Creative heavyweights named Spikes judges

Tham Kai Meng, Yuya Furukawa, David Nobay and Paul Catmur have joined the judging panel for next year's Spikes, which will be held in Bali from April 25 to 27. <BR><BR> The four ECDs from Ogilvy, Dentsu, Saatchi & Saatchi and DDB respectively will join Fernando Vega Olmos, the first ever jury member from South America, as well as the likes of Mark Waites, founding partner of Mother, and TBWA\London ECD Steve Henry on the judging panel, which will be chaired by DDB Worldwide chairman Bob Scarpelli (pictured). <BR><BR> Boasting a new look, next year's Spikes will incorporate a creative conference and an exhibition of finalists' work in addition to the presentation of the awards. Other changes include a newly-created interactive panel, chaired by Glue founder Mark Cridge, and a new category, direct mail.