Loeries announces communication design judging panel

The Loeries communication design judging panel

• Jim Sutherland, Co-founder, Hat-trick Design, Jury Chairman
• Janet Kinghorn, Creative Director, Coley Porter Bell
• Janine Rech, Creative Director, Cross Colours
• Shelley Atkinson, Head of Design, Grid
• Maciek Michalski, Creative Director, Joe Public
• Gary Harwood, Director, HKLM
• Gaby de Abreu, Creative Director & Co-Founder, Switch Design
• Roger Jardine, Partner, Disturbance Design
• Jenny Elhers, Creative Director, King James
• Veejay Archary, CEO, Black
• Iaan Bekker, Creative Director, Brand Wealth
• Rudo Botha, Co-founder, REX
• Renay Kneale, Creative Director, Brainwave Communications
• Sanjiv Mistry, Copywriter, Ogilvy
• Mariana O'Kelly, Creative Director, Net#work BBDO
• Joanne Thomas, Creative Director, The Jupiter Drawing Room
• Greg Gamble, Managing Director & Owner, Tonic Design

Judging will take place in Johannesburg at Vega, The Brand Communications School, 13 - 17 July 2009 and the Judges Seminar will take place at the AAA School of Advertising on 13 July 2009.

The finalists will be announced on 22 July and the winners will receive their awards at the Festival Weekend in Cape Town from 24 to 27 September 2009.

Final entry deadline is 5 June 2009. For more, go to www.theloerieawards.co.za.