Congratulations to our 2026 winners!

On Wednesday 22 April, we had a fantastic evening at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower, London, announcing and celebrating the 2026 winners and highly commendations. 

The In.Comms Corporate Affairs Awards 2026 in partnership with PRWeek, spotlighted the grit, the flawless delivery, and the measurable results that define our industry.

To those who joined us to toast these achievements - thank you for making the night so spectacular.

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MEET THE WINNERS

2026 AWARD CEREMONY

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2026 CO-CHAIR OF JUDGES


Doyel Maitra

Corporate Affairs Director, Retail Banking

NatWest

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Victoria Durman

Global Head of External Communications

Haleon

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PANEL OF JUDGES


Sam Dowling

Director of Communications and Marketing, Londonwide LMCs

Louise Clark

Global President, Integrated Communications, Real Chemistry

Dawn Hesketh-Guilfoyle

Director, Cavendish

Gareth Headon

Communications and Strategy Director, NS&I

Richard Agnew

Communications and Insights Director, Jaguar Landrover

Marshall Manson

CEO, UK, FleishmanHillard

Roisin Miller

Director, Porter Novelli

Doyel Maitra

Corporate Affairs Director, Retail Banking, NatWest

Victoria Durman

Global Head of External Communications, Haleon

Emma Young

Group Corporate Affairs Director, MONY Group PLC

Ian Adams

Director of Corporate Affairs, NHS Resolution

Ross Hall

Head of Clients, EMEA, Burson

Angela Balakrishnan

Executive Director of Communication and Public Affairs, Information Commissioner's Office

Gareth Lucy

Communications Director, Essity

Antonia Betts

PR & Influence Lead, Ogilvy Health, Ogilvy

Anna Knowles

Director of PR and Corporate Affairs, EasyJet

Priya Brahmbhatt-Patel

Executive Director of Communications and Engagement, Ofgem

Selena Callas

Managing Director, Corporate Affairs, Edelman

Asmaa Khalil

Head of Comms and Public Affairs, Middle East, Hoffman La Roche

Sara Turner

Head of Organisational Communications, Thames Valley Police

Rachel Carr

Director of Communications and Marketing, Department of Health and Social Care

Indigo Le Fevre

Managing Director, The Romans

Katie Mackay

Director Corporate Communications & Campaigns, Sainsbury's

Sima Alavi

Head of Public Affairs and Engagement, West Yorkshire combined Authority

Nicolas Petteau

External Communications Director, Eurostar

Mark Hutcheon

Director, Deloitte

Catherine Armstrong

Director, Corporate Affairs, ICG

Alicia Edmonds-Smith

Senior Director, EMEA Communications, Snap Inc

Ruairidh Villar

Director of Communications, Global Health, Novartis

Sangeeta Suthar

Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Bupa

Cristina Macina

Vice President Corporate Affairs, Asia, Oceania, Africa, Nestlé

Syeda Hasnain-Mohammed

Head of Communications UKIE, Merck

Victoria Brophy

Executive Director Corporate Affairs, Golin
MEET THE JUDGES

2026 CATEGORIES

With over 30 award categories spanning Healthcare, Pharma, Corporate, City, Public Affairs, and more, the Corporate Affairs Awards provide a powerful platform to showcase your team’s outstanding achievements.

Entries are open to agencies and in-house teams across the EMEA region.

Campaign Categories

Best Corporate Internal Comms or Employee Engagement Campaign

Recognises the most effective campaign for a corporation that engages internal stakeholders such as managers, employees, and trade unions.

Best Crisis or Issues Management

Recognises the most effective management of an issue or crisis by a consultancy or corporate in-house team, or a combination of both.

Best Handling of a Merger, Acquisition or Restructure work

Recognises the best handling of a de/merger or acquisition deal from a communications perspective.

Best Handling of an IPO

Recognises the best handling of a company’s stock market flotation from a communications perspective.

Best Pharmaceutical/Healthcare Product Launch

Recognises the most effective launch of a pharmaceutical product, including both over-the-counter and prescription-only drugs and/or a healthcare product, such as products linked to improving health, including vitamin products and products designed to tackle, for example, obesity, cigarette or alcohol addiction, or mental ill-health.

Best Pro-Active Lobbying Campaign on an Issue or Cause

Recognises the best pro-active lobbying campaign with a specific public affairs objective related to a cause or an issue; eg: introducing a new law or policy.

Best Public Health Awareness Campaign

Recognises the best campaign to manage or promote awareness of a particular disease or condition. It can be aimed at the wider general public or at a more specific, targeted group.

Best Use of Content

This award will be given for the most effective use of content as part of a campaign. The entry can come from the private, public or third sectors, or a combination.

  • Corporate/City
  • Pharma/Healthcare 


Best Use of Media Relations

Recognises the best use of media relations as part of a campaign. 

  • For Corporate/City
  • For Pharma/Healthcare 

Best use of Social Influencers/Creators

Recognises the best use of social media or social media ‘influencers’ as part of a campaign by, or on behalf of, a corporation. 

  • Corporate/City
  • Pharma/Healthcare 

Agency and Team Categories

Best In-House Comms Team

Open to any in-house comms team. In your entry, please include the number of staff employed within the team (split executive and support staff) and annual PR budget (broken down into areas of marketing activity directly under the team's control).

Best In-House Public Affairs Team

Open to any in-house public affairs team. In your entry please include the number of staff employed within the team (split executive and support staff) and annual PR budget (broken down into areas of marketing activity directly under the team’s control). 

Best Integrated Agency

This category is open to any consultancy that offers two or more services and excels at integrated work covering multiple disciplines “for example: corporate comms, public affairs, healthcare comms, digital comms.

Best Agency

This category is open to any agency that offers one of the services outlined above. 

  • Corporate/City
  • Pharma/Healthcare
  • Public Affairs

New Agency

This award is open to any agency that has been trading for up to 24 months. The consultancy must operate in at least one of the below disciplines. 

  • Corporate/City
  • Pharma/Healthcare
  • Public Affairs

People Categories

Agency Professional of the Year

This award will go to the agency-side professional in a leadership role who is judged to have achieved the most in one of the sectors outlined below in the past 12 months. 

  • Corporate/City
  • Pharma/Healthcare
  • Public Affairs

In-House Professional of the Year

This award will go to the in-house professional in a senior role who is judged to have achieved the most in one of the sectors outlined below in the past 12 months.

  • Corporate/City
  • Pharma/Healthcare
  • Public Affairs

Newcomer of the Year - In-House or Agency

Open to PR professionals who have worked in the sector for no more than three years. Nominations are accepted from employers, who should include the details of the nominee’s career history and professional qualifications.

  • Corporate/City
  • Pharma/Healthcare
  • Public Affairs

A NOTE FROM IN.COMMS & PRWEEK EDITOR


"We are incredibly excited to launch the Corporate Affairs Awards 2026, a dedicated platform to celebrate the cutting edge of strategic communication and reputation management. This is your moment to showcase your team's excellence, measurable impact and dedication to best practice - setting a new industry benchmark and gaining the high-profile recognition your work deserves."

Claire Warren, Editor, In.Comms

Claire Warren, Editor, In.Comms


"The Corporate Affairs Awards is back for its third year - once again honouring outstanding achievements across corporate and financial comms, public affairs, pharma and healthcare PR, and more. As the world becomes more unpredictable, the importance of these specialisms continues to grow, alongside the continued elevation of the modern corporate affairs and comms director in the c-suite".

John Harrington, Editor, PRWeek

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