How you'll be judged
The Women in Utilities Awards are judged by an esteemed panel of industry experts, hand-picked for their specialist knowledge and experience within their specific field.
STAGE 1
Judges will thoroughly review all entries and evaluate them based on the outlined criteria. You can find further details of the scoring process in our entry guide.
STAGE 2
Successful entries will move to a category group evaluation, where judges will discuss and collaborate, agreeing on the finalists and winners for 2026.
Meet the judges reviewing your entries:
Mac Alonge
Founder & CEO
The Equal Group
Karen Anderson
Executive Director
WUN
General Council
Water UK
Holly Beeston
WUN Advocate & Practice Lead Utilities
WUN & Douglas Jackson
Rachel Cary
Head of Industrial Strategy
Energy UK
Paul Cox
CEO
EU Skills
MD
Sarah Hopkins
Director
WUN
Zoe Kemp
Head of Events & Partnerships
British Water
Katie Lezanby
Executive Director
Pipeline Industries Guild
Gabrielle Mandell
CEO
Institute of Water
Ian McCluskey
Head of Technical & Policy
IGEM
Debbie Mitchell
Director of Utilities Networks
EUA
Jesusoorefunmi Olaoye
Co-founder
Energyz Black
Oluseyi Onifade
Strategic Programme Manager
UKWIR
Charlie Page
Industry Engagement Manager
WaterAid
Louise Parry
Ambassador & Director of People & OR
WUN
Emma Rainbird
People Director, Retail
British Gas
Lisa Robyn Wood
Director
GRIP Coaching
Lawrence Slade
CEO
Energy Networks Association
Julia Stichling
WUN Advocate & MD
WUN & R2M
Juliet Summers
Director
Inner Talent
Kirsty Webb
Director of People & Culture
Yorkshire Building Society
Sallyann Weston-Scales
Managing Director
Weston Scales
Georgina Worrall OBE
Head of
POWERful Women
