The judges of the William Heptinstall Award for young chefs in the UK

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Trustee Directors:

Malcolm Gilbert

Former Treasurer of the Zurich Branch of The International Wine & Food Society. He has held senior management positions in Finance and Communications in the Insurance Sector, both small and large global companies based in the UK and Switzerland.

John Nicholas FCA

Member of the Council of Management of The International Wine & Food Society, Chairman of IWFS Europe Africa Ltd, and holder of the André Simon Silver Medal. He held senior finance positions in muti-national companies in both the insurance and IT industries. He has lived in a number of different countries, and worked with businesses in many other countries.

Brian Turner, CBE

Chef, restaurateur, author and television personality. Currently he is Honorary President of the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts.

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John Williams, MBE

Executive Chef of The Ritz Hotel and former Head Chef of Claridge's Hotel. Currently he is President of the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts.

Representing the Worshipful Company of Cooks & an Officer of the Trust:

Simon Fooks

Former Managing Director, Merchant Taylors' Catering Ltd, Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Cooks and a member of its Assistance of Cookery Committee and Charities Committee, Liveryman of the Merchant Taylors' Company.

From the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts & an Officer of the Trust:

Lisa Jenkins

Chief Executive Officer for the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts (RACA), the UK's leading professional membership association of head chefs, head pastry chefs, restaurant managers and associates. RACA provides education, inspiration, and aspiration through a variety of channels including the RACA apprenticeship programme, the Annual Awards of Excellence, the Adopt A School charity and the four-yearly Master of Culinary Arts competition.