AME’s Middle East & Africa Jury Includes 16 Prominent Executives
2019 New York Festivals® AME Awards® for the World’s Best Advertising and Marketing Effectiveness™ has announced the 2020 AME Middle East & Africa Grand Jury.
The Middle East & Africa Grand Jury is comprised of respected leaders who are at the helm of cutting-edge organizations from Lebanon to South Africa. Each of them has extensive industry experience and has been recognized for exceptional achievement within their field.
“I’m thrilled that these impressive leaders are sharing their industry experience on the AME Awards Grand Jury,” said Gayle Mandel, Executive Director of New York Festivals AME Awards. “These executives reflect the diverse range of talent in today’s advertising, marketing and communications space, their vast experience provides entrants with a jury that is well versed in both regional and global creative talent.”
The Grand Jury represents some of the world’s most creative and strategic minds in advertising, marketing communications and brand building. Their high standard of excellence ensures that AME’s 26-year legacy is upheld and respected globally both by winners and industry reports measuring creative distinction.
2020 AME Middle East & Africa Grand Jury
· Donya Abdulhadi – Regional Director of Public Relations Leo Burnett, United Arab Emirates
· Fredrick Akinmuyisitan – Deputy Director, Account Planning Noah’s Ark, Nigeria
· Ramzan Al Naimi – Director of Network Creative, Al Jazeera, Qatar
· Mick Blore – Chief Executive Officer, Wolves, South Africa
· Carl Bou Abdallah – Strategy & Truth Central Manager, FP7/MENA, Lebanon
· Alok Gadkar – Managing Director & Executive Creative Director, The Classic Partnership Advertising, United Arab Emirates
· Aakriti Goel – Strategic Planning Director – Middle East & Africa Cheil MENA, United Arab Emirates
· Shmulik Kitainik – Strategy VP, JWT, Israel
· Jon Marchant – Managing Director FP7/Dubai, United Arab Emirates
· Ivan Milovanovic – Managing Director, Y&R, Jordan
· Megan Nethercote – Strategic Director, F/NE Group, South Africa
· Canan Pehlivanoglu – Senior Brand Communications Manager, VitrA Bathrooms, Turkey
· Duncan Preston – Head of Global Creative Services Al Jazeera Media Network, Qatar
· Newton Rebello – Assistant Vice President in Marketing Mashreq Bank, United Arab Emirates
· Ceren Sehitoglu – Strategic Planning Director, TBWAIstanbul, Turkey
· Houman Yegani – Corporate Advertising Strategist /Planner Freelance, Iran
AME’s award-winning Grand Jury is recruited from 5 global regions region (Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East & Africa, North America and Latin America). 2020’s jury includes 100+ members to date representing 39 countries on 6 continents. These industry experts thoughtfully review all entries with global knowledge and perspective from the industry with attention to cultural and economic relevance through three rounds of judging.
Results of the 2020 Grand Jury sessions will be included in the annual AME Report, an industry report that honors and provides rankings for agencies and brands. To view the 2019 AME Report visit: AME Report.
The 2020 AME Awards competition deadline is January 31, 2020.