London International Awards announces Mark Tutssel as Non-Traditional jury president

Mark Tutssel, Global Chief Creative Officer of Leo Burnett Worldwide and Creative Chairman of Publicis Communications, will be the Non-Traditional Jury President for the 2016 London International Awards (LIA).

Tutssel comments, “It is an immense privilege to lead the LIA’s Non-Traditional Jury. I’m thrilled to be tasked with the mission to seek and honour revolutionary ideas fueled by bravery, resulting from the alchemy of creativity and technology. To move our industry forward, we need to encourage and celebrate fresh ideas – the unexpected and the unconventional – that have created dynamic business transformations.”

The Non-Traditional Jury seeks to recognize the finest and most inventive entries making use of environment and experience to get across their message.

Since taking the role of Global CCO in 2005, Tutssel (pictured) has helped Leo Burnett rise to become the most awarded network in the world according to Advertising Age, with 85 offices contributing to its creative reputation. Under Tutssel’s vision, Leo Burnett has developed world-class campaigns for some of the world’s most iconic brands. His work has earned every major creative accolade attainable, while Tutssel himself has chaired award shows such as LIA, Clio, Spikes, AdFest and Cannes Lions.

LIA 2016 Non-Traditional Jury members are:

Jeremy Craigen, Global Chief Creative Officer, INNOCEAN Worldwide, Seoul

Ajab Samrai, Chief Creative Officer, Ogilvy & Mather Japan GK Tokyo

Chris Gurney, Regional ECD, ADK Global, Singapore

Jim Elliott, Global Chief Creative Officer, Arnold Worldwide, Boston

Dimitri Guerassimov, Chief Creative Officer, Marcel, Paris

Guido Heffels, Chief Creative Officer, Heimat, Berlin

Josh Moore, CEO/CCO, Y&R Group NZ, Auckland

Karin Onsager-Birch, Chief Creative Officer, FCBWest, San Francisco

Josefine Richards, Creative Director, INGO, Stockholm

Luiz Sanches, Partner/Chief Creative Officer, AlmapBBDO, São Paulo

LIA Entry Deadline: 13th July