Meet our Judges
2023 National Judges.
For this year's Telstra Best of Business Awards, we’ve created an independent judging panel that’s second to none. These National Judges are volunteering their time and participating in a personal capacity. They represent an incredible cross-section of skills and backgrounds from all across Australia.
Accelerating Women.
Andrew Crisp (AM APM)
Emergency Management Commissioner
Emergency Management Victoria | Department of Justice and Community Safety
Div Pillay
Chief Executive Officer of MindTribes and Co-Founder of Culturally Diverse Women
Sunita Gloster
Non-Executive Director | Advisor
Gloster Advisory
Building Communities.
Fergus Watts
Chief Executive Officer
Reach Foundation
Matt Davis
Chief Executive Officer | National Director
Salvos Stores
Suzanne Hopman
Chief Executive Officer and Founder
Dignity
Championing Health.
Donna Murray
Chief Executive Officer
Indigenous Allied Health Australia
Dr. Sebastian Rees
Doctor | Advisor
Healthcare Entrepreneur
Georgie Harman
Chief Executive Officer
Beyond Blue
Embracing Innovation.
Aisling Finch
Senior Director of Marketing
Google Australia & New Zealand
Christopher Smith
Managing Director
Wipro Australia & New Zealand
Rob Findlay
Head of Innovation Programs, Australia & New Zealand
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Indigenous Excellence.
Dushy Thangiah
Chief Executive Officer
Yumba-Meta Ltd
John O'Driscoll
Chief Executive Officer
Indigenous Emerging Business Forum | Aboriginal Corporation ICN 9523
Shelley Cable
Director
Generation One at Minderoo Foundation
Outstanding Growth.
Anne Da Cunha
Small Business Executive
Telstra
Bill Lang
Executive Director
Small Business Australia
Chris Marr
Co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer
Sonder
Promoting Sustainability.
Benjamin Young
Owner and Founder
frank green
James Dutton
Founder | Chairman
Nutricare Holdings Limited
Katharine Tapley
Head of Sustainable Finance
ANZ
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