With Romana's appointment, the inaugural interactive jury, presided by Glue London founder Mike Cridge, is now complete. The seven-strong team also includes top creative mettle such as Wieden & Kennedy Amsterdam's Joakim Borg-strom, OgilvyOne Asia-Pacific's Dirk Eschenbacher, Net-X's Shaun Branagan, TBWA's Graham Kelly and e-Crusade Hong Kong's Endy Fung.
On the main panel, our new judges include Prasoon Joshi, chairman of McCann Erickson India, Jureeporn Thai-dumrong, founder and ECD of JEH United, Lim Sau Hoong, CEO and ECD of 10AM Communications and Steve Simpson, partner and ECD of Goodby, Silverstein & Partners. Led by Spikes jury chairman Bob Scarpelli, chairman and chief creative officer of DDB Worldwide, the 16-strong main panel will judge work from across the region to identify the best in the industry. This year, they will also review work in a new direct marketing category.
The awards presentation will be held at the Ritz-Carlton Bali. Go to www.mediaspikes.com for more details.