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
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.