The Midlands Family Business Awards are firmly independent. We are grateful to our panel of esteemed judges, who freely provide their time, wisdom and insights throughout the judging process. Our growing list of judges for 2011 is below. You can find details of the specific category judges on the award category pages.
- Mark Samworth, director of Samworth Brothers
- Tim Storer, MD of Pukka Pies
- John Horrell, MD of Dodson & Horrell
- Nick Wheeler, founder of Charles Tyrwhitt
- Kavita Oberoi, Oberoi Consulting and Octavian Security
- Ron Lynch, Institute of Directors
- Sam Metcalf, editor of Insider
- Grant Gordon, director general of the IFB
- Dhiren Katwa, senior editor of Asian Voice
- Colin Slater, MBE
- Trevor and Linda Fletcher, directors of The Hardstaff Group
- Parween Warsi CBE, MD of S&A Foods
- Parveen Mehta, director of Minor Weir Willis Ltd

