Ad stars has chosen its 5 executive jurors and 25 final jurors from 21 regions for this years awards.
This year’s Executive Jury panel is:
- ManoloTechera, Creative Chairman, Marcel Worldwide, Mexico
Techera is a member of Publicis Communications Creative Board and a member of Marcel’s global creative board. After 12 years at JWT, he joined Marcel in 2012, an agency that sets out to break the boundaries of traditional communication.
- Tim Doherty, Chief Creative Officer, Isobar China, Shanghai
Doherty has worked for Isobar in Shanghai for eight years and stepped into the role as Isobar China’s Chief Creative Officer in 2014, where he is responsible for driving the creative vision and offering for clients in China.
- Leigh Reyes,President and Chief Creative Officer, MullenLowe Philippines
Reyes entered the Creative Guild Hall of Fame in 2015. Winner of the country’s first gold Clio, she has been awarded at Cannes, D&AD, One Show, Clio, Spikes, ADFEST, LIA, NYF, Art Directors’ Club and DMA.
“It is a festival that seems to be so passionate about the power of creative thinking, and the impact our industry can have on creating ideas that contribute to real and positive change. I’m curious to see the work that wins this year,” she commented.
- Ali Shabaz, Chief Creative Officer, Grey Group Southeast Asia, Singapore
- Jeremy Craigen, Global Chief Creative Officer, Innocean Worldwide, London
Ad Stars has a tiered judging system, beginning with a global panel of 215 jurors who recently voted remotely on over 18,000 entries to determine this year’s finalists. In August, the executive jury and final jury will fly to Busan to select Gold, Silver, Bronze and Grand Prix winners.
The 25 Final Jurors are:
Korea
- Eun Jung Ahn, Head of Next Campaign Team1, Innocean Worldwide
- Youngmin Pipha Cho, Creative Director, Cheil Worldwide
- Jay Paik, President, Diamond Ogilvy Group
China
- Tim Doherty, Chief Creative Officer, Isobar (Executive Jury)
- Polly Chu, Chief Creative Officer, JWT Beijing
- Tom J.Z. Xiang, General Director, Zhejiang Hualin Advertising Co., Ltd.
Hong Kong
- Joshua Tay, Regional Creative Director, Red Fuse Communications
Japan
- Ajab Samrai, Chief Creative Officer, Ogilvy & Mather
- Yoshihiro Yagi, Creative Director, Dentsu
- Tomoki Harada, Senior Creative Director, TBWA Hakuhodo
Singapore
- Ali Shabaz, Southeast Asia Chief Creative Officer, Grey Group (Executive Jury)
Malaysia
- Shi Ping Ong, Chief Creative Officer, FCB Kuala Lumpur
Thailand
- Anuwat Nitipanont, Executive Creative Director, BBDO Proximity, Bangkok
Taiwan
- Murphy Chou, Chief Creative Officer, Leo Burnett Taiwan
Philippines
- Leigh Reyes, President and Chief Creative Officer,MullenLowe (Executive Jury)
Australia
- Takeshi Takada, Executive Producer, Alt.vfx
New Zealand
- Wayne Pick, Executive Creative Director, Colenso BBDO/Proximity.
United Kingdom
- Jeremy Craigen, Global Chief Creative Officer, Innocean Worldwide (Executive Jury)
- Roy Cohen, Creative Director, Blue Hive Ogilvy
- Laurent Simon, Executive Creative Director, BBC Creative
Spain
- Nestor Garcia, Executive Creative Director, LOLA MullenLowe, Barcelona
Hungary
- Gabor Spielmann, Creative Director, Kabooom
Russia
- Andrey Gubaydullin, Executive Creative Director, Voskhod
South Africa
- Graham Lang, Chief Creative Officer, South Africa & Africa, Y&R
Canada
- Lisa Greenberg, SVP Creative Director, Head of Art, Leo Burnett Toronto
Mexico
- ManoloTechera, Creative Chairman, Marcel Worldwide (Executive Jury)
USA
- Myra Mazzei Nussbaum, SVP Global Creative Director, FCB
- Andre Felix, Vice President & Creative Director, Y&R Miami
Vietnam
- Carlos Camacho, Executive Creative Director, MullenLowe Vietnam
Brazil
- Daniel Ottoni, Associate Creative Director, R/GA
Winners will be announced at the ceremony on Saturday August 27 at Haeundae Grand Hotel in Busan, South Korea. Buy tickets to Ad Stars here.
