Judges

Ethical, transparent, and respected, the awards are judged by esteemed industry experts who follow a robust two-step judging process that includes pre-scoring to establish a shortlist and judge discussion to determine winners and in some cases silver awards.

None of our award judges can take part in the competition and any conflicts of interest must be declared.

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Our Judges

Amel Zaaf
Amel Zaaf | SEO Expert | Paradox Group
Amel brings a wealth of international digital marketing experience, with a career that has taken her from France to the UK and now the UAE. She has worked in both small and large agencies, providing her with a diverse perspective on the ever-changing digital landscape. Amel has had the privilege of collaborating with influential players in the e-commerce fashion industry, where she led the development of comprehensive SEO strategies, driving significant growth. Innovation and creativity are at the heart of Amel's approach. She excels in finding innovative and creative solutions to complex digital marketing challenges. She has a strong track record in developing robust strategies to ensure maximum impact in the digital arena. Amel is currently leading the SEO efforts for Paradox Group, an organisation specialising in empowering individuals through self-development. Her journey reflects her unwavering commitment to continuous growth and her passion for delivering impactful results in the dynamic world of digital marketing.
Andraz Stalec
Andraz Stalec | CEO | Red Orbit
Andraž Štalec is the CEO and Co-founder of Red Orbit, one of the leading digital performance agencies in Adriatic region. He is focused on optimizing digital performance with strong focus on business goals. Data, analytics and performance run through his veins. He is also Google certified trainer and a regular speaker at various international events. At Red Orbit he works with a team of highly specialized professionals to push the limits of digital marketing and challenge the status quo. They measure, analyze and optimize digital users’ behavior.
Anna Oshkalo
Anna Oshkalo | Senior Team Lead Marketing | Emma - The Sleep Company
Anna is a digital marketer with fifteen years of experience in competitive segments like technology, gaming and retail. Having lived in the Netherlands and Sweden, Anna is currently based in Portugal and works as Senior Team Lead Marketing at one of the fastest-growing ecommerce start-ups in Europe Emma - The Sleep Company. In this role she is focused on growing the company's business through omni-channel marketing strategy, in which search is the core traffic and revenue source.
Chris Ioannou
Chris Ioannou | SEO Consultant | Freelance
Chris Ioannou is a UK and European Search Awards judge, Agency Awards judge and SEO expert with over a decade of experience building and implementing SEO strategies for large enterprise clients and SMEs. He started his career in-house as a digital marketer before moving agency-side to focus on SEO, having been responsible for the organic performance of a number of companies including Aviva, Qantas, MoneySumermarket.com, Harrods, Motors.co.uk, Tesco Bank, Omega Pharma and TUI to name a few. His areas of specialism encompass both advanced technical SEO as well as end-to-end content creation and production. In his spare time, Chris enjoys spending time with his family and following the financial markets as a hobbyist speculator.
Ciara Serrano Temprado
Ciara Serrano Temprado | Head of Online Marketing | Urlaubstracker
After graduating from Journalism, Ciara changed her warm hometown, Barcelona, for the vibrant and underground Berlin more than 10 years ago. During this time in the German capital, she has been the SEO expert in different companies in a big range of industries such as travel, ecommerce, music and cars. Her roles have usually involved leading other SEOs and Marketing experts, as well as expanding her knowledge and expertise in other online marketing channels. Currently she is working as Head of Online Marketing at Urlaubstracker.
Clara Soteras
Clara Soteras | Director or SEO & Product | El Nacional
Clara Soteras is an SEO for News expert. She currently works as Director of SEO and Product at El Nacional, a Spanish news outlet, where she has made from scratch the SEO team. She has also set new workflows between editorial, business and strategy teams to increase traffic and visibility in order to enhance the revenue of the company. She loves sharing knowledge, which is also why she is an adjunct professor at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, where she teaches about digital content, marketing and journalism. Furthermore, she lectures about SEO for publishers and news sites in different Master’s Degrees and courses and has taken part in several conferences, congresses and SEO events.
