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Meet the judge

Meet judge, Amanda Wood 

Amanda Wood, FCIPS, FCILT, FIoL

Group Social Sustainability Director

BAE Systems, Plc.

Amanda is the Group Social Sustainability Director at BAE Systems Plc. She is responsible for leading Inclusion efforts across our UK & International markets, accelerating integration of Sustainability ambitions into the Supply Chain and cohering all Social Sustainability elements across BAE Systems.

Amanda has extensive experience as a Commissioned Logistics Officer in the Royal Australian Navy and as a Senior Leader in the corporate environment. She has a special interest in Sustainability, which combines her desire for outstanding business performance with true positive impact for employees and business stakeholders.

In her Naval career, Amanda was responsible for ensuring Naval Personnel and the Fleet received the highest level of multi-disciplinary Personnel and Supply Chain support. In her corporate career, Amanda has a wide range of technical and leadership experience, specialising in Supply Chain Management and Sustainability Excellence across the Pharmaceutical, Utilities and Defence industries.

Amanda has a passion for collaborating across the Aerospace & Defence industry and holds the chair of the Joint Supply Chain accreditation register (JOSCAR) Governance Group and the MoD SME Champions working group.

Amanda loves working with people and is a Fellow of the Institute of Leadership & Management, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply.