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Three women from the Middle East & Africa (MEA) region joins global brand leaders from Philips, Heineken and PepsiCo on next year’s Gerety awards jury—namely Maya Karanouh, CEO/Co-Founder, Tagbrands, Lebanon, Rana Hamarneh, Group Executive Director & Partner, AdPro, Jordan, and Ghada Wali, Creative and Co-Founder, Wali Studio, Egypt.
“We could not be prouder of the jury of personalities from around the world that will be choosing the 2023 winners” explained Co-Founder Lucía Ongay. “Next year we celebrate the 5th year of the Gerety Awards and just like in previous editions, our jury includes some of the advertising and marketing industries most respected and awarded leaders.”
Once again Gerety will be holding in-person jury sessions in 10 different cities; the locations and judges for the executive jury will be announced in the new year. Entries are judged on the originality of the creative ideas and the quality of their executions and all types of advertising campaigns can be entered.
As well as defining the shortlist, the executive jury sessions each select the agency and production company of the year from their country. This is chosen from the entrants of the Portfolio Cut.
The 2023 Gerety Awards will open for entries and announce the full jury in January.
Named for Frances Gerety, the copywriter who in 1948 coined the slogan "A diamond is forever”, The Gerety Awards brings together a jury to select the best in advertising that resonates most with a female audience, creating a benchmark that is relevant to the market reality, all while redefining the standard to which advertising has traditionally been held.
The 2023 Grand jury includes: (names are with reference to image to be read from top to bottom and left to right)
Antoinette Beatson, VP ECD, BETC, Havas, FRANCE
Brogan Simpson, Global Communication Manager, Heineken, NETHERLANDS
Cristina Reina, EVP, Global Executive Creative Director, McCann New York, USA
Diana Ceausu Caverly, Global Chief Strategy Officer, MRM, USA
Gabrielle Fenton, Head of LATAM, VaynerMedia, MEXICO
Jo Wallace, Global Executive Creative Director, Media.Monks, UK
Joan Colletta, Senior Director, Global Brand Marketing, McDonalds, USA
Kinga Grzelewska, Managing Director & Creative Director, MullenLowe, POLAND
Maya Karanouh, CEO/Co-Founder, Tagbrands, LEBANON
Nicky Bullard, Group Chief Creative Officer, MullenLowe Group UK
Ghada Wali, Creative and Co-Founder, Wali Studio, EGYPT
Marcela Morales, Sr Brand & Digital Manager, Whirlpool, MEXICO
María Luján Donaire, Executive Creative Director, HOY, ARGENTINA
Masako Okamura, Creative Director; Dentsu Inc, JAPAN
Nancy Delhalle, Founder & Chief Marketing Officer, Serviceplan BELGIUM
Sann Sava, Chief Creative Officer, Publicis Montreal, CANADA
Sorada Sonprasit, CEO, Publicis Groupe THAILAND
Stephanie Nadi Olson, Founder and CEO, We Are Rosie, USA
Syeda Ayesha Ikram, Executive Creative Director, PAKISTAN
Vanessa Vankemmel Sebban, Head of Creative Works France Google, FRANCE
Nathalie Lam, Global Head of Sponsorship, Lead for Inclusion & Diversity Marketing Transformation, Philips Global, NETHERLANDS
Rana Hamarneh, Group Executive Director & Partner, AdPro, JORDAN
Tomoko Arikazawa, Managing Director, MSL Japan Publicis Groupe, JAPAN
Uma Rudd Chia, Executive Creative Director and Co-founder, KVUR, SINGAPORE
Zubeida Goolam, Founder and Creative Managing Partner, Valiant Agency, SOUTH AFRICA
Jennifersy Hu, Chief Creative Officer, Ogilvy, TAIWAN
Josefina Casellas, Executive Creative Director, RGA, ARGENTINA
Lone Tvedergaard Bach, Strategy Director and Partner, &Co, DENMARK
Natalie Wills, Brand VP, Booking.com, NETHERLANDS
Patricia Moura, Head of Content, GUT, BRAZIL
Begoña Aristy, VP & General Manager, Pepsico, MEXICO
Bunmi Oke, CEO/Lead Consultant, Ladybird Ltd, NIGERIA
Cassandra Zawadowski, Co-Chief Creative Officer, Wunderman Thompson, CANADA
Dana Koll, Owner and Founder, DIBOOR, ISRAEL
Jeannine Shao Collins, President, SeeHer, Association of National Advertisers, USA
Rina Marie Simon, Partner, GroupM INDONESIA
Stephanie Yung, Executive Creative Director, Zulu Alpha Kilo, CANADA
Carole Giroud, CEO, Serviceplan FRANCE
Hà Nguyễn Thị Hải, CEO, VMLY&R, VIETNAM
Helen Pak, Senior Vice President of Creative - Marketing, Design & Content, Disney, USA
Helga Sasdi, Co-Leader of Le Pont and Chief Executive Officer, Publicis Groupe HUNGARY
Mar Frutos, CCO, El Taier DDB, GUATEMALA
Merve Puhaloğlu Eraslanoğlu, Chief Everything Officer, TVekstra, TURKEY
Natalie Lam, CCO Asia, Pacific, Middle East & Africa, Publicis Groupe, HONG KONG
Rosalina Tornel, VP & General Manager Gamesa-Quaker-Sonric’s Mexico and Biscuits Latam, Pepsico, MEXICO