Hannah Rampton
Hannah Rampton | | Freelance SEO Consultant
Hannah has worked in digital marketing since 2007. Now running her own consultancy, she is also a board member for the ISTN (Ipswich and Suffolk Tech Network) and a consultant for Torque Partnership. After achieving transformational results for her first in-house client, her work was submitted to the National Business Awards as part of the 3i Growth Strategy of the Year Award. Just 20 years old at the time, she played a central role in the award preparations and co-presented to the panel of judges. Hannah soon moved agency-side where she developed her knowledge and moved towards technical SEO as a specialism. Collaborating with numerous agencies over the years, her data-led approach has delivered consistent results for her clients. Awarded the Digital Marketer Award for her technical innovations and methodologies in 2018, she was later awarded the Inspiration Award in 2019. A contributor to industry events and platforms, she spoke at the first ever Women in Tech SEO conference, sharing knowledge around data manipulation and advanced formulae. She is also the creator of a number of industry resources, with her tools amassing over 250k uses a year. Hannah supports both brands and agencies to help further develop their organic strategy and measurement capabilities.
Crystal Carter
Crystal Carter | Head of SEO | WIX
Crystal Carter the Head of SEO Communications at Wix. She is an SEO & Digital Marketing professional with over 15 years experience working with SEO and Marketing clients around the world like Disney, McDonalds, Tomy and more. As an SEO, she identifies and implements tactics that help businesses optimise digital activity, drive sales, engagement and growth online. She has contributed to events, webinars, and publications from Google Search Central, Brighton SEO, Moz, Whitespark Local Search Summit, Semrush, SMX, Search Engine Land, Lumar, Women in Tech SEO and more.
Dan Saunders
Dan Saunders | Retail Ecommerce Manager | Stanley Black And Decker
I've worked in Digital for 18 years. Within Digital marketing I work closely with the directors and heads of service to identify new business opportunities and Strategies. Having an in-depth understanding of different markets and competitors in the area to maintain a competitive advantage which is used to work alongside key stakeholders in managing the translation of the business strategy into clear plans. Proactively researching markets, competitors within different regions and establishing ways to develop a competitive advantage within our strategies. Within Stanley Black and Decker, I am a catalyst for change, I plan and execute UK market E-commerce and digital marketing activities to increase sales, grow online channels, and grow new and existing online customers managing substantial 6 figures budgets over many different groups. As an international keynote speaker in the Digital sphere, I inspire and lead a large team of specialists, drive the delivery of brilliant digital products and services, mentoring at levels from executives to C suite. I utilize analytics and insight tools to evaluate end-to-end customer experience across multiple customer touch points. Working with trade marketing teams to analyse product categories and make appropriate product mix recommendations and effectively contributes to SEO, PPC, UX and CRO. I have built, nurtured and lead a diverse, multidisciplinary team to deliver digital transformation across the Stanley Black and Decker group. Defining the required digital capabilities across our people, their processes, and the technology we use. With Stanley Black and Decker being a multinational corporation, I make myself a visible leader by holding regular lectures and Q and A sessions with entry executives all the way up to C suite teams.
David Carrasco
David Carrasco | SEO Product Manager | Freelance
David Carrasco embarked on his SEO journey when the field was still emerging, with no courses or masters available, learning through the trenches by exploring, experimenting, and innovating. With over a decade of experience in SEO, he has participated in an extensive range of projects, offering support to a multitude of clients. In recent years, he served as the CEO of a Spanish PR and link-building tool, a company he founded and later sold. Currently, he works as a freelance SEO Product Manager, leveraging his knowledge and experience in web positioning, growth, development, and business strategies. As a prolific content creator, he engages in producing audio, video, and written content. This not only provides a platform to connect with new people but also fuels his ongoing journey of learning and discovery. Why not connect?
David Sayce
David Sayce | SEO consultant |
David Sayce is a highly accomplished digital marketing and SEO consultant with over two decades of experience in the industry, starting back in 1996. He is the founder of Paper Gecko, a UK-based digital marketing consultancy that specialises in strategy, transformation and technical SEO, helping businesses across the globe to increase their online presence and attract more customers, as well as building and improving their digital teams. Key industry focus is within Professional Services firms such as Financial Services, legal and Accountancy. David also has extensive experience working with clients such as npower (energy), Barratt Developments (construction), Hagemeyer (international B2B & MRO), Windsor Newton/Colart (Art Supplies Retailer). David's expertise in SEO and digital marketing has been recognised by some of the biggest names in the industry. He has been a speaker at numerous conferences and events, including Technology for Marketing and International Search Summit and SMX London, where he has shared his insights and strategies for achieving success in the world of digital marketing. As a judge for the Global Search Awards, David leverages his wealth of experience to identify and recognise the best and brightest in the digital marketing and SEO industry. He is a true thought leader and expert in his field, and his contributions continue to shape the future of the industry.
