GLOBAL – CANNES, FRANCE, MARCH 8, 2012: Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has appointed jury presidents for the direct, PR, and promo & activations categories.
Gail Heimann. global vice chair of Weber Shandwick, will lead the judging of the PR Lions category. At Weber Shandwick, Heimann is responsible for key client engagements working with some of the world’s leading global brands as well as company strategy; in addition she has management oversight for Weber Shandwick’s digital and analytics operations.
Gideon Amichay, former chief creative officer and joint managing partner of Shalmor Avnon Amichay / Y&R Interactive Tel Aviv, Israel from 1994-2011, will chair the Direct Lions Jury. Amichay’s time at the agency led them to win 17 Lions and saw them ranked second in the 2009 Cannes Lions Media Agency of the Year. Working on brands such as Mercedes-Benz, Orange, American Express, Heinz and Stella Artois, Gideon led the agency to be Israel’s market leader in creativity and innovation and ultimately one of Israel’s biggest and most successful agencies.
Nick Worthington, creative chairman of Colenso BBDO New Zealand, is this year’s Promo & Activation Lions Jury president. Worthington joined BBH in London in 1986 where he won his first Lion and created the award-winning campaigns for Levis, ‘Creek’ and ‘Drugstore’. After ten years he moved to AMV BBDO London where he created more multiple Lion winning work for Road Safety and Wrangler. Moving to New Zealand in 2003 and working firstly at Publicis Mojo before moving to Colenso BBDO, Nick’s work has continued evolve and win awards. Nick has previously served on the Cannes Lions Film and Titanium and Integrated juries.
For more information on Cannes Lions 2012 including how to enter and how to register as a delegate for the Festival, please visit www.canneslions.com. Cannes Lions Festival 2012 will be on June 17-23, 2012.
