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50-member Jury announced for Asian Marketing Effectiveness Awards 2013

Grey's Nirvik Singh, Mindshare's Ravi Rao, Scarecrow's Anindya Banerjee and Anuradha Aggarwal of Vodafone are among seven Indians on the jury this year which will be led by Ajay Kaul of Lenovo

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50-member Jury announced for Asian Marketing Effectiveness Awards 2013

50-member Jury announced for Asian Marketing Effectiveness Awards 2013

Grey's Nirvik Singh, Mindshare's Ravi Rao, Scarecrow's Anindya Banerjee and Anuradha Aggarwal of Vodafone are among seven Indians on the jury this year which will be led by Ajay Kaul of Lenovo

BestMediaInfo Bureau | Delhi | February 21, 2013

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The Festival of Asian Marketing Effectiveness, which takes place on May 8 & 9 in Shanghai, has announced 50 industry specialists who will make up this year's dedicated jury. Preliminary judging will commence ahead of the Festival, after which 24 members of the jury will head to Shanghai for the final judging stage.

Ajay Kaul, Executive Director Global Brand Communications, Lenovo, will preside over the jury who will be voting and deliberating on entries across the 28 categories. The winners of the 2013 awards will then be unveiled at the Asian Marketing Effectiveness Awards ceremony on May 9 which will bring the Festival to a close.

The Indian members on the jury comprise Grey's Nirvik Singh, Mindshare's Ravi Rao, Scarecrow's Anindya Banerjee, Lowe's  Rupen Desai, Leo Burnett's Saurabh Varma, Anuradha Aggarwal of Vodafone and Vijay Sinha of Unilever.

“This year's jury pulls together strong expertise from across Asia Pacific and we're delighted to have such a quality team on board. The Festival of Asian Marketing Effectiveness serves to set the benchmark for effectiveness in the region and we look forward to seeing which entries this year's jury consider worthy of taking home an accolade,” said Terry Savage, Chairman of Lions Festivals.

2013 Jury

Ajay Kaul, Executive Director Global Brand Communications, Lenovo, Regional – Jury President

Andy Edwards, Head Of Planning, BBH, China

Anindya Banerjee, Branch Manager and ECD, Scarecrow, India

Anuradha Aggarwal, Senior VP, Brand Communication & Consumer Insights, Vodafone, India

Charles Cadel, Regional Managing Director, McCann, Regional

Cheuk Chiang, CEO, PHD, Regional

Chris Thomas, Chairman & CEO of BBDO Asia, Middle East & Africa and Chairman of Proximity Worldwide

David Brain, President & CEO, Asia Pacific, Edeleman, Regional

Denise Goodwin, National Marketing Manager, Volkswagen, New Zealand

Dick Van Motman, Chairman & CEO, Dentsu Network/Asia, Regional

Freddy Bharucha, Chief Marketing Officer, Asia, P&G, Regional

Gilad Coppersmith, Global SVP, Digital and Innovation Catalyst, IPG Mediabrands, Regional

Hirajati Natawiria, Marketing Director, Lion Wings, Indonesia

Hun Choi, Head of Strategy, Cheil Worldwide, South Korea

Jeff Wu, Marketing Manager, Heineken Taiwan, Chinese Taipei

Jeffrey Seah, Country Chair, VivaKi, South East Asia Chairperson, Starcom MediaVest Group, Asia Digital Leadership Team, Starcom, Regional

Johan Vakidis, Head Of Planning, AKQA, China

John Ziegler, Chairman & CEO, DDB Group Asia Pacific, Japan and India, Regional

Karen Flynn, Managing Director, Havas Siren, Singapore

Keith Smith, President, International, TBWA

Ken Woo, Executive VP, Country Marketing Head, Standard Chartered, Chinese Taipei

Lakish Hatalkar, VP Marketing, Eastern Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, Novartis Consumer Health, Regional

Mabel Leung, Regional Head of Brand and Insight, AXA Asia, Regional

Margot Torres, Senior VPfor Marketing & Communications, McDonalds, The Philippines

Mark Sinnock, Planning Director, Bates, Regional

Matthew Godfrey, President Asia, Y&R, Regional

Matthew Lackie, Senior VP, Waggener Edstrom Worldwide, Regional

Michael Nearhos, General Manager Brand Strategy & Performance, Virgin, Australia

Muhammed Hamza, Senior VP Commercial, Nestle, Sri Lanka

Naomi Yamamoto, Head of Produce Group, Shiseido, Japan

Nguyen Dinh Toan, Head of Marketing, Indochina, Philip Morris, Vietnam

Nirvik Singh, Chairman and CEO, Asia Pacific, Grey Group, Regional

Paul Heath, CEO, Ogilvy & Mather, Regional

Paul Roebuck, CEO, Saatchi & Saatchi, Regional

Pully Chau, Chairman & CEO, DraftFCB, Greater China

Rahul Colaco, Managing Director, Dutch Lady, Malaysia

Ravi Rao, Leader, Mindshare, Regional

Rob Campbell, Regional Head of Strategy, Wieden+Kennedy Shanghai, Regional

Rupen Desai, Regional President, Lowe, Regional

Saurabh Varma, Regional Chief Strategy Officer, Leo Burnett, Regional

Sean O'Brien, CEO, Carat, Singapore

Seth Grossman, CEO Asia Pacific, Vizeum, Regional

Simon Kemp, Managing Director, We Are Social, Singapore

Simon Small, Executive Planning Director, Visual jazz Isobar, Australia

Stephen Drummond, Senior Director Integrated Marketing & Communications, Coca-Cola, China

Supatnuj Sorndamrih, Director of Social Marketing Support Unit, Thai Health Promotion Foundation, Thailand

Tom Doctoroff, Chief Executive Officer, JWT, Asia Pacific, Regional

Tony Rogers, Marketing Manager, Tourism Australia, New Zealand

Vijay Sinha, Regional Category Vice-President, Unilever, Regional

Wendy Walker, Chief Marketing Officer, Iinet, Australia

Entries for the awards are currently being accepted until March 4. Further information on entry categories and how to submit entries can be found online at www.ame.asia. Anybody wishing to be a part of the Festival and celebrations can also find further information on how to register as a delegate on the website.

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