Dawn Anderson
Dawn Anderson | Founder | Bertey Ltd
Dawn Anderson lectures on search and digital marketing strategy at Manchester Metropolitan University, is an international conference speaker (UK, US, AUS, IT), a trainer, and runs a digital marketing and international SEO consultancy agency, Bertey based in Manchester, UK. Dawn has spoken at some of the leading UK and global search marketing conferences, including Pubcon (Las Vegas and Florida), SASCON (Manchester, UK), European Search Conference (Liverpool, UK), Search Leeds (Leeds, UK), Brighton SEO (Brighton, UK), SMX London (London, UK), SMX East (San Jose, US), Ungagged London (London, UK), Ungagged Las Vegas (Las Vegas, US), MozCon (Seattle, US) and State of Search (Dallas, US). Dawn has also spoken at conference across Europe and as far afield as Australia. Dawn has been in digital marketing and SEO for 12+ years and works with leading brands providing digital marketing and SEO strategy and consultancy across a number of sectors. She is a Northern Digital, UK, EU and US Search Awards Judge. Dawn also contributes to leading search marketing industry publications such as Search Engine Land, Search Engine Journal, The SEMPost, State of Digital and Smart Insights. Dawn also supervises Masters dissertation students undertaking their MSc in digital marketing strategy at Manchester Metropolitan University and also lectures and undertakes workshops on search and marketing analytics teaching International Fashion Promotion students at Manchester Fashion Institute.
Diane Kulseth
Diane Kulseth | Senior Solution Expert, SEO | Siteimprove
Diane Kulseth is the Senior Solution Expert for SEO at Siteimprove, a global content experience and marketing performance platform. In her role, she works with customers across all verticals to build a stronger SEO strategy and prioritizes market feedback to search product team. Prior to her current role, she served in Digital Strategy positions at the University of St. Thomas, the largest private college in Minnesota and local non-profit, CaringBridge.org. With over 10 years of cross-vertical experience, including Fortune 500 brands, e-Commerce, Healthcare, and Government, Diane enjoys digging into and solving complex digital marketing problems that customers face, enabling them to connect with qualified audiences and increase their brand reach. She is a frequent speaker on SEO & digital marketing with recent appearances at the Digital Summit and SMX Advanced. In her spare time, Diane also helps to educate the next generation of marketers as a Lead Adjunct Instructor for digital marketing at leading universities such as University of Wisconsin-Madison and Old Dominion University.
Dr Aleksej Heinze
Dr Aleksej Heinze | Associate Professor | KEDGE Business School
His area of expertise is the use of digital marketing channels in an international context. This work is compiled in the collaborative book - Digital and Social Media Marketing: A Results-Driven Approach, which includes contributions from 20 authors from 6 European countries. Aleksej has a breadth of experience of leading multinational project teams, most recently, on the Joint European Masters in Digital and Social Media Marketing (JEMSS) project. JEMSS aims to develop a series of resources in Digital and Social Media Marketing http://mastersindigitalmarketing.org including the #passion4digital community.
Emile Rossouw
Emile Rossouw | SEO Director | Digital Score
SEO and Digital Professional for over 16 years. Having worked with some of the UK’s best performing finance brands (Moneysupermarket.com, Moneysavingexpert.com) and blue chip SAAS (B2B) Sage PLC, Wandisco, Optos as well as eCommerce companies like Cult Beauty. In various roles, spanning through In-House, Agency, Tech Provider, and as a Contractor I have consulted for and managed the accounts for some of the world’s largest brands like Lenovo, Microsoft, and Vodafone, assisting them with growth in their organic performance worldwide.
Gemma Fontané
Gemma Fontané | co-founder | Orvit digital
Gemma Fontané is a trilingual SEO consultant, co-founder of Orvit digital consultancy and founder of the international ecommerces denadal.cat & tiodenadal.online. With her company, she leads strategies for B2B and Ecommerce companies to help them generate business. Gemma has knowledge and experience in international SEO as well as content and technical SEO. In the last year, as a public speaker, Gemma has spoken at conferences in different countries such as Friends of Search in Amsterdam, Search Y Paris 2022 in Paris or the International Search Summit in Barcelona and has collaborated with different industry blogs and seminars.
