February 2009
The organisers of the 3rd Dubai Lynx Awards honouring advertising creative excellence across the Middle East and North Africa, have announced the members of the four juries.
Judging will take place in Dubai, where 29 of the world’s leading creatives and media experts from 14 countries will convene to discuss and award the best creative advertising from the MENA region.
The winners will be revealed at the Dubai Lynx Awards Ceremony and Dinner taking place on the evening of 17 March, which will be the culmination of the 2nd Dubai International Advertising Festival.
"As the MENA region begins to emerge as a centre of creative excellence, it is fitting that we have brought together an ensemble of global industry experts whose combined talent and knowledge will provide a powerful base from which to judge work of this calibre. We are privileged to be working with them," said Philip Thomas, CEO of Cannes Lions, organisers of Dubai Lynx.
The Integrated Jury will comprise of members of the other three juries, including all the Jury Presidents and will be presided over by Tham Khai Meng, Worldwide Creative Director of Ogilvy & Mather, Singapore, who is also chairing the TV/Cinema, Print, Outdoor and Radio Jury.
TV/Cinema, Print, Outdoor and Radio Jury
Tham Khai Meng Worldwide Creative Director, Ogilvy & Mather, Singapore Jury President
Rob Galluzzo Managing Director, @radical.media, Australia
Xavier Beauregard Vice President and Executive Creative Director, Draftfcb, France
Matthias Spaetgens Creative Managing Director, Scholz & Friends Berlin, Germany
Agnello Dias Chief Creative Officer, Roots India
Rob McLennan Executive Creative Director, Net#work BBDO, South Africa
Begoña Cuesta Abril President and Executive Creative Director, Abril Comunicación, Spain
Johan Holmström Creative Director, DDB, Sweden
Tony Malcolm Creative Director, Leo Burnett London, UK
Steffan Postaer Chairman and Chief Creative Officer, Euro RSCG, USA
Direct, Sales Promotion & Interactive Jury
Dylan Taylor Creative Director, Direct, BMF, Australia Jury President
Juan Pablo Manazza General Creative Director, Wunderman, Argentina
Michael Koch Executive Creative Director, OgilvyOne Worldwide, Germany
Srikant Sastri Co-founder and Managing Director, Solutions-Digitas, India
Marcello Cividini President, CustomerCentric, Italy
Pete Case Creative Director and Founder, Gloo Digital Design, South Africa
Jose Mª Pujol President and Creative Director, The Farm Dhp, Spain
Susanna Glensahl Thorslund Chief Operating Officer and Creative, Daddy, Sweden
Chris Clarke Chief Creative Officer, LBi, UK
James Temple Executive Creative Director, R/GA, UK/USA
Media Jury
Richard Beaven CEO Worldwide, Initiative, USA Jury President
Chris Nolan Chief Operating Officer, Starcom MediaVest, Australia
Karine Ysebrant de Lendonck Buying Director, ZenithOptimedia Belgium
Jasmin Sohrabji Managing Director, OMD India
Sony Wong Leader Singapore, MindShare Singapore
Britta Reid Managing Director, MediaCompete, South Africa
Håkan Gustafsson Managing Director, Carat Nordic, Sweden
Wim van der Peet Director of Trading & Forecasting, GroupM Netherlands,
The Netherlands
Russell Place Chief Strategy Officer, Universal McCann, UK
Integrated Jury
Tham Khai Meng Worldwide Creative Director, Ogilvy & Mather, Singapore Jury President
Dylan Taylor Creative Director, Direct, BMF, Australia
Rob Galluzzo Managing Director, @radical.media, Australia
Karine Ysebrant de Lendonck Broadcast Director, ZenithOptimedia Belgium
Matthias Spaetgens Creative Managing Director, Scholz & Friends Berlin, Germany
Rob McLennan Executive Creative Director, Net#work BBDO, South Africa
José Mª Pujol President & Creative Director, The Farm Dhp, Spain
Johan Holmström Creative Director, DDB, Sweden
Chris Clarke Global Executive Creative Director, LBi, UK
Richard Beaven CEO, Worldwide, Initiative, USA
Steffan Postaer Chairman and Chief Creative Officer, Euro RSCG, USA
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