12 March 2014 – The Asian Marketing Effectiveness & Strategy Awards, Asia Pacific’s principal gathering of marketing, advertising, media and brand experts, is pleased to announce Andrew Knott, Vice President of Digital and Media, McDonald’s APMEA; and Elaine Rodrigo, Global Director, Consumer Insights & Strategy, Mondelez International, as the final names to make up this year’s elite group of jury presidents.

Andrew Knott, Vice President of Digital and Media, McDonald’s APMEA, will lead the Digital Strategy jury. Andrew joined McDonald's in 2012 having previously been the Chief Digital Officer for advertising agency, Euro RSCG. With a career spanning over twenty years, primarily in advertising, he was one of the early entrants into interactive space in 1995. Andrew subsequently worked across Asia at market leader Ogilvy, developing their digital offering and working with the likes of IBM, American Express & Unilever.

Commenting on his appointment, Andrew says, “For some, the idea of sitting in a small windowless room for days, reading hundreds of pages of documents, in the company of a bunch of relative strangers would appear to be some kind of perverse, self-inflicted torture. When you realise that those strangers are some of the brightest players in the marketing and advertising industries, the documents are detailing the insights, idea, strategy, execution and results of some of the most compelling digital campaigns to run in Asia Pacific in the last year, then that decision becomes much more obvious. As Jury President, it’s an hoour to be a part of the process, (and let’s hope there are some windows in the judging room)”.

Digital Strategy Jury

Andrew Knott, Vice President of Digital and Media, McDonald's APMEA – Jury President

Andrew Davie, Managing Director, Australia & New Zealand, Wunderman

Andy Joohyun Lee, Head of Global Digital Campaign, Cheil Worldwide

Carl Griffith, Head of Digital, Havas Worldwide Singapore

Damien Cummings, Chief Marketing Officer, Philips ASEAN & Pacific

Dinesh Sandhu, Regional Director of Strategic Planning & Integrated Media, Hakuhodo Communications Asia

Eddie Wong, National Executive Creative Director, Draftfcb China

Eric Leong, Planning Director, Grey Group Hong Kong

Gilad Coppersmith, International Client President, Carat

Ginger Zhu, Marketing Director, East China, Nike

Goz Gostelow, Executive Creative Director, Razorfish Hong Kong

Guy Barke, Integrated Business Director, Asia Pacific, Isobar

Jason Kuperman, Vice President, Omnicom Digital Asia Pacific, India, Middle East & Africa, Omnicom Group

Josie Brown, Director of Digital, Asia Pacific, JWT

Julien Chiavassa, Digital & E-commerce Head, Asia Pacific, Clarins

Kiki Chen, Managing Director, Medialand Digital Strategy

Neil Hudspeth, Chief Digital Officer, Asia Pacific, Leo Burnett

Nicole Sparshott, Vice President of Marketing, Asia Pacific, Unilever

Patrick Rona, President of Tribal DDB Asia Pacific & Chief Digital Officer of DDB Group Asia Pacific, Tribal DDB Worldwide

Paul Gage, Regional Head of Planning, Asia Pacific, iris Worldwide

Richard Fraser, Regional Managing Director, Asia, Middle East & Africa, Proximity

Rod Strother, Director of Digital & Social Media Centre of Excellence, Singapore, Lenovo

Sherri Maxwell, Executive Creative Director & Founder, Creative Underground

Susana Tsui, CEO, Asia Pacific, PHD

Thomas Crampton, Global Managing Director of Social@Ogilvy, Ogilvy Public Relations

Tony Chen, President, China, GroupM Interaction

Tripti Lochan, CEO, Asia, VML Qais

Yasuharu Sasaki, Executive Creative Director, Japan, Dentsu Network

Yichen Yang, Group Director of Interactive Marketing, e21 MagicMedia

Heading up the Data & Analytics jury will be Dr. Elaine Rodrigo, Global Director, Consumer Insights & Strategy of Mondelez International. Elaine has 18 years of experience in FMCG organisations, global research suppliers and academia. Based in Singapore, she is part of the Global Biscuits Category Leadership Team and is responsible for insights across all markets with a particular focus on the BRIC countries of Brazil, Russia, India and China. She joined Mondelez International (formerly Kraft Foods) in 2007, having previously worked for Reckitt Benckiser, where she spent seven years in a variety of roles in a market research function. Prior to this, Elaine worked at Research International and Synovate and has lectured in Universities on subjects covering Marketing, Strategy and Advanced Research Techniques.

Commenting on her position as jury president, Elaine says, “It’s an honour to serve as jury president and be a part of AMES in this year of growth. The inaugural Data & Analytics category sets to reward relevant and compelling insight-led strategy and I will very much look forward to seeing the range of ways such insights have been interpreted in order to drive engagement and develop relationships with specific consumer audiences.”

Data & Analytics Jury

Elaine Rodrigo, Global Director, Consumer Insights & Strategy, Mondelez International - Jury President

Arvind Sethumadhavan, Chief Innovation Officer, Asia Pacific, Dentsu Aegis Network

Jon Wright, Head of Analytics and Insight, Asia Pacific, MEC

Ken Hsu, Regional Director of Customer Insights, Asia Pacific, Wunderman

Lee Smith, CEO Platforms, Asia Pacific, Omnicom Media Group

Nan Hee Kim, Vice Head of Data and Analytics Centre, South Korea, Cheil Worldwide

Pádraig Flynn, Head of Asia Analytics Centre & Director of Business Science, Asia Pacific, MediaCom

Patricio De Matteis, Managing Director of Accenture Interactive Asia Pacific, Accenture

Ross Jackson, Regional Head of Cross Border Business, Asia Pacific, Central Europe, Middle East, Africa, Visa Worldwide

Tuomas Peltoniemi, Head of Digital, TBWA\Digital Arts Network Singapore

Vikas Sah, Vice President of Technology, Search and Analytics, Indigo Consulting, India

Vinoaj Vijeyakumaar, Managing Partner & Co-Founder, Sparkline Analytics

Yeong Yee, Regional Head of Digital Strategy and Analytics, Yolk(at)Grey

“We’re delighted to welcome Andrew and Elaine as jury presidents in such an exciting year. 2014 has seen the addition of three new strategy sections and we can be sure to see even more innovative and inspiring work that targets and drives consumer engagement from across the region. Andrew and Elaine have a wealth of experience and skills and it will be fantastic to work with them as they decide which entries stand-out this year,” says Terry Savage, Chairman of Lions Festivals.

Entries into the AMES are now being accepted until 21 March. For more details about rules, fees and submissions, please visit, www.ames.asia. Winners will be announced at the dedicated Awards Ceremony on 29 May at the St Regis Singapore. Anyone wishing to be a part of the