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Original Richmond - ORBTA

Business Awards 2026 - The Judging Panel

A little about our judges

Luke Boston

Luke Boston

Director of BSA Electrical. Winner of the 2022 Best New Business Award and The David Doorbar Award for Excellence.

Faye Doorbar

Faye Doorbar

Partner in a Richmond business for 20 years, studied operational business management at Durham University, now a volunteer Director.

Colin Grant

Colin Grant

Lives locally, farming at first and serving as County Councillor for the Catterick ward. Worked as Richmond Town Manager helping to regenerate the town. Chairman of the Georgian Theatre Trust, chairman of the Richmond and District Civic Society and an active Richmond Rotarian.

Elizabeth Graves

Elizabeth Graves

Owner of Mocha in Richmond Market Place and on the Aske country estate.

Elizabeth and her late husband Dennis founded Mocha in 2013 and developed the business into a renowned artisan chocolate producer.

Marcia McLuckie

Marcia McLuckie

Former Chair of ORBTA. Owner of holiday cottage business. Experienced in commercial radio and print, advertising and marketing, heritage, tourism and hospitality. Director of Richmond Community Interest Company. Recipient of the British Empire Medal for services to the environment and to the community in Richmond.

Russell Lord

Russell Lord

Member of the Mercers and the Company of Fellmongers. Mechanical and Electrical Engineer experienced in public sector finance and Project Management. Incident Management for Network Rail. Director Wensleydale Railway promoting Heritage & Tourism.

Sue White

Economic Development Manager for North Yorkshire Council. Sue leads an experienced, multi-disciplinary team of economic development and business support professionals. The team is focussed on delivering the Council’s ambitious Economic Growth Strategy to support businesses to set up, thrive and grow within the county, along with attracting new investment to the area.

Toby Trimble

Toby Trimble

Founder of Trimble Group and winner of the 2024 Best Innovation Award and the David Doorbar Award for Excellence, Toby has delivered 1,500+ films driving behaviour change with leading animal health organisations internationally to improve animal welfare.