Kalpesh R Solanki

Kalpesh Ramniklal Solanki, is Chief Executive and Group Managing Editor of the Asian Media Group. Kalpesh graduated with a law degree (LLB Hons) from Queen Mary College, London and qualified as a barrister from the Inner Temple.

Kalpesh shares responsibility with his brother Shailesh for a multifaceted media organisation started by their father Ramniklal C Solanki, CBE in April 1968 which has today become the country’s leading media business for the British Asian community.

Asian Media Group reaches over 2 million British Asian consumers and business through its print and digital media, face to face activities and call centres with operations in Atlanta, USA, Ahmedabad and Kochi, India.

Andy Marino

“After completing a Ph.D. in American Literature and teaching at several universities, including the University of Essex and the University of Gothenburg, in Sweden, Andy left academia and worked as a literary agent and editor before beginning to make television documentaries for all the major TV channels, which he did off and on for twenty years. He also wrote books of history and biography, including “A Quiet American”, the story of Varian Fry, who saved thousands of artists and musicians from the Nazis in wartime France. Andy became the official biographer of India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, in 2013, just before Modi’s election to national office. After a long freelance life, Andy joined AMG in 2018.”

Susan Nash

Susan is the Trade Communications Manager at Mondelēz International, with in-depth knowledge of the retail landscape. As part of Susan’s role at Mondelēz she works across the company’s portfolio of well-trusted, iconic brands including Cadbury, Oreo, Maynards Bassetts and Trebor, helping retailers drive their sales through detailed category advice. This knowledge is highly relevant for a judge at the Asian Trader Awards.