Judges

Each year, our Relocate and Think Global People Awards judging panel, made up of independent experts, reflects the diversity of those working in the world of relocation and international assignments and the wide range of suppliers and professionals engaged in supporting relocation and mobility.

This year's talented team of judges is no exception. All are distinguished figures in their fields. We are grateful to them for contributing their time and expertise to making the awards a success.

Two or three members of the panel judged each category.

Judges are not invited to judge a category their company has entered, and sponsors, supporters and professional endorsers do not influence the judging process.

The judging process

It is important for those entering the awards to know that their entry will be judged by a team of experts in global mobility, human resource management, leadership and education, including practitioners and academics. Each category will be judged by two or three independent experts with no conflict of interest. All judges are required to declare any potential conflict of interest and they are excluded from judging entries should this arise.

It is also important for entrants to know that each of the four points listed above can attract a score of 25 points; all entries are scored out of a possible 100. Entrants should therefore ensure that they address each of the four points above, including by supplying a video. This does not need to be a corporate marketing video. Indeed, a personal presentation of how your organisation fulfils the entry criteria is better because then the judges can see how this supports the statements made in the written entry form.

Entrants are politely requested not to exceed the maximum evidence permitted – just one short video, please – and the entry should not contain multiple website links. Please keep to the stipulated word count. Your entry should be summarised succinctly to demonstrate convincingly your achievements, as should the single page of supporting materials, rather than relying on additional sources to make the points for you.

Judges work independently to review the evidence submitted before comparing their outcomes and agreeing on the winner. Where there is a tie or opinions differ, the entries are reviewed by a third judge and/or the head judge.

Tips for entering the awards are given in the podcast, which you can access via this link.

The judging panel is looking forward to hearing about your amazing achievements. Good luck, everyone!

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This year's judging panel include:

Dr Sue Shortland, Head Judge

Dr Sue Shortland, Professor Emerita, London Metropolitan University.  Sue Shortland, PhD earned her doctorate in gender diversity in expatriation at the University of Westminster where she previously lectured in International HRM before retiring from teaching in July 2024. She holds the title of Professor Emerita, London Metropolitan University. Sue remains an active researcher and has published in a wide range of peer-reviewed academic journals including: Human Resource Management, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Journal of Global Mobility, Career Development International, Gender in Management, Personnel Review, Employee Relations, Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, and European Journal of International Management. Her specialist research areas lie in diversity and gender in expatriation and in corporate governance with a focus on executive remuneration. Her previous roles include being a manager in international HRM consultancy at KPMG, heading up the CBI’s Employee Relocation Council, and working in various editorial and research capacities for industrial relations and HRM journals.

Tosin Adenrele

Tosin Adenrele has worked as a Global Mobility Professional for over ten years with worldwide companies across multiple industry sectors such as FMCG, Non-Profit, Financial services, Oil and Gas, Pharmaceutical and Technology. Since Tosin began her career as a Global Mobility Analyst, focusing on the EMEA Region, she has become known throughout the Global Mobility Industry as a “problem solver” who ensures operational excellence to Global Mobility Programs.
Tosin subsequently undertook contractual roles as a Global Mobility Specialist and Lead Consultant before launching her own Expat Consultancy providing a wide range of Expertise and Project Delivery. Tosin’s specialism is the centralisation of the Change Management, Compensation Analysis, Global Mobility Function, HR Transformation, Stakeholder Engagement and Talent Management.
This focus on delivery has seen Tosin awarded with a Recognition Award for Operational Excellence whilst at BP alongside working with the runner ups for FEM EMEA EMMA Of The Year in 2014. Tosin’s outstanding reputation has seen her share her insights as an industry expert at numerous industry events and in 2019 Tosin was elected to be one of the Next Gen GM Steering Committee Members and also appointed a Global Mobility Ambassador and Contributor to Global Mobility Journeys.

Kelly Blackaby

Kelly Blackaby is a seasoned Senior Global HR Director with over 15 years of experience across diverse industries and regions, including the UK, Middle East, Europe, and the USA. Her expertise in employment regulations and cultural dynamics has driven impactful HR initiatives globally.

As one of the first women in her sector to work in Saudi Arabia, Kelly overcame significant challenges, becoming a trusted leader in HR. Having lived as an expat herself, she understands the complexities of relocation and supports others in navigating them effectively.

