Rob Reilly, Colleen DeCourcy among 2022 Cannes Lions jury president lineup

WPP’s Global Chief Creative Officer Rob Reilly, Wieden+Kennedy’s former President and Global Chief Creative Officer Colleen DeCourcy, BBDO’s Chief Creative Officer Dave Lubars and Edelman Global Chief Creative Officer Judy John are some of the well-known industry names to serve as jury presidents at this year’s Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. The organization announced the lineup of leaders today as entries for the Festival went live. Reilly heads the prestigious Titanium Lions jury, DeCourcy leads on the Glass Lion for Change, Lubars oversees the Film Lions jury and John helms the PR Lions. On the client side, high profile marketers serving as jury presidents include Marcel Marcondes, global president, beyond beer at AB InBev, who will head Entertainment Lions for Sport; Caitlin Ryan, vice president, EMEA Creative Shop, Meta, who will chair the Social & Influencer Lions; Raja Rajamannar, chief marketing & communications officer, Mastercard, heading the Creative Effectiveness Lions and Patricia Corsi, global chief marketing and digital officer, Bayer Consumer Health, chairing Health and Wellness Lions. Last year, Cannes was keen to emphasize that its jury president lineup was 57% female, but for 2022, it seems the male/female split has swung back to marginally more men than women. Out of the 29 juries, 16 are chaired by men and 13 by women. “We’re delighted to announce and work with such an exceptional lineup of global talent,” said Simon Cook, chief executive officer at Cannes Lions, in a statement. “Our presidents are essential in maintaining the integrity of the Lions, and having won hundreds between them, this is a role that I have no doubt they will perform exceptionally well. This announcement marks the start of the countdown to Cannes Lions, where the global community will come together once again to be inspired by a body of work that will point to a new direction for our industry.” As announced in November, Cannes Lions is set to go ahead as an in-person festival in France from June 20-24; delegate registration is now open. Judging for Cannes Lions this year will be a combination of virtual and in-person. Juries will complete the initial stages of judging remotely and then will meet in Cannes to make final decisions during the festival. “The return of the physical Festival to Cannes in June allows us once again to bring the juries together in person to define the benchmark of creativity,” added Philip Thomas, Cannes Lions chairman “We thank them for their efforts in choosing the work that will inspire organizations globally to strive for creativity that drives positive change and sustainable growth.” See the full list of Cannes Lions jury chairs below. Brand Experience & Activation Lions Jury President Yasuharu Sasaki, chief creative officer, Dentsu Inc., Japan Creative B2B Lions Jury President Paul Hirsch, president, chief creative officer, Doremus, Global Creative Business Transformation Lions Jury President Ronald Ng, global chief creative officer, MRM, Global Creative Commerce Lions Jury President Beth Ann Kaminkow, global CEO VMLY&R Commerce/CEO N.Y. VMLY&R, global Creative Data Lions Jury President Alan Kelly, chief creative officer, Rothco, part of Accenture Interactive, Ireland Creative Effectiveness Lions Jury President Raja Rajamannar, chief marketing and c ommunications officer, Mastercard, global Creative Strategy Lions Jury President Chrissie Hanson, global chief strategy officer, OMD, global Design Lions Jury President Lisa Smith, executive creative director, Jones Knowles Ritchie (JKR), USA Digital Craft Lions Jury President Luciana Haguiara, executive creative director, Media.Monks, Brazil Direct Lions Jury President Fred Levron, global chief creative officer, Dentsu International, global Entertainment Lions Jury President Maria Garrido, Global CMO, formerly vivendi, France Entertainment Lions for Music Jury President Amani Duncan, President, BBH, USA Entertainment Lions for Sport Jury President Marcel Marcondes, global president, beyond beer, AB InBev, global Film Craft Lions Jury President Patrick Milling-Smith, co-founder and global CEO, Smuggler, USA Film Lions Jury President David Lubars, chief creative officer, BBDO Worldwide, global Glass: The Lion for Change Jury President Colleen DeCourcy, former president and global chief creative officer, Wieden+Kennedy, global Health & Wellness Lions Jury President Patricia Corsi, global chief marketing and digital officer, Bayer Consumer Health, global Industry Craft Lions Jury President Nils Leonard, Founder, Uncommon Creative Studio Ltd, global Innovation Lions Jury President Cleve Gibbon, chief technology officer, Wunderman Thompson, USA Media Lions Jury President Daryl Lee, global CEO, IPG Mediabrands, global Mobile Lions Jury President Hugo Veiga, global chief creative officer, AKQA, global Outdoor Lions Jury President Eugene Cheong, chief creative officer, DDB Asia, Singapore Pharma Lions Jury President Brett O’Connor, executive creative director, VCCP Health, U.K. PR Lions Jury President Judy John, global chief creative officer, Edelman, global Print & Publishing Lions Jury President Natalie Lam, chief creative officer, Publicis Groupe APAC & MEA, Hong Kong, SAR Radio & Audio Lions Jury President Mariana O'Kelly, global executive creative director, Ogilvy, USA Social & Influencer Lions Jury President Caitlin Ryan, VP, EMEA Creative Shop, Meta, EMEA Sustainable Development Goals Lions Jury President Kimberlee Wells, CEO, TBWA\Melbourne & Adelaide, Australia Titanium Lions Jury President Rob Reilly, global chief creative officer, WPP, global

Rob Reilly, Colleen DeCourcy among 2022 Cannes Lions jury president lineup

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