NYF appoints 15 new Executive Jury members

This creative brain trust, from five continents around the world, will assemble together in New York City from April 25-29, to select the World's Best Advertising award winners

BestMediaInfo Bureau | Delhi | March 7, 2014

New York Festivals International Advertising Awards competition has added 15 new prominent worldwide chief creative officers and executive creative directors to the 2014 Executive Jury. This creative brain trust, from five continents around the world, will assemble together in New York City from April 25-29, to select the World's Best Advertising award winners across all mediums.

“We're extremely excited to announce the final members of the 2014 New York Festivals Executive Jury, and we know they're excited to jump in and start evaluating the entries we've received from 100 countries around the world,” said Michael O'Rourke, President of New York Festivals. “It's very humbling to have assembled such an influential group of industry experts – these are people at the very top of their creative game. We're honoured to have the participation of each and every one of them.”

The newly appointed Executive Jury members include:

Rodger Beekman, Chief Creative Officer, Havas Worldwide Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Ben Coulson, Chief Creative Officer, GPY&R, Australia and New Zealand

Gustav Egerstedt, Executive Creative Director, Saatchi & Saatchi, Sweden

Jeffry Gamble, Chief Creative Officer, DDB Group Hong Kong & Guangzhou, Hong Kong

Andrey Gubaydullin, Creative Director/Owner, Voskhod Creative Agency, Russia

Christian Haas, Executive Creative Director/Co-Founder, Goodby Silverstein & Partners, USA

Minoru Hakamada, Senior Creative Director, Daiko Advertising, Inc., Japan

Gerry Human, Chief Creative Officer, Ogilvy & Mather London, UK

Michael Kadin, Executive Vice-President/Group Creative Director, Deutsch L.A., USA

Masako Okamura, Executive Creative Director, Dentsu, Vietnam

Juan Carlos Ortiz, President/Chief Executive Officer, DDB Latina, South America

Rob Reilly, Global Creative Chairman, McCann Worldgroup, USA

Martin Spillmann, Executive Creative Director, Leo Burnett, Switzerland

Friedrich von Zitzewitz, Chief Creative Officer, Plan.net Group Hamburg, Germany

Shahir Zag, Chief Creative Officer, Young & Rubicam, UAE

The 2014 Executive Jury will be moderated by Rance Crain, President, Crain Communications & Ad Age Editor-in-Chief.

The 2014 New York Show events will take place on May 1, 2014 and feature creative panel discussions, keynote speakers, networking events, the awards ceremony, and an after-party to honour the winners. All New York Show events, and the 2014 awards ceremony, will be held at the New York Public Library's Beaux-Arts landmark Stephen A. Schwarzman building located at 455 Fifth Avenue in New York City.

This year's award-winning entries will receive New York Festivals' trophies created by Sagmeister & Walsh and inspired by New York's Art Deco skyscrapers.

NYF's International Advertising Awards is recognised worldwide as a touchstone for global creative excellence in advertising and marketing communications. Since 1957, New York Festivals has received entries from over 100 countries in all media in the following competitions: Avant-Garde, Branded Entertainment, Collateral & Direct, Creative Effectiveness, Design, Digital, Film & Film Craft, Integrated, Outdoor, Print, Public Relations, Public Service, Radio, and Student.

The 2014 extended Deadline is March 12. For more information on the 2014 competitions go to: Rules & Regulations or to enter go to Log In.

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