Kelly has mentored professionals, led HR strategies, and driven organisational success. With a master’s in HR Management, CIPD accreditation, and academic excellence, she continues to deliver exceptional results and champion HR innovation.

Siobhan Cummins

Siobhan is a seasoned global mobility professional with 30 years' experience as a consultant and in-house practitioner with specialist expertise in global mobility programme transformation and optimisation, talent mobility, policy design and development, international payroll and global benefit plans. She was Head of Global Mobility at Naspers and Executive Director, Mobility Performance Improvement at EY as well as holding senior roles at Deloitte and Thomson Reuters, Mercer and ORC Worldwide.

Olu Euba

Olu Euba is Associate Director Global Talent Mobility at WPP plc.  He is a global mobility expert with an extensive background in cross border talent mobility, having worked in both inhouse and on supplier side for moves across all regions of the world. He has lived and worked in 4 different countries. He has experience in working across different cultures and also business sectors which includes Advertising, Consulting, Banking, FMCG and IT.

He is very passionate about what he does. Some of his strengths include Talent Mobility Strategy, Culture, Immigration Strategy, Career Coaching, DEI etc

Selina Jones-May

Selina is the Senior Director – Global Benefits, Global Mobility and Wellness.  Embarking on the first decade of her career in global tax and HR consulting at PwC, Selina undertook several client secondments which ignited her passion for global specialist HR work in the corporate world.

Selina subsequently undertook Global Mobility leadership positions at PepsiCo and Lloyd’s Register before progressing into broader Senior Group Director roles at Worley with global ownership for Benefits, Global Mobility, Expatriate Tax / Compliance and Strategic HR projects. Following a fascinating period operating as a self-employed consultant Selina is currently the Senior Director for Global Benefits, Global Mobility and Wellness at Lumentum, including responsibility for leading strategic global HR programs and projects.

A law graduate with a Masters in Business Economics, Selina holds professional qualifications in Tax, International HR, Global Benefits and Global Mobility. Selina is also a proud recipient of multiple team and individual industry awards and passionate about her voluntary roles, contributing her time as a speaker, author of thought leadership and judge on several global industry award panels.

Pam Mundy

Pam Mundy is the executive director of Pam Mundy Associates Ltd. She is a highly experienced K12 international education professional with renowned expertise in early childhood education and care.

Pam provides consultancy to many of the world’s leading school and education groups, independent and international schools, UK multi-academy trusts and international Ministries of Education on strategic planning, leadership, development and expansion. She also provides advice and guidance to ‘start-up’ schools on brokering and securing investment, selecting partnerships, school design and development and is involved in a wide variety of high net worth education development projects worldwide.  Her most recent publication, the co-authored book, ‘International Schools:Navigating Leadership, Context and Culture’ (Fulton Press), was released in January 2024.  

Fiona Murchie

Fiona Murchie has over 25 years’ experience in management and HR publishing and global mobility. From this unique perspective, she combines understanding of the HR and global mobility market with knowledge of business drivers and an appreciation of management thinking and the wider influences on company and regional growth brought about by changing global markets, demographics, economics and geo-political factors.

She launched Relocate magazine in 2004, to promote creativity and best practice in mobility, explore new topics, and stimulate debate on relocation-related subjects. Relocate Global has become the leading multimedia for international managers, HR, global mobility and relocation professionals, with a growing international reputation for thought leadership, innovation and people support.

 

Paul Williamson

Paul Williamson is Group Head of Talent Development at ATG Entertainment UK.  Paul oversees learning and development at ATG Entertainment, the world’s largest live entertainment group. He has been a senior leader in Sales, Ticketing and HR. During his time in talent development, he has designed acclaimed in-house leadership development programmes, helped to build a successful internal coaching faculty, and coached leaders at all levels within the organisation. Paul is a passionate advocate for coaching, the arts and culture, and life-long learning. He is a Chartered Member of the CIPD and holds a Practitioner Diploma in Executive Coaching from the AoEC. Paul also specialises in coaching leaders around ‘the Childhood Story’, based on the work of Dr Sarah Hill and David Kantor. Paul is Regional Chair for Great Britain at the Association for Coaching (AC), and has written a chapter for a new book ‘Coaching as a Leader’ due to be published by Kogan Press in April this year.