The prestigious Clio Awards, the premier international awards competition for creative business, revealed the distinguished lineup of jury chairs for the upcoming 2024 edition. In a groundbreaking move, 12 jury chairs will join forces to create a unified jury, responsible for determining the Grand Clio Winner in Innovation from the Gold Clio winners in the Innovation category, as chosen by each main jury.
The 2024 jury will assemble in Majorca, Spain, for comprehensive deliberations to decide the recipients of Grand, Gold, Silver, and Bronze Clio statues. Each jury is tasked with evaluating the execution of submissions within their medium, focusing solely on the creativity of the work.
The industry luminaries selected for their unique blend of culture, identity, perspective, and experience to lead the jury deliberations include:
- Audio & Audio Craft: Icaro Doria, President & CCO, DM9 (Sao Paulo)
- Brand: Ricardo Marques, VP Marketing, Michelob ULTRA, Anheuser-Busch Inbev (New York City)
- Branded Entertainment & Content: Tara Ford, Chief Creative Officer, The Monkeys Sydney (Sydney)
- Creative Business Transformation, Commerce & Effectiveness: Nancy Crimi-Lamanna, Chief Creative Officer, FCB Canada (Toronto)
- Design: Pum Lefebure, Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer, Design Army (Washington, DC)
- Digital/Mobile & Experience/Activation: Chaka Sobhani, Global Chief Creative Officer, Leo Burnett Worldwide (London)
- Direct: Stéphane Xiberras, CCO / President of BETC & Head of Havas Global Creative Council, BETC (Paris)
- Film: Bruno Bertelli, Global CEO of Le pub, Global Chief Creative Officer of Publicis Worldwide, Chief Creative Officer of Publicis Groupe Italy, Publicis | LePub (Milan)
- Media: Kevin Johnson, CEO, GroupM Canada (Toronto)
- Print & Out of Home: Ali Rez, Chief Creative Officer, Impact BBDO (Dubai)
- Public Relations: Natalia Benincasa, CCO for LATAM, Edelman (Buenos Aires)
- Social Media: Malcolm Poynton, Global Chief Creative Officer, Cheil (London)
Nicole Purcell, CEO of Clio said, “Our Grand Clio Awards set the bar for the industry; these winners are a signal of the future, so we felt it just made sense that the most seasoned experts on our jury should be the ones who select the Grand Clio winner in Innovation.”
In a historic move, Clio Awards has introduced jury chairs for its Film Craft categories, empowering them to collectively bestow a Grand Clio for Film Craft. The distinguished Film Craft jury chairs are:
- Film Craft- Animation & VFX: Dave Rolfe, Global Head of Production, WPP / Hogarth Worldwide (London)
- Film Craft- Copywriting: Vicki Maguire, Chief Creative Officer, Havas London (London)
- Film Craft- Direction & Cinematography: Angeliki Kornelatou, Executive Creative Director, Ogilvy Athens (Athens)
- Film Craft- Music & Sound Design: James Feeler, CEO and Audio Producer, Jamute São Paulo
- Film Craft- Production Design: Rita El Hachem, Executive Producer / Partner, Stoked (Dubai)
The 65th annual Clio Award winners will be announced on May 1, 2024, at Gotham Hall in New York City. Detailed information, submission deadlines, and entry details can be found here.