Simon Flowers
Principal of LBW Business & Wealth Advisors, Simon has been a Geelong Business Excellence Awards judge for the past nine years and chair of the judging panel for three.
Andrew Locke
Managing director of Adroit Insurance Group, Andrew was delighted to become involved in the 2017 awards a judge after steering Adroit to the 2016 Business of the Year title.
Jason Butcher
As general manager of Arthur Reed Photos for the past three years, Jason has overseen the company’s strategic and cultural change after previous roles in the recruitment and TAFE sectors.
Keelie Hamilton
City of Greater Geelong’s former industry engagement director has a 20-year background in the community, business and industry sectors, including roles with various local committees.
Amanda Bavin
As head of community relations at the Transport Accident Commission, Amanda has executive oversight over teams working on road safety, corporate affairs, government relations, review and legal.
Professor Barry J Cooper
Associate Dean for regional engagement at Deakin University’s Business School, Barry was 2012-2013 global president of the international Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
Daryl Starkey
Daryl has held various CEO roles in the not-for-profit sector over 25 years and is chair of Western Victoria Primary Health Network’s community council and an advisor to a private equity company.
Keith Fagg
After successfully managing Fagg’s Mitre 10 with his brother for three decades, Keith is now a nationally accredited mediator and was City of Greater Geelong’s first directly elected mayor.
Michael O’Brien
Now principal of Chadwick Consulting, Michael was formerly CEO of G-Force Group and has accumulated 35 years of experience in business and industry.
Peter Temple
An astute business leader with over 20 years of general management experience in numerous industry sectors, Peter is the general manager of Le Parisien restaurant on Geelong’s waterfront.
Sandy Kelly-Burton
A Knight Frank Australia director/centre manager, Sandy is a retail property asset-management specialist with experience ranging from suburban shopping centres to mixed-use portfolios.
Sara Taylor
A passionate business operator with a decade of experience behind her, Sara is an inductee into the Geelong Business Excellence Awards’ Hall of Fame.
Simon Jackson
Simon is an economic development and town planning professional with over 25 years of experience in the public and private sectors of UK, Europe and Australia.
Tez Kemp
Now managing director of awards hall-of-fame business La Madre Bakery, Tez previously spent seven years in sports marketing for blue-chip brands overseas and is a three-time category winner.
Tina Perfrement
Tina has a record of translating strategies into action along and recognising good business practice, along with roles judging business awards in Bendigo as well as Geelong.
