Judging Panel

The judging panel for the 2026 40under40 Awards include Western Australian business leaders from all industries. 

Our judges have relevant expertise to the award categories and consider nominations against the entry criteria.

Chief Judge: Mark Pownall, Senior Editor, Business News

Swarup Afsar, Pharmacist Owner, Pharmacy 777

Duncan Bosch, General Manager Bricks & Masonry, Midland Brick

Alyce Brewis, Economic Development Principal, City of Perth

Bernard Chia, Director, Six Pack CEO

Lucy Cooke, Founder and Chief Executive, SpaceDraft

Kristi Dempster, Founder and Managing Director, Assembly + Co

Sandra Di Girolamo, Director, ThinkBox Media

Dr George Eskander, Chief Clinical Operations Officer, WA Health

Laura Fautley, Sales Manager, Business News

Ashlee Harrison, Chief Executive, zero2hero

Kellie Hill, Managing Director, Agreement Hub

Tyson Keed, Principal, Wrays

Gary Martin, Chief Executive, AIM WA

Jack McGinn, Deputy Editor, Business News

Lucas O'Farrell, Subscriptions - Team Leader, Business News

Christopher Schmid, Managing Director, Woollahra Group

Andrea Walters, Head of Sponsorship, AIM WA