Dubai Lynx 2009 juries announced

2 Feb 2009

The members of the four juries of the Dubai Lynx Awards have been announced. Judging will take place in Dubai, where 29 creatives and media experts from 14 countries will convene to discuss and award the best creative advertising from the MENA region.

Winners will be revealed at the Dubai Lynx Awards Ceremony and Dinner on 17 March 2009.

"As the MENA region begins to emerge as a centre of creative excellence, it is fitting that we have brought together an ensemble of global industry experts whose combined talent and knowledge will provide a powerful base from which to judge work of this calibre. We are privileged to be working with them," said Philip Thomas, CEO of Cannes Lions, organisers of Dubai Lynx.

The Integrated Jury will comprise of members of the other three juries including all the Jury Presidents and will be presided over by Tham Khai Meng, worldwide creative director of Ogilvy & Mather, Singapore, who is also chairing the TV/Cinema, Print, Outdoor and Radio Jury.

TV/Cinema, Print, Outdoor and Radio Jury

Tham Khai Meng, worldwide creative director, Ogilvy & Mather, Singapore - Jury President
Rob Galluzzo, managing director, @radical.media, Australia
Xavier Beauregard, vice president and executive creative director, Draftfcb, France
Matthias Spaetgens, creative managing director, Scholz & Friends Berlin, Germany
Agnello Dias, chief creative officer, Roots India
Rob McLennan, executive creative director, Net#work BBDO, South Africa
Begoña Cuesta Abril, president and executive creative director, Abril Comunicación, Spain
Johan Holmström, creative director, DDB, Sweden
Tony Malcolm, creative director, Leo Burnett London, UK
Steffan Postaer, chairman and chief creative officer, Euro RSCG, USA

Direct, Sales Promotion an Interactive Jury

Dylan Taylor, creative director, Direct, BMF, Australia - Jury President
Juan Pablo Manazza, general creative director, Wunderman, Argentina
Michael Koch, executive creative director, OgilvyOne Worldwide, Germany
Srikant Sastri, co-founder and managing director, Solutions-Digitas, India
Marcello Cividini, president, CustomerCentric, Italy
Pete Case, creative director and founder, Gloo Digital Design, South Africa
Jose Mª Pujol, president and creative director, The Farm Dhp, Spain
Susanna Glensahl Thorslund, chief operating officer and creative, Daddy, Sweden
Chris Clarke, chief creative officer, LBi, UK
James Temple, executive creative director, R/GA, UK/USA

Media Jury

Richard Beaven, CEO Worldwide, Initiative, USA - Jury President
Chris Nolan, chief operating officer, Starcom MediaVest, Australia
Karine Ysebrant de Lendonck, buying director, ZenithOptimedia Belgium
Jasmin Sohrabji, managing director, OMD India
Sony Wong, Leader Singapore, MindShare Singapore
Britta Reid, managing director, MediaCompete, South Africa
Håkan Gustafsson, managing director, Carat Nordic, Sweden
Wim van der Peet, director of Trading & Forecasting, GroupM Netherlands, The Netherlands
Russell Place, chief strategy officer, Universal McCann, UK

Integrated Jury

Tham Khai Meng, Worldwide creative director, Ogilvy & Mather, Singapore - Jury President
Dylan Taylor, creative director, Direct, BMF, Australia
Rob Galluzzo, managing director, @radical.media, Australia
Karine Ysebrant de Lendonck, broadcast director, ZenithOptimedia Belgium
Matthias Spaetgens, creative managing director, Scholz & Friends Berlin, Germany
Rob McLennan, executive creative director, Net#work BBDO, South Africa
José Mª Pujol, president and creative director, The Farm Dhp, Spain
Johan Holmström, creative director, DDB, Sweden
Chris Clarke, global executive creative director, LBi, UK
Richard Beaven, CEO, Worldwide, Initiative, USA
Steffan Postaer, chairman and chief creative officer, Euro RSCG, USA