Spikes Asia finalise juries

August 4 2009, 11:12 am | BY Kim Shaw | No Comments

Dave_droga.jpgSpikes Asia has finalised the members of their Design, Craft and Integrated juries. The Integrated jury is made up of members of the other five juries, including three of the jury presidents, and will be chaired by David Droga, who also leads the TV/Cinema, Print, Outdoor and Radio Jury.

“The calibre of the juries is outstanding; the best in the business and all award-winning authorities in their line of work. We are honoured that they will be taking part in Spikes Asia, which, with the introduction this year of the Design category, is an all encompassing showcase and celebration Asia’s great work,” said Philip Thomas, Festival CEO.

Integrated Jury

David Droga, Founder & Creative Chairman, Droga5, USA – Jury President

Fred Koblinger, Chief Executive Officer, BBDO Group, Austria and PKP Proximity, Austria

Edmund Choe, Executive Creative Director Greater China, Saatchi & Saatchi, China

Akira Kagami, Executive Officer & Global Executive Creative Director, Dentsu, Japan

Alex J Kwon, Interactive Creative Director, Cheil Worldwide, Korea

David Guerrero, Chairman & Chief Creative Officer, BBDO Guerrero, The Philippines

Ruth Stubbs, President Asia, Mediabrands Asia Pacific, Singapore

Victor Ng, Executive Creative Director, Euro RSCG Singapore, Singapore

Rodney Fitch, Chairman, Fitch, United Kingdom

Ty Montague, Chief Creative Officer & Co-president North America, JWT, USA

Craft Jury

Piyush Pandey, Executive Chairman & National Creative Director, Ogilvy & Mather, India – Jury President

Warren Brown, Executive Creative Director, BMF, Australia

Yang Yeo, Chief Creative Officer, JWT Shanghai, China

Spencer Wong, Managing Director & Executive Creative Director, McCann Worldgroup, Hong Kong

Rebecca Soh, Regional Head of Production, BBH, Singapore

Surachai Puthikulangkura, Managing Director Illusion, Thailand

Bil Bungay, Co-founder & Creative Partner, Beattie McGuiness Bungay, UK

Design Jury

Rodney Fitch, Chairman, Fitch, United Kingdom – Jury President

Spencer Wong, Managing Director & Executive Creative Director, McCann Worldgroup, Hong Kong

Elsie Nanji, Managing Partner, Red Lion, Publicis, India

Daniel Surya, Country Director, The Brand Union, Indonesia

Tomotake Kawagoe, Creative Director, ADK, Japan

Derek Lockwood, Worldwide Director of Design, Saatchi & Saatchi, New Zealand

Barbro Ohlson Smith, Creative Director, Ohlsonsmith, Sweden

Steff Geissbuhler, Partner, C&G Partners, USA

All the winners will be revealed at the awards ceremony at the VictoriaConcert Hall, the culmination of the newly relaunched three-day Spikes Asia Festival, taking place at Suntec, Singapore, between 16 and 18 September 2009.