Grant Simmons
Grant Simmons | VP Search & Performance Marketing | Homes.com
Grant Simmons leads the Performance Marketing team at Homes.com, helping drive brand awareness, search traffic, affiliate traffic, and lead optimization for one of the nation's top real estate sites. Grant has over 26 years of agency & brand experience serving industry-leading organizations such as; Paramount Studios, Red Bull, M&M/Mars, Disney, Napster, Warner Bros., UPS, Move.com, YPO, GE, Amgen & Fox Sports. Grant is a popular speaker at search & real estate industry events worldwide, including; SMX, SES, SIS, Pubcon, Brighton SEO, Chiang Mai SEO, UCLA Anderson School of Business, eMarCom, C3, Social Shakeup, Multifamily Brainstorming, R3, DMA, LRTCon, and has been quoted in Forbes, Fox Business, MSN, Media Post, Yahoo & other national & international publications. Described as an online marketing strategist, motivator, ideator, entrepreneur, asker-of-tough-questions, and "proud American with a funny accent", he prefers; father, sailor, search marketer & expat Brit - though not necessarily in that order when there's a fair wind.
Hemalatha Subramanian
Hemalatha Subramanian | Head of Performance Marketing | Alshay Group
With over 12 years of extensive experience in performance marketing across both agency & client side, Hema specializes in building growth & retention plans for e-commerce businesses. Hema currently handles the digital business for 2 of the biggest Apparel divisions at Alshaya - H&M and Victoria’s Secret across 5 countries. She is responsible for all things Marketing for H&M and Victoria’s Secret which includes E-commerce P&L, Brand Planning, Paid Media, CRM, and Analytics. In her previous stint, she led performance marketing for Noon & Noon Grocery.
Iain Addy
Iain Addy | Head of Digital | Dabble
13 years of experience, across both agency and brand side teams, and has helped to deliver strategic growth for some of the world’s best-known brands in the UK and Australia. Iain has experience creating & implementing effective paind and organic search strategies for a wide range of businesses and investment levels. He is currently Head of Digital at Dabble Sports where he is responsible for developing and delivering the digital media strategy to help achieve the business objectives.
Ixone Isasi
Ixone Isasi | Digital Marketing Consultant | Paid Strategy
Ixone Isasi | Digital Marketing Consultant | PaidStrategy Owner Ixone is a digital marketing specialist with over 10 years of experience. She currently runs a remote performance marketing agency serving clients in Canada, US, Latam and European markets. Her agency is a Google Premier Partner and has also partnered with Microsoft, Meta, Funnel, Supermetrics and Adroll to name a few. She is highly experienced in the Education, SaaS and Travel industries and encompasses both B2B and B2C segments. Her visionary leadership and extensive expertise continue to drive success and innovation in the digital marketing landscape, making her a highly respected figure in the industry.
Jaime Hill
Jaime Hill | Advisory Board Member | Casa by Jospehine Jenno
Jamie Crawford
Jamie Crawford | Paid Search Lead | Chalhoub Group
Jamie is a results-driven professional boasting over 15 years of expertise in the dynamic realms of digital marketing and ecommerce. With a diverse portfolio spanning multiple sectors within the retail and ecommerce industry, Jamie has had the privilege of working with some of the world's most prestigious brands. His passion lies in collaborating with these brands to meticulously craft, execute, and refine their digital strategies across all digital channels, ensuring a tailored and effective approach.
Janna Pugh
Janna Pugh | SEO Manager | Vintage King Audio
Janna Pugh is a SEO Manager with a history of agency and in-house work. She has recently been nationally recognized as the Industry Rising Star in Conductor's 2022 C2 Summit and regularly speaks with college classes about the essentials of organic marketing. With her passion for SEO, she knows firsthand how to make the smallest and largest websites succeed organically. Her areas of focus specialize in enterprise SEO, with scalability and automation for both small and large SEO teams. Her varied approach to SEO combines on-site content with off-site brand management. In her free time, she loves trying out new recipes and reading mystery novels.'
