Judging Panel 2024

Judith Kelly embarked on her journey with Hammerson in October 2017, assuming the role of Head of Retail Design and Retail Delivery for the company’s UK shopping centre portfolio. Hammerson, a company renowned for owning, managing, and developing retail destinations in Europe, has entrusted Judith with overseeing the UK’s existing shopping centre assets and spearheading new developments. Prior to her current role, Judith dedicated ten years to Landsec, where she was instrumental in project managing new build retail developments. Her projects included the Westgate Oxford, Trinity Leeds, and St David’s Dewi Sant in Cardiff. Before her tenure at Landsec, Judith spent 21 years in London as an interior designer, specializing in retail and leisure projects for various architectural and interior design practices.

Judith’s academic pursuits in design led her to the Technological University Dublin, where she studied architecture and design, graduating with a degree in Environmental Design. Her educational background laid the groundwork for her distinguished career in retail and leisure design.