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New York Festivals announce executive jury appointments

By Gillian Abrahams · AdVantage archive
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New York Festivals announce executive jury appointments
Cape Town City Hall. Photo: Martie Swart from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

New York Festivals® International Advertising Awards® announced the first round of 2025 Executive Jury appointments. This is the third year that NYF will assemble the “dream team,” an elite group of Worldwide Creative Officers brought together to select the World’s Best Advertising®.

The first round of the 2025 Executive Jury Members includes:

  • Gideon Amichay, Former Partner & Chief Creative Officer, Shalmor Avnon Amichay Y&R Tel Aviv, Israel
  • Chris Kyme, Chief Executive Officer, Kymechow Communications, China
  • Santosh Padhi, Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer, Taproot India, India
  • Hugo Rodrigues, Chief Operating Officer & Chief Creative Officer, Publicis Brazil, Brazil
  • Alexander Schill, Partner & Global Chief Creative Officer, Serviceplan Group, Germany
  • Shahir Zag, Chief Creative Officer, Young & Rubicam, United Arab Emirates

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