Jason Meininger
Jason Meininger | Technical SEO Manager | Stepstone Group
Jason has been online since before browsers had graphics, with a tech career spanning design, front-end web development, marketing, and project management in both enterprise and startup environments. He is a core part of the SEO programme at the Stepstone Group, supporting SEO initiatives across the EMEA portfolio of online recruitment classified sites, with a primary focus on scalable, data-led technical optimisation to improve reach, drive organic traffic, and maximise engagement. He is also a regular contributor to the UK and MENA Search Awards judging panels.
Jim Banks
Jim Banks | CEO | Spades Media
Jim has over 18 years of digital advertising experience. Since then he’s spent in excess of £220 million buying traffic for over 1000 companies. Jim is a keynote speaker invited to speak at industry events around the world, including Pubcon, Retail Global, Marketing Festival, Friends Of Search, Hitpath Masters Conference, a4uexpo, SES, SMX and Affiliate Summit. Jim has been a regular fixture on the judging panel at the UK, European, MENA and US Search awards for the past four years and is a returning judge for this years UK Search Awards. Never one to shy away from giving an opinion or pulling punches, Jim enjoys critiquing entries at the Awards and seeing what the search community thinks is worthy of winning.
Judith Lewis
Judith Lewis | Decabbit Consulting | Founder & CEO
Judith is a renowned international speaker, writer, trainer, blogger and digital media consultant specialising in applying strategic understanding of digital technologies to help businesses innovate and optimise their effectiveness within the new, networked communications environment. She is a regular speaker around the world on SEO, content strategy, link building, paid media, and digital strategy, and has been recognised by her peers as one of the most influential people in the UK digital industry. Judith judges the industry leading Search Awards around the world, and has every year since their inception. She has worked with market-leading global businesses including Google, NatWest/RBS, National Gallery, Fidelity, GalaCoral, NBC Universal, Readers Digest, Bayer, Family Search, Amadeus, AMD, AmEx , Virgin.com, Virgin Startup & more. She has over 23 years of experience, predating Google in her entry into the market, and now runs her own consultancy. She has worked both in-house and agency-side. Judith also blogs about chocolate, has contributed to the book “Pimp My Site” and the Econsultancy guide to Paid Search and rewrote the large foundational Econsultancy Best Practice Guide to SEO.
Luce Rawlings
Luce Rawlings | SEO Consultant & Business Owner | Freelance
Luce Rawlings is an SEO consultant and Ecommerce business owner with 9 years of digital expertise. Prior to starting her consultancy business in 2021, Luce worked in-house as Group Marketing Manager for TravelUp and as an SEO Manager at pure-play SEO agency, Blue Array. She specialises in content strategy and technical SEO for Ecommerce and Marketplace websites. She is also a part of SISTRIX’s Data Journalism team, regularly analysing and reporting on the latest UK search visibility trends.
Lukasz Zelezny
Lukasz Zelezny | SEO Consultant |
Lukasz Zelezny, UK Search Awards judge, Top10 UK Social Media influencer and former director of organic performance at uSwitch / Zoopla. Currently is working as an independent SEO Consultant helping in organic traffic acquisition, technical SEO and content marketing. Lukasz started his career in 2005 and has since been responsible for the organic performance of a number of companies including HomeAway, Thomson Reuters, The Digital Property Group, Fleetway Travel, uSwitch, Zoopla. Each year Lukasz is speaking at many SEO and social media conferences. He was a speaker at ClickZ Shanghai China, ClickZ Jakarta Indonesia, SiMGA Malta, SES London as well as Marketing Festival in Brno, Brighton SEO in Brighton and UnGagged in London. Every year he is actively participating in 10 to 20 events as an SEO/Social Media keynote speaker. Additionally, he organizes workshops and meetups where he is sharing tips around SEO, Social Media and Analytics. To get in touch with Lukasz simply search “Lukasz Zelezny” or visit https://Zelezny.uk
Lyndon Barnett
Lyndon Barnett | Senior Digital Content and SEO Manager | Vodafone
As the Senior Digital Content and SEO Manager at Vodafone Australia, Lyndon uses digital content strategically to drive quality organic traffic and online conversion. When not optimising websites, he enjoys travelling and has explored more than 75 countries so far.
