 2022 Outstanding Achivement Award Winner
Kayleigh Graham
Head of Partnerships & Growth, Telleroo
Lucy Cohen
Co-Founder, Mazuma
Peter Ellington
CEO and Founder, Triple Bottom Line Accounting
Robert Collings
Head of Finance, Flux
Simon Heppner
Founder, Net Zero Now
Phillip Turnbull
Chief Executive, AIA
Steve Collings
Partner, Leavitt Walmsley Associates Limited
Tom Herbert
Technology Editor, AccountingWEB
Wesley Rashid
CEO & Co-Founder, Accountancy Cloud
Zoe Lacey Cooper
The Alternative Accountancy Audit
James Hickey
Gino Zabeo
Commercial Director at VISTRA
Claire Bennison
Executive Director Customer, Partnerships and Innovation, AAT
Sharon Baker
, Kinder Accountants
Alastair Barlow
Co-founder, Flinder
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AWARDS NIGHT 2025
30th September 2025, The Roundhouse London
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