THE 2025 SHORTLIST
CUSTOMER SERVICE STAR – Sponsored by B2W Group

Sean Temple – Worldpay
Sam Wright – Atom Bank
Jiorja O’neil – Whistl
Stephanie Bell – NSSL
Callum Brown – Leeds Building Society

RESOURCE PLANNING STAR – Sponsored by The Forum

Leon Tumilty – PDSA
Rhyss Emerson – The AA
Callum Mullen – PDSA

QUALITY MANAGER of the YEAR – Sponsored by Betr Outsourcing

Lauren Gascogine –  Worldpay
Jordan Cousins –  Teleperformance

SUPPORT STAR – Sponsored by

Mariana Fidalgo –  Dialect Communications
Leon Tumilty –  PDSA
Callum Mullen –  PDSA
Caitlin Johnston – Just Eat Takeaway
George Hunter – Worldpay
Joanne Dickens – Worldpay

CONTACT CENTRE INDUSTRY NEWCOMER – Sponsored by

Emily Wright –  Leeds Building Society
Paige Liddle  – Atom Bank
Brendan Garvin  – Citizens Advice Gateshead

CONTACT CENTRE MANAGER OF THE YEAR

Steven Pack –  toob
Chris Bell  – Leeds Building Society
Sean Mulligan –  Newcastle Strategic Solutions Limited (NSSL)

SERVICE & SUPPORT TEAM LEADER – Sponsored by Invest North East

Natalie Iris May –  Leeds Building Society
Scott Straughan –  EE Ltd – part of BT Group plc
Denise Straughan –  Markerstudy
Gareth Tranter –  Firstsource
Kieran Carr  – Sage UK Limited

SALES & RETENTION TEAM LEADER

Stuart Atkinson  – Markerstudy
Kiron Malik –  EE Ltd – part of BT Group plc
Leanne Cromby –  Betr Outsourcing

INSPIRATIONAL LEADER – Sponsored by Greenbean

Laura Scott – Dialect Communications
Steven Pack –  toob

TEAM AWARDS

Customer Service Team

CX Team –  Rowen Homes + Pink Boutique.
Advanced Solutions –  Just Eat Takeaway
Customer Support Team –  Atom Bank
Help Through Hardship – Gateshead Citizens Advice Gateshead
The John Lewis Member Connect team –  XPS Group
Life Events Team –  EE Ltd – part of BT Group plc

Support Team – sponsored by Quetzel

Operational Change & Commercial Team –  Sage UK Limited
APAF Support Team –  Firstsource
Report Design Team –  Sage UK Limited
The Service Excellence Team  – Xplor Technologies
Job Centre Threats –  Teleperformance

Resource Planning Team – Sponsored by The Forum

Capacity & Demand Planning Team –  The AA
Worldpay Global Workforce Planning Team –  Worldpay
DWP WFM Planning Team –  Teleperformance

​​Learning & Development Team – Sponsored by Boost HR

​Operational Learning –  Xplor Technologies
Contact Centre Learning Team –  Leeds Building Society
Customer Excellence Academy –  Newcastle Strategic Solutions Limited (NSSL)
Worldpay Learning & Development Team –  Worldpay

Complaints Team

Client Realtions (Complaints Team) –  Worldpay
Customer Relations Team –  Sage UK Limited
Sky Protect Complaints Team –  Firstsource

ORGANISATIONAL AWARDS

Best Customer CX Strategy & Transformation – Sponsored by Quetzel

Xplor Technologies
Dialect Communications

Contact Centre of the Year under 250 seats – Sponsored by SVL

Lemon Contact Centre
toob
XPS Group
Atom Bank
MAC Clinical Research PLC

​​Contact Centre of the Year over 250 seats – Sponsored by Greenbean

Sage UK Limited
Teleperformance
NHS Business Services Authority

People Centric Organisation – Sponsored by Sunderland City Council

Lemon Contact Centre
XPS Group
ATG Entertainment
Teleperformance