Mariam Abu Bakr
Mariam Abu Bakr | Global SEO Manager | Philips Domestic Appliances (Versuni)
Mariam Abubakr is an adept SEO professional based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, presently assumes the role of Global SEO Manager at Philips Domestic Appliances (Versuni). With previous experience as a journalist at CNN and Reuters, Mariam brings a unique perspective to her role, often describing herself as "an ex-journalist disguised as an SE optimizer". While she currently navigates territories on a global scale, Mariam's roots and early triumphs blossomed in the vibrant MENA region, where she led impactful SEO projects for renowned clients like Jaguar Land Rover, General Electric, Bosch, Accor Hotels, and Virgin Megastore. Her expertise spans various industries, with a proven track record of successful SEO strategies. Mariam's passion for SEO prompted her to explore new horizons, making her a valuable asset in recognizing and celebrating the outstanding achievements of the global search community!
Michele Tommasi
Michele Tommasi | Senior Paid Media Manager | Tempcover
I am a Senior Paid Media Manager at Tempcover, with a decade of experience in growing businesses with paid advertising and performance marketing. My journey has been marked by a relentless commitment to add value and maximise opportunities while reducing ad waste. I have collaborated with a wealth of prominent UK-based and global brands across various sectors. From SaaS, insurance and automotive to construction, travel and e-commerce, I have thrived in both B2C and B2B industries, won multiple awards and have extensive cross-sector knowledge. At heart, I am passionate about inspiring, leading and helping people to achieve their personal and professional goals
Mohammad Urfi
Mohammad Urfi | Head of SEO | Coursetakers
Urfi Ansari is a seasoned digital marketing professional with over 10 years of experience in the field of search engine optimization (SEO). Currently serving as the Head of SEO at Coursetakers.com and Coursetakers.ae, Urfi is responsible for driving organic traffic and revenue growth for both brands. With a deep understanding of SEO best practices and a passion for staying up-to-date with the latest industry trends, Urfi has successfully executed numerous successful SEO campaigns throughout his career. Urfi's commitment to results-driven strategies and a data-focused approach has helped him establish himself as a respected leader in the digital marketing community. He regularly shares his insights and knowledge through speaking engagements, industry publications, and social media. In addition to his impressive career in digital marketing, Urfi is also known for his contributions to the wider industry community. He is passionate about mentoring aspiring SEO professionals and is actively involved in promoting the growth and development of the digital marketing industry in the MENA region.
Nadir Fazal
Nadir Fazal | Head of SEO | Arbetsförmedlingen
Nadir has 15 years of experience in data-driven marketing such as SEO, SEM and CRO from the private and public sector. He has established an in-house SEO at one of the largest authorities in Sweden and was in the jury panel for the Swedish SEO Awards 2022 and European Search Awards 2023. Nadir is an expert in maximizing visibility on Google and converting visitors into customers that contribute to business growth.
Natalia Witczyk
Natalia Witczyk | Freelance International SEO Consultant | Mosquito Digital
Natalia Witczyk is a Freelance International SEO Consultant and a founder of her consultancy, Mosquita Digital. She specialises in Technical and International SEO, working on SEO strategies in Google, Bing, Baidu and beyond. Originally from Poland, her experience comes from the agency side, first in the UK, and for the last years in Barcelona. Natalia is an active part of the European SEO community, a public speaker and a member of Mujeres en SEO (Women in SEO community) in Spain.
Owain Lloyd- Williams
Owain Lloyd- Williams | Freelance SEO Consultant | Son of Jack ltd
Owain Lloyd-Williams has been in the SEO and digital marketing space for around 12 years, and has vast experience overseeing organic digital strategies for leading global brands in an agency, in-house and consulting capacity. As an independent consultant, he’s either found leading stakeholder management and SEO strategy for large enterprise companies or deep down the rabbit holes of international SEO, content and technical SEO. He also has a niche specialism in China SEO.
Paweł Rabinek
Paweł Rabinek | Founder | Redseo
Paweł Rabinek is an internet marketing practitioner with 17 years of experience in the industry. He started his adventure with internet marketing as a webmaster, then a programmer, and then used these skills for SEO. Creator of the PlanetaSEO platform, aggregating industry content on internet marketing. Speaker at the SEO Festival and SemKRK conference. From 2010 as Head of SEO in one of the agencies. In 2013, he founded his own interactive agency Redseo, specializing in PPC campaigns (Google Ads, Allegro Ads, Microsoft Ads) and SEO. Enthusiast of building remote organizations.
