Introducing the judges for the susdrain SuDS Champions Awards 2025
As nominations roll in for this year’s susdrain SuDS Champions Awards, we’re thrilled to introduce the expert panel who will be reviewing and selecting our 2025 winners.
Carefully selected for their depth of knowledge and longstanding commitment to sustainable drainage, these judges represent the diversity of expertise across the sector – from engineering and infrastructure to policy, innovation, and community engagement. With backgrounds spanning local government, private practice, academia, and utility management, they bring invaluable insight to the judging process.
Judging Panel 2025:
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Andrew Keer, Product Manager, Blue Roof Systems, Axter Ltd
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Bava Sathan, Partner, CampbellReith
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Charlotte Markey, Green Urbanisation Innovation Manager, Polypipe
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David Charlton, Program Manager, Northumbrian Water Group
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Graham Fairhurst, Chair, susdrain
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Ian Titherington, Senior Adviser, Sustainable Drainage, Welsh Government
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Paul Davis, Director, Elliott Wood Partnership Ltd
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Paul Maddison, Flood Risk Manager, Wakefield Council
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Sarah Mason, Nature-based Solution Strategy Manager, Yorkshire Water
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Zorica Todorovic, Associate Director, AtkinsRéalis