2005 Cannes Lions Direct Marketing Jury announced

To accommodate the increasingly large number of Direct Marketing entries and the considerable time it takes to judge each entry, a preliminary voting round will take place at the end of May during which all Lions Direct entries will be viewed and judged prior to the Festival by an international panel of 51 judges from 25 countries.

From this first round of voting, the top 40%-45% of the entries will be judged in Cannes by 21 jury members, led by Fred Koblinger, Chief Executive Officer, BBDO Holding Austria and Managing Director, Palla Koblinger Proximity. The winners will be announced at Cannes on Tuesday 21st June.

"Since the launch of Lions Direct in 2002, this competition has been wholeheartedly embraced by the industry and is considered to be one of the most prestigious international Direct Marketing events. The creativity and talent of the highly esteemed panel pays tribute to the stature of the awards," comments Terry Savage, CEO of the Festival.

Lions Direct Marketing jury members in Cannes are:

Australia, Rob Morrison, National Creative Director, Wunderman Australia
Austria, Fred Koblinger, Managing Director, Palla, Koblinger Proximity (Jury President)
Belgium, Peter Loiseaux, Creative Director, Tequila\Brussels
Brazil, Sidney Ribeiro, VP/Creative Director, Fabrica De Criacao Em Comunicacoes S/C LTDA
Canada, Roehl Sanchez, VP/Creative Director, Blitz Direct, Data and Promotion
France, Eric Pietrini, Creative Director, Proximity
Germany, Peter Wendt, CEO, Publicis Hamburg
India, Ramesh Iyengar, Managing Director, Select Direct Marketing Communications
Italy, Giordano Spagliardi, Managing Director, 141 Italy
Japan, Kasai Shuji, Senior Creative Director/Dep GM, Hakuhodo Inc.
Norway, Gina Evjen, Creative Director/Copywriter, Proximity BBDO
Portugal, Susana Albuquerque, Creative Director, touch me red cell
Singapore, Saharath Sawadatikom, Executive Creative Director, OgilvyOne Worldwide
South Africa, Nici Stathacopoulos, CEO, The Tipping Point
Spain, Victoria Segovia, Creative Director, MRM
Switzerland, Ralf Doller, Partner, Alex Schmid AG
The Netherlands, Coen Weesjes, Creative Director/Partner, Downtown - Actionmarketing
United Kingdom, Mitch Levy, Executive Creative Director, Joshua Agency
United Kingdom, Colin Nimick, Creative Director, OgilvyOne Worldwide London
USA, Lor Gold, Executive VP/Chief Creative Officer, Draft Chicago
USA, Joel Sobelson, Executive VP/Chief Creative Officer, Wunderman

Other Lions Direct Marketing jury members for the preliminary round include:

Argentina, Peta Rivero Y Hornos, President, CraveroLanis
Australia, Peter Bidenko, Creative Director, Draft Australia
Australia, Dylan Taylor, Creative Director - Direct, BMF Advertising
Austria, Dominik Stadler, Creative Director, Wunderman Vienna
Belgium, Laurent Van Loon, Creative Director, I DO
Brazil, Marco Antonio de Almeida, Creative Director, OgilvyOne Worldwide Brasil
Brazil, Felipe Machado, Account Manager, Salem
Canada, Martin Strazovec, Chief Creative Officer, Lowe RMP
Denmark, Dorte Oberg, Copywriter, Sepia Proximity
Finland, Leena Periaho, Art Director, Skandaali
France, Frederic Bernard, Vice President, Publicis Dialog
France, Benjamin Pardo, CEO, Piment
Germany, Andreas Brueckner, Chief Creative Officer, Draft, Agentur fur Marketing Komm GmbH
Germany, Volker Marek, Creative Director, FCBi Deutschland Gmbh
India, Kinjal Medh, Chief Operating Officer, Cogito Consulting, The FCB Group
Italy, Jane Reeve, Managing Director, rmg:connect Milan
Italy, Michele Sternai, CEO, MRM Partners Italy
Japan, Masahiro Iizuka, Executive Manager, Hakuhodo
Mexico, Joel Jauregui, President & Creative Director, zonazero
Norway, Joel Jauregui, Creative Director, Try Reklamebrya, Oslo
Portugal, Mario Rui Silva, Chief Executive Officer, HPP EuroRSCG
South Africa, Andrew Ambrogioni, MD/Executive Creative Director, Action Ambro's
Spain, Antonio Pacheco, Executive Creative Director, CP Proximity
Spain, Alfonso Marian, Executive Creative Director, Shackleton Direct
Sweden, Lotta Lundgren, Copywriter, go.garbergs
Switzerland, Andreas Widmer, CEO, Futurecom Interactive
United Kingdom, Danny Kellard, Worldwide Creative Director, Publicis Dialog Worldwide
United Kingdom, Steve Aldridge, Creative Partner, Partners Andrews Aldridge
USA, Richard Shuback, Executive VP/Executive Creative Director, Grey Direct
USA, Richard Eber, Chief Creative Officer, MRM Partners

The 52nd International Advertising Festivals will be held from 19 to 25 June 2005 in Cannes, France. For more information on the Cannes Lions, log on to www.canneslions.com