Andor Palau
Andor Palau | International SEO Consultant | ANDORPALAU.COM
Andor is an independent international SEO consultant based in Berlin, Germany, and has started his online career back in 2009. Having worked both in-house, as well as on the agency side, he is currently advising online shops, classifiers, marketplaces, and other companies regarding international organic growth strategies as well as technical SEO issues as an independent SEO consultant. He is former Head of SEO at Peak Ace, where he was responsible for SEO and managed a 20+ people team of SEO consultants and editors. Before joining the agency side, Andor was In-house SEO for a top-3 comparison portal in highly competitive verticals such as insurance, power, and telco. Andor’s core expertise is strategic SEO as well as technical SEO, covering topics such as crawlability, indexing management, migrations, and site structure optimization. He is a lecturer at the afs Akademie in Germany, which has made it its mission to offer quality education and training in the field of SEO
Reyhaneh Jafari
Reyhaneh Jafari | On- Site SEO Specialist | 365 Digital Consulting
Reyhaneh is a senior SEO specialist with more than 5 years of experience with different companies. A craving to learn and provide creative solutions to unique problems drives her further in her job. She started her career path with content strategy and continued the way to SEO and professional technical SEO. Reyhaneh is a data-driven person, multitasking, a team player, and innovative while facing challenges.
Richard Gregory
Richard Gregory | Co-Founder | Agency NXD
Richard is co-founder of AgencyNXD as well as an advisor and NXD to multiple tech firms and agencies, including Adzooma, Fluid Digitial and Ruler Analytics. Heralding from “Silicon Ramsbottom” he is an ardent supporter of the digital and tech industry in the North of England. Previously, Richard was the managing director of digital agency Latitude, director of Tech North and co-founder of SAScon.
Sevillay Selecki
Sevillay Selecki | Technical SEO Manager | IG Group
Sevilay is a passionate Technical SEO, currently working as a Technical SEO Manager at IG (world leader in online trading), where she manages the technical SEO strategy for 30 locales. After working 12 years as a teacher, Sevilay made a dramatic career change and has been working in the Digital Marketing world for the last 3 years. Previously, she worked at Onely - one of the most well-known technical SEO agencies where she had the chance to work with Fortune 500 companies helping them grow their organic traffic. Her outstanding career change was also recognized by the industry and was published for inspiration by Blue Array Academy - https://www.bluearrayacademy.com/pages/sevilay-selecki. Sevilay is a very active member of Women in Tech SEO Group, she strongly believes in giving back to the community. Knowing how hard it is to make a career change at a later age, she helps and mentors juniors who want to level up their SEO career. Outside of job, Sevilay has two big passions in life – cooking and birds, well, not in the same concept though :) She loves to go out to nature and watch these amazing animals and capture some nice shots. She also keeps trying different recipes to satiate her foodie side. Practising yoga everyday keeps her sane in this complex world of SEO.
Shaad Cajee
Shaad Cajee | Head of Marketing | ReiThera
Shaad is an agile and entrepreneurial life sciences professional with experience in marketing and sales across the pharmaceutical, med-tech, and biotechnology sectors. As the world accelerates toward a new healthcare frontier, his life mission is to enable patients to access the right medications at the right time. He achieves this through the development and commercialization of biopharmaceutical products. He is also the host of "Inside Revelations with ReiThera," where guests from across the industry come together to discuss the ever-changing landscape of biotechnology, better preparing us for the future ahead. Outside of work, Shaad enjoys spending time with his wife and son, exploring different parts of Italy, practicing yoga on the beach, and learning to cook Italian dishes from the best chef—his mother-in-law!
Silvia Martin
Silvia Martin | SEO Consultant | Trebole Ltd
Silvia is the founder of Trebole Ltd, an independent consultancy specialising in SEO strategy and technical SEO for linternational clients. She has been working in the SEO industry for more than 8 years, helping a range of leading brands improve their online visibility and organic performance. She also collaborates with WYK, Women in Tech SEO and the Santander mentoring programmes.
