GPY&R chief creative officer Ben Coulson to represent Australia on NYF 2015 executive jury

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770679-121120-bencoulson.jpgNew York Festivals International Advertising Awards has picked Ben Coulson, chief creative officer of GPY&R Australia and New Zealand to represent Australia on the executive jury for 2015.

For the fifth consecutive year, New York Festivals has assembled the most prominent chief creative officers and executive creative directors from the world’s foremost advertising agencies around the globe to serve on the 2015 Executive Jury and select the World’s Best Advertising winners.

Apart from Coulson, there are three Aussie expats on this year’s jury: Matt Eastwood, global chief creative officer, JWT, Justine Armour, now a CD at Wieden + Kennedy in Portland, and Lisa Fedyszyn, (former) creative director, Whybin\TBWA New Zealand.

This elite group will gather together May 15-19th in New York City for five rounds of judging across all mediums to determine the Finalists, First Prize, Second Prize, Third Prize, Grand Award winners, and Best in Show.

 

Says Michael O’Rourke, president of New York Festivals: “Each and every member of the 2015 Executive Jury is both an award-winning creative and a respected thought leader within the industry. We are tremendously honored to offer a jury of this caliber that is committed to selecting the World’s Best Advertising.”

 

The 2015 New York Festivals executive jury:

 

Justine Armour, Creative Director, Wieden + Kennedy USA

Rodger Beekman, Executive Creative Director, BPG/Bates Dubai

Bruno Bertelli, Chief Executive Officer/Executive Creative Director, Publicis Italy

Greg Braun, Executive Creative Director, INNOCEAN Worldwide USA

Eugene Cheong, Regional Executive Creative Director, Ogilvy & Mather Asia Pacific Singapore

Vida Cornelious, Chief Creative Officer, GlobalHue USA

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

Sonal Dabral, Chairman/Chief Creative Officer, DDB Mudra Group India

Matt Eastwood, Global Chief Creative Officer, JWT USA

Duan Evans, International Executive Creative Director, AKQA United Kingdom

Lisa Fedyszyn, (former) Creative Director, Whybin\TBWA New Zealand

Yuya Furukawa, Chief Creative Officer, Dentsu Japan

Pancho González, Chief Creative Officer/Co-Founder, Inbrax Chile

Matt Hassell, Chief Creative Officer, KBS+ Toronto Canada

Bo Hwang, Vice President, Chief Creative Officer, LG Ad Republic of South Korea

Armin Jochum, Chief Creative Officer/Founder, thjnk Germany

Graham Lang, Chief Creative Officer, Y&R South Africa

Gaston Legorburu, Worldwide Chief Creative Officer, SapientNitro USA

Tony Liu, Creative Chairman/Greater China Partner, M&C Saatchi aieou China

Martin Loraine, Deputy Executive Creative Director, Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO United Kingdom

Melvin Mangada, Managing Partner/Chief Creative Officer, TBWA SMP Philippines

Bechara Mouzannar, Chief Creative Officer, Leo Burnett MENA Lebanon

Masako Okamura, Executive Creative Director, Dentsu Vietnam

Anna Qvennerstedt,  Senior Partner & Chairman of the Board,  Forsman & Bodenfors Sweden

Nir Refuah, Chief Innovation Officer/General Manager, McCann Erickson Romania

Tiffany Rolfe, Partner & Chief Content Officer, co: collective USA

Luiz Sanches, Chief Creative Officer/Partner, Almap BBDO Brazil

Alexander Schill, Global Chief Creative Officer/Partner, Serviceplan Group Germany

Eric Schoeffler, Chief Creative Officer, DDB Group Germany

Jose Miguel Sokoloff, President, Lowe and Partners Global Creative Council Colombia

Andrea Stillacci, Founder/President, Herezie France

Erik Vervroegen, International Creative Director, Publicis Worldwide USA

 

Since 2011, entrants have had the opportunity to have their work seen by 400+ members of NYF’s Executive and Grand Juries, a brain trust of global creative minds, who collectively cast over 300,000 votes during the two tiered judging process. New York Festivals patented Matrix Judging System insures each entry is scored on its own merits with 50% of the vote based upon its concept / idea, 25% stemming from its brand and market relevance, and 25% pulled from its production execution.

 

The 2015 New York Show creative panel discussions showcase, and networking events will take place on Thursday May 21st at NYIT Auditorium on Broadway. The New York Show gala cocktail party, awards ceremony will be held that evening at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall, Broadway at 60th Street, New York City. A celebratory after-party will be held at Stone Rose Lounge, on the 4th floor of Time Warner Center, to toast all the winners of the World’s Best Advertising.

 

New York Festivals has received entries from 90 countries and is recognized worldwide as a touchstone for global creative excellence in advertising and marketing communications.

 

The final entry deadline for the 2015 New York Festivals International Advertising Awards competition is March 23rd. For more information go to rules & regulations or to enter go to log In.