Effie Worldwide has set the lineup for its 2023 Iridium Effie Jury, responsible for selecting the single most effective case of the year in its Global Best of the Best Effie program.
Gold and Grand Effie winners from all 50+ Effie Awards programs in 2022 were eligible to enter, competing for the Global Grand Effie in their respective categories. Fifty three cases from across 29 markets have moved on from the first round of judging to contend for Global Grand Effies.
All Global Grand winners will be reviewed by the Iridium Jury to select the most effective effort of the year.
The Iridium Jury will be led by Susan Akkad, SVP, Local and Cultural Platforms, Corporate Innovation at The Estée Lauder Companies and Tze Kiat Tan, CEO of Omnicom’s BBDO Asia.
Akkad and Tan will be joined on the jury by:
- Neal Arthur, Chief Executive Officer, Wieden+Kennedy
- Keith Cartwright, Founder & Chief Creative Officer, Cartwright
- Ben Kay, Head of Planning, WPP
- Milena Oliveira, SVP & Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, Carrier Global
- Clarissa Pantoja, Global Vice President, Corona, AB InBev
- Michelle Taite, Global Chief Marketing Officer, Intuit Mailchimp
The jury will convene in person in New York City this month to review the 2023 Global Grand Effie winners and determine the single most effective marketing effort worldwide.
Winners will be announced during a virtual celebration on December 7.
SMPTE elects board officers, regional governors
SMPTE®,the home of media professionals, technologists, and engineers, has revealed the board officers and regional governors who will serve terms beginning in January 2025.
Three new officers--Richard Welsh as SMPTE president, Eric Gsell as SMPTE executive VP, and Polly Hickling as SMPTE Education VP--have been elected for a two-year term from Jan. 1, 2025, to Dec. 31, 2026. One SMPTE officer, Lisa Hobbs, will be continuing her service as SMPTE secretary and treasurer for another two-year term. Additionally, Raymond Yeung will be stepping into the role of standards VP on Jan. 1, 2025.
“SMPTE’s membership has spoken,” said SMPTE interim executive director Sally-Ann D’Amato. “These officers have been tasked with an important responsibility, one each of them is prepared to tackle head-on. These next two years are looking bright for SMPTE!”
In addition to the officers, 10 regional governors were elected by the Society to serve two-year 2025-2026 terms.
These include the following regional governors, re-elected to continue their service:
Asia-Pacific Region Governor
Tony Ngai, Society of Motion Imaging Ltd.
EMEA - Central & South America Region Governor
Fernando Bittencourt, FB Consultant
United Kingdom Region Governor
Chris Johns, Sky UK.
USA - Central Region Governor
William T. Hayes, Consultant
USA - Eastern Region Governor
Dover Jeanne Mundt, Riedel Communications
USA - Western Region Governor
Jeffrey F. Way, Open Drives
Also elected were four newcomers to the SMPTE Board:
Canada Region Governor
Jonathan Jobin, Grass Valley
USA - Hollywood Region Governor
Allan Schollnick, Voxx... Read More