PRWeek Awards Asia announces 2015 jury lineup

Open to clients and agencies, the PRWeek Awards Asia honors in-house and agency professionals for the strategies, people and achievements that have transformed business and brands. The awards are slated for 18 June in Hong Kong. Entries are open, with a deadline of 15 April.

The jury panel includes 62 leading professionals from both in-house and agency ranks. Atifa Silk, brand director for Haymarket Asia's brand-media publications (Campaign Asia-Pacific, PRWeek Asia and CEI) will lead the panel. The judges will ensure that entries are reviewed according to the awards' demanding set of criteria. 

The 2015 judges are:

• Atifa Silk, Brand Director, Haymarket Media
• Indira Abidin, Chief Happiness Officer, Fortune PR
• Kristy Allen-Shirley, Regional Communications Director, South Asia & Pacific, World Vision International
• Madan Bahal, Managing Director, Adfactors PR
• Dr. Alok Bharadwaj, Senior Vice President, South & South East Asia, Corporate Strategy Group, Canon Singapore Pte Ltd
• Rebecca Boustead, Director – Corporate Communications, Public Affairs & Government Relations, Kellogg’s Asia Pacific
• Penny Burgess, Managing Partner, Red Bridge Communications
• Rachael Bylykbashi, Head of Communications, Asia Pacific, Roche Diagnostics Asia Pacific
• Paresh Chaudhry, Chief Executive Officer, Madison Public Relations
• Michelle Cheng, Founding Partner & Group MD, Trimaran PR / Mazarine Asia-Pacific
• Yolanda C. Crisanto, APR, Senior Vice President, Head Of Corporate Communications, Globe Telecom
• Devashish Dasgupta, ‎Exec Director and Chief Corporate and Public Affairs Officer, Yum! Restaurants India
• Lynne Anne Davis, Asia Pacific President, FleishmanHillard
• Junie del Mundo, Chief Executive, EON The Stakeholder Relations Group
• Paul Edwards, Group General Manager Corporate Communications, ANZ
• Sunshine Farzan, Vice President, Head of Marketing & Communications, MetLife Hong Kong
• Daniel Feiler, Senior Director APAC Communications, eBay
• Stephen Forshaw, President, Institute of Public Relations Singapore
• Terri-Helen Gaynor, Asia-Pacific President and CEO, Burson-Marsteller
• Nicola Gilchrist, Director of Corporate & Government Affairs, APAC, Mondelez International
• Amy Glancey, Head of Communications, APAC, Groupon
• Stuart Gregor, Founder & Managing Director, Liquid Ideas
• Karen Hampton, Vice President Communications for Asia Pacific and Africa, Ford
• Robert Holdheim, CEO South Asia, Middle East & Africa, Edelman
• Kate Holgate, Partner, Head of Singapore, Brunswick Group LLP
• Jonathan Hughes, President, International, Golin
• Adita Irawati, Head of Corporate Communications Group, Telkomsel
• Jennifer S. James, Regional Senior Director, Corporate Affairs, Asia-Pacific Region, PepsiCo
• Damon Jones, Communication Director, Asia, Procter & Gamble
• Norliza Kamaruddin, Senior General Manager, Group Strategic Communications, Petronas
• Wendy Koh, Head of Communications Asia, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE
• Matthew Lackie, Senior Vice President - Asia Pacific, Waggener Edstrom Communications
• Peter Larko, Head of Marketing Communications & Public Relations, Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong
• Amy Liu, Corporate Affairs VP, MARS Petcare China
• Sonya Madeira, Managing Partner, Rice Communications
• Marion McDonald, Managing Director, Strategy & Measurement, Ogilvy Public Relations
• Audrey Mok, General Manager & Head, Corporate Communications, Sony Electronics Asia Pacific
• John Morgan, President and CEO, Asia, Hill+Knowlton Strategies
• Paul Mottram, Managing Director, Integrated Strategy, Asia Pacific, Text100
• Frazer Neo Macken, Vice President, PR & Communications, Electrolux Asia Pacific
• Andy Oliver, Senior Vice President, LEWIS PR
• Hock Chuan Ong, Partner, Maverick
• Glenn Osaki, President, Asia, MSLGROUP
• Bob Pickard, Chairman, Asia-Pacific, Huntsworth plc
• Andrew Pickup, Senior Director, Communications, Microsoft Asia
• Roohi Saeed, Head of Communications – APAC, Emerging, Education, Autodesk
• Parames Seenivasagam, Assistant Director, Public Relations, Communications & Engagement, Singapore Sports Council
• Shweta Shukla, Director, Communications & Government Affairs - Asia Pacific, Kimberly-Clark Corporation
• Lena Sönnichsen, Head of Communications, APAC, Airbnb
• Matt Stewart, Director, Corporate Communications, Asia Pacific, BlackBerry
• Tim Sutton, Chairman, Asia Pacific, Weber Shandwick
• Tian-Poh Sze, Senior Vice President, Personal Care, Unilever
• Belinda Tan, VP, Corporate Communications and Responsibility, DHL Express (S)
• Georgette Tan, Group Head, Communications (Asia Pacific), MasterCard
• Jeanette Tan, VP & Head, Corporate Communications, Global Corporate Affairs, APJ, SAP
• Sharon Tang, AEMEA Regional Director, Corporate Communications & CSR, The Hershey Company
• Stephen Thomas, Group Head of Corporate Communications, AIA Group
• Richard Tsang Lap Ki, Chairman, Strategic Public Relations Group
• Jon Walsh, Senior Manager – Infiniti Global Communications, Infiniti Motor Company
• Amy Wright, Partner, AKA Asia
• James Wright, Managing Director, Red Agency & Havas PR Asia-Pacific
• Poh Leng Yu, Senior Vice President, Ruder Finn Asia

Key information:

• Eligibility period: January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014
• Early entry deadline: April 1, 2015
• Final entry deadline: April 15, 2015
• Awards website: www.prawardsasia.com