Past Judges
Judged by the Industry's Elite: The HR Leadership & Management Awards Our esteemed panel of past judges is composed of renowned experts who have made significant contributions to the HR industry. They come from diverse backgrounds in academia, business, and related sectors, bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience to the judging process. Their involvement ensures that entries are evaluated by the highest standards of excellence, objectivity, and fairness. The calibre of our past judges is a testament to the rigorous and impartial nature of the awards.
Michelle Abbey
HRD Corporate & Business Services/Global HR Transformation Director, Glanbia Plc
Paul Aherne
Principal Consultant, ASCEND
Sarah Behan
Learning & Development Specialist, Focus Ireland
Andrew Blair
Head of HR, HSBC Ireland
Stephen Boyle
Lecturer and Programme Director, UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School
Dr. Sinéad Brennan
Chief People Officer, NTMA
Caroline Browne
Managing Director, HRP Group
Karina Browne
HR Manager, Football Association of Ireland
Judy Byrne
HR Director & Co Founder, Crewlink Ltd
Ronan Carbery
Senior Lecturer Management, University College Cork
Leona Carroll
Learning & Development Manager, Health Products Regulatory Authority
Brian Cawley
Leadership Specialist
Wendy Chin
Managing Director, Pinnacle HR
Mark Christal
Manager, Client Management Development & Skills, Enterprise Ireland
Shay Clancy
Managing Director and Founder, ASCEND
Joanne Cluxton
Group HR Director, Mercury
Dermot Clynes
Head of Organisation Development, Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Ronan Colleran
Managing Partner, Azon Executive Search
Dr. Mary Collins
Chartered Psychologist, RCSI
Eamon Collins
Owner, EC Coaching and Consulting
Shirley Comerford
CEO, Public Appointments Service
Edel Conway
Professor of HRM, Dublin City University
Jonny Cooper
People and Change Manager, KPMG Ireland
Paula Corrigan
Director of Human Resources, The Bar of Ireland
Colette Darcy
Dean, School of Business, National College of Ireland
Síobhra Disdale
Employee Relations Director, Lidl Ireland GmbH
Brenda Dooley
, Shannon Consulting
Katie Dunne
Learning & Development Manager, Applegreen
Aminat Oluwabusola Farinmade
Director, Total Rewards EMEA, Equinix
Vivienne Fay
Founder and MD, Irwin HR
Michelle Flannelly
HR Consultant and Lecturer in HR, Dublin Business School
Steve Foster
Business Consultancy Director, NGA Human Resources
Na Fu
Associate Professor in Human Resource Management, Trinity College Dublin
April Gill
Director of Human Resources & Training, The K Club
Kenneth D. Glynn
Senior Director for Europe, Beacon HRM Group
Libby Gribben
HR Director EMEA, Xilinx
Jennifer Grogan
Organisational Psychologist, Health, Safety & Environment, ESB
Claire Gubbins
Professor in Organisational Behaviour & HRM, Dublin City University Business School
Ruairi Guckian
Guckian Human Resources Consulting, CEO/Founder
Aidan Harney
Strategy Manager, Culture & OD, ESB
Dr. Brian Harney
Senior Lecturer in Strategic HRM, Dublin City University
Aideen Hartnett
HR Manager, GXO Logistics Ireland Ltd
Prof. Noreen Heraty
Head, Department of Work and Employment Studies, KBS, University of Limerick
Dr. Caitriona Hughes
Lecturer in HRM & Programme Director Masters in HRM, National College of Ireland
Alan Jordan
Partner, The Business Troubleshooters
Juracy Junyor
Founder, Coach, Book Author, Speaker, Career Coach, GetHired.ie
Prof. Anne Keegan
Professor of Human Resource Management, College of Business, UCD
John Kennedy
Head of HR, Iarnrod Eireann Irish Rail
Kathleen Linehan
Strategic Director Of Human Resources, Trigon Hotels
Katy Lumsden
Head of Human Resources, National Library of Ireland
Miriam Manning
Director of Human Resources, TELUS International Ireland
Rosarii Mannion
HR Leader & Practitioner
Garry McCabe
Commercial Director, Kuehne + Nagel
Prof. Alma McCarthy
Head of the Management Discipline & Professor of Public Sector Management, J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics, NUI Galway
Anthony McDonnell
Interim Dean & Professor of HRM, Cork University Business School, University College Cork
Niamh McGarty
Senior Talent & Development Manager, Vodafone
Gareth McGrane
HR Director, Chadwicks Group
Dr. Sharon McGreevy
Lecturer in Strategic HRM & Programme Chair, MA Business in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, IADT
Aidan McKee
Chief People Officer, WaterWipes
Barry McKimm
HR Director, Mater Private Hospital
Gillian McMahon
Head of HR, Enet Communications (formerly BT Communications Ireland)
Dr. Ciara Nolan
Lecturer in Management, Technological University Dublin
Hugh O’Brien
Head of Human Resources, Applegreen Ireland
Dr. Muiris O’Ceidigh
CEO, National Milk Agency
Dr Alan O'Neill
MD, Kara Change Management
Blanaid O'Regan
Director of People and Culture, SIRO Dac
Claire O’Reilly
Head of Strategic, HR Strategy Unit, Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Roslyn O’Shaughnessy
Head of HR and Talent, IMI
Dr. Maeve O’Sullivan
MSc HRM Programme Director, University College Cork
Yvonne O’Sullivan
HR Director, Ardmac Ltd
Breda O’Toole
Head of Talent Transformation & Innovation, IDA Ireland
Mary Patterson
Operations Director, Momentum Support
Antoinette Quinn
Director of Human Resources, Trinity College Dublin
Hilary Scarlett
Director, Scarlett & Grey
Prof. Amanda Shantz
Associate Professor in Human Resources and Organisational Behaviour, Trinity College Dublin
Aricio Silvestre
HR Business Partner, Sodexo Ireland Limited
Aisling Soden
Manager, IDA Ireland
Kate Stapleton
Employee Relations Leader EMEA, eBay, eBay
Joyce Walsh
Head of Leadership & Talent, Ulster Bank
Brenton Ward
Pensions Consultant, COO & Co-Founder, Mount Street Group, WIZE Mentoring
Oisín Ó’Gógáin
HR Director, Aon Ireland
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