28 May 2021

High-profile panel to judge Chamber awards

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A high-profile panel from the region 's business community will judge this year 's Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce annual awards.

The judging panel, chaired by the Chamber 's chief commercial officer Katrina Cooke, includes:

  • Inez Brown (pictured), president, Birmingham Law Society
  • Stuart Thomas, head of BBC Midlands
  • Ian Reid, CEO, Birmingham 2022
  • Kelly Haslehurst, marketing director, NEC Group
  • Jodh Dhesi, CEO, Schools of King Edward VI Foundation

The virtual awards, sponsored by Birmingham City University, are taking place on Tuesday 27 July and the deadline for entries to the 12 sector categories is Friday 4 June.

For more information and to download an application form click here.

There are 13 awards up for grabs on the night. They are:

  • Excellence in Contribution to the Community (sponsored by South & City College Birmingham)
  • Excellence in Customer Service (sponsored by runyourfleet)
  • Excellence in Hospitality & Retail
  • Excellence in International Business
  • Excellence in Manufacturing
  • Excellence in People Development (sponsored by Aston University)
  • Excellence in Responsible Business
  • Excellence in Sales & Marketing
  • Excellence in Sustainability
  • Excellence in Technology & Innovation (sponsored by RSM)
  • Excellence in Third Sector
  • Excellence in Training & Education
  • Greater Birmingham Business of the Year - picked as an overall winner from the above categories)

For more information and to download an application form click here.