NYF taps 25 leaders from 5 Continents to Join the 2021 Executive Jury New York Festivals® Advertising Awards announced the 25-member 2021 NYF Executive Jury of international award-winning creative leaders to judge entries submitted into New York Festivals Advertising Awards. Executive Jury President, Ralf Heuel, Chief Creative Officer and Partner of Grabarz & Partner Germany will preside over this elite panel of Chief Creative Officers and Executive Creative Directors from around the globe. With 28 years of industry experience, Ralf brings both leadership and creativity to the role of Executive Jury President. Previously as a Creative Director, and then as CCO, Ralf made the agency one of the most creative locations in the country, in the process repeatedly propelling Grabarz

Effie Asia Pacific is delighted to introduce Alex Lubar, President of McCann Worldgroup Asia Pacific and Erica Kerner, SVP, Head of Marketing Strategy & Partnerships, Commercial at ONE Championship, as the first two Heads of Jury for the APAC Effie Awards 2021. No strangers to the Effie Awards, they will lead and moderate the judging sessions to uncover the gems that Asia Pacific has to offer. As President of McCann Worldgroup Asia Pacific, Alex leads an organisation of 3,200 people across 12 markets that represent one of the largest, fastest-growing marketing regions of the world. Based in Singapore since 2019, he is responsible for driving the world’s most effective marketing solutions network to deliver total integration at scale in all aspects of business communications for

Anand Bhadkamkar, CEO India, dentsu, “2020 presented a monumental challenge to us – as individuals, business and society. It made us witness time and space in ways that many generations had only read about in textbooks or had heard of from aging bystanders of yester-history. Yet, I must reiterate that despite all the aching that this hailstorm of a year introduced into our lives, 2020 was also maleficently unique. It forced us into depths of insights that we could never have comprehended otherwise. It also reminded us of what the human spirit could eventually endure and the magnificent resilience that it is capable of. Dentsu is over-invested in digital. Of our 3000 people, more than 1800 are in our digital companies. Additionally, more than 50% of our revenue comes from digital at a time

Havas Group India, announced that it is further strengthening its operation in India with a strategic joint-venture with Conran Design Group; a Havas agency with over six decades’ experience in building iconic brands. As part of the joint-venture, Conran Design Group opens its third global office in Mumbai to add to successful businesses in London and New York. Conran Design Group Mumbai, with a dedicated team of 15 specialists, supported by Conran Design Group teams globally, will be a huge asset to Havas Group India as it works to deliver a more meaningful difference to its clients. Headquartered in London, Conran Design Group is founded by renowned designer Sir Terence Conran 65 years ago. It is a design-led branding agency on a mission to help clients realise the value of