Tarek El -Sarw
Tarek El -Sarw | Senior Manager | Precision and Digital Marketing - Al Futtaim Automotive
Tarek recently joined AlFuttaim Electric Mobility as a senior precision and digital marketing manager for EV brands (Polestar & BYD). With 3 years of experience in the automotive industry, and over 6 years in Digital marketing field, he has a proven track record of delivering successful marketing campaigns and driving growth. In his previous role at NISSAN Motor Corporation, Tarek was part of MarComms and CE, and was responsible for enhancing digital media buying and performance efficiencies on Egypt scope, then was appointed as precision marketing leader for Africa Regional Business Unit to support the digital excellence framework. Before joining Nissan, he worked as the Senior Media/Performance Executive at Wavemaker, where he supported acquiring new businesses and maintained exceptional digital trading rates with local/regional vendors. He also developed and executed successful digital marketing campaigns for various clients at B-Mark Digital Agency and NEON.Co Marketing Agency
Thomas Adams
Thomas Adams | Performance Marketing Lead | Direct Line Group
As Performance Marketing Lead at Direct Line Group, Tom leads the creation and execution of successful and innovative performance marketing campaigns across a range of channels, including, but not limited to, TV, Video, Display, SEO and Paid Search for one of the UK’s largest insurance companies. Tom's marketing career spans over 14 years, with a strong focus on data, analytics, testing and measurement.
Trond Lyngbo
Trond Lyngbo | Senior SEO Consultant & Founder | Search Planet AS
Trond Lyngbø is the founder of Search Planet and a senior SEO Consultant. He has over two decades of experience in SEO, e-commerce, content strategy and digital analysis. His clients include multinational Fortune 500 corporations and major Norwegian companies. Trond has helped grow businesses through more effective search marketing and SEO strategies. He is most passionate about working with e-commerce companies and web shops to develop and expand their omni-channel marketing initiatives.
Veronika Höller
Veronika Höller | Global Senior SEO Manager | CompuGroup Medical
Veronika is a Global Senior SEO-Manager and has worked in SEO and PPC marketing for over 14 years. She started as a copywriter and PPC Manager in a little Ads Agency. She has continuously developed herself further into the direction of SEO. Over the years, she has worked as a digital marketing manager in agencies and international companies, including CompuGroup where she is now. International SEO and PPC Strategies are Top of her priority list. She views SEO as a whole puzzle and not just individual sub-areas, hence why she trained herself in all areas – content, technology, PPC, SMM and UX. Today she spreads her knowledge as a speaker on the stages of international digital marketing conferences such as BrightonSEO, SMX advanced, International Search Summit etc. For her all digital marketing channels have to be united to get the best of your website.
Zbigniew Nowicki
Zbigniew Nowicki | Partner | Full Stack Experts
Zbigniew has been working in the digital industry for over 20 years, advising market leaders and innovators. Co-owner of Bluerank, awarded the "Best Large Integrated Search Agency" in the European Search Awards 2017 competition. Founder of CEE Digital Alliance and Digital Alliance Int. - international business partnerships of independent digital agencies from Europe. Pioneer of research on customer experience and user satisfaction, co-founder of the opiniac.com platform. Speaker at digital conferences in Poland and abroad. Privately - doubly happy dad, ultramarathon runner, lover of hard rock and Labrador Retriever dogs.

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We thank the judges for recognising our hard work, and congratulate all the participants, finalists, and winners of the 2023 Global Search Awards! It was a fantastic event, and we can’t wait to see what next year brings. Climbing Trees
Receiving a second award from Global Search Awards carries special significance for us, as it follows our first award in the challenging year of 2020. During that time, despite the difficulties, our team persevered and delivered exceptional SEO services, making a notable impact in the digital marketing landscape. Moving forward, we remain committed to maintaining the highest standards of excellence in our work, and we eagerly anticipate the opportunities the future holds for our agency. Both awards serve as a motivation to continue striving for greatness and providing top-notch services to clients worldwide.
Serpact
Every applause, every accolade, and every word of recognition echoed a journey of dedication, passion, and an unwavering commitment to excellence. Taking home three substantial awards, including the monumental ‘Best Global Large SEO Agency,’ has not only set a new benchmark for us but also for the industry, particularly for the MENA region. The nomination phase was thrilling, but the victory? It was electrifying! SEO SHERPA
Everything from the organisation of the event, the food, waiters, judges, hosts and how special we felt on the night made it one of the best awards our company has been a part of. We can’t wait to see you again next year – and who knows where it will take us! The awards exceeded all our expectations. Everything from the location, staff, food and entry process was seamless and met all our expectations and more! Candidsky
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