Cannes Lions announces jury presidents

Cannes Lions announces jury presidents

Cannes Lions

MUMBAI: The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has completed its announcements of the 2016 jury presidents, revealing the names of the remaining seventeen.

Lions Festivals CEO Philip Thomas said, “It’s not easy to win a Lion. On average our juries will award just three per cent of more than 40,000 entries. They’re looking for unique work that is creatively exceptional and challenges the norm. What we look for in our presidents is people that have been in this three per cent time and time again – it’s a significant responsibility leading a Cannes Lions jury and we’re incredibly proud to have such a powerful mix of individuals who know what creative excellence looks like, because they have it in abundance themselves.”

The full line-up of 2016 Cannes Lions jury presidents have been named as follows:

Creative Effectiveness Lions: BBDO, Global CEO Andrew Robertson 
Creative Data Lions: Havas helia, Global group CEO Tash Whitmey
Cyber Lions: R/GA, Global SVP, executive creative director Chloe Gottlieb 
Design Lions: Landor, France executive creative director Tristan Macherel 
Digital Craft Lions: MediaMonks, The Netherlands founder & COO Wesley ter Haar 
Direct Lions: Publicis Communications, Global creative chairman and Leo Burnett Worldwide global chief creative officer Mark Tutssel   
Entertainment Lions: CAA Marketing, USA chief creative officer & co-head Jae Goodman 
Entertainment Lions for Music: Grey Group, USA EVP/director of music Josh Rabinowitz 
Film Lions: The Martin Agency, USA chief creative officer Joe Alexander 
Film Craft Lions: Great Guns, Global founder & CEO Laura Gregory 
Glass Lion: The Lion for Change: Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, Global CEO Madeline Di Nonno 
Health & Wellness Lions: The CDM Group, USA president Joshua Prince 
Innovation Lions: Finch, Australia director - applied technology Emad Tahtouh 
Media Lions: Dentsu Aegis Network, Asia Pacific CEO Asia Pacific Nick Waters 
Mobile Lions: Cheil Worldwide, Global global chief creative officer Malcolm Poynton
Outdoor Lions: J. Walter Thompson, Brazil chief creative officer Ricardo John 
Pharma Lions: Publicis Healthcare Communications Group, North America group president, North America Alexandra von Plato 
PR Lions: Edelman, North America chair, Canada, head of creative and content John Clinton 
Print & Publishing Lions: DDB Group, Singapore group executive creative director Joji Jacob 
Product Design Lions: fuseproject, USA lead industrial designer Amina Horozic 
Promo & Activation Lions: McCann Worldgroup, Global global creative chairman Rob Reilly 
Radio Lions: Pirate Group Inc., Canada CEO and director Tom Eymundson 
Titanium and Integrated Lions: BBH, Global founder, creative Sir John Hegarty 

The presidents will be joined in Cannes in June by over 400 jurors as they work to identify Lion-winning creativity. The winners will be revealed and honoured during a series of six awards ceremonies which will take place during Cannes Lions.

The Festival runs from 18-25 June and incorporates specialist events, Lions Health, Lions Innovation and Lions Entertainment.