ASIA-PACIFIC – BANGKOK, THAILAND, FEBRUARY 2011 – ADFEST has confirmed a stellar line-up of Jury Presidents from all over Asia Pacific.
The final two advertising executives to join ADFEST’s “The Magnificent 7” are Satoshi Takamatsu, Chief Creative Director of Ground in Tokyo, who is this year’s Cyber Lotus Jury President. Andy Blood, Group ECD & Partner TBWA\Tequila in Auckland, is also on board as this year’s Print Craft Lotus & Design Lotus Jury President.
“With Satoshi Takamatsu and Andy Blood joining us as Jury Presidents, I think ADFEST has compiled its most diverse and prestigious panel of Jury Presidents of all time. This year, we wanted all our Jury Presidents – with the exception of our Grand Jury President – to be living and working in the Asia Pacific to reflect ADFEST’s unique heritage as the only festival that is truly ‘Made in Asia’,” says Jimmy Lam, President of ADFEST.
The jury presidents announced earlier are:
– Jureeporn Thaidumrong, Executive Creative Director at Jeh United, Bangkok (Jury President, Film Lotus & Radio Lotus)
– David Guerrero, Chairman & CCO at BBDO Guerrero/Proximity Philippines and BBDO Asia Pacific, Manila (Jury President, Press Lotus & Poster Lotus)
– Sheung Yan Lo, Executive Creative Director (North East Asia) and Chairman, China, at JWT Shanghai (Jury President, Outdoor Lotus)
– Kien Eng Tan, Chief Executive Officer, Leo Burnett / Arc Worldwide /Alpha 245
Singapore / Kuala Lumpur (Jury President, Direct Lotus & Promo Lotus)
– Ram Madhvani, Director and Partner at Equinox Films, Mumbai (Jury President, Film Craft Lotus & New Director Lotus)
Overseeing the Magnificent 7 is Brazilian advertising guru Washington Olivetto, Chairman & Chief Creative Officer of WMcCann in Sao Paulo, who is this year’s Grand Jury President.
ADFEST 2011 will be held in Phuket, Thailand from March 17 to 19, 2011. For further information, visit www.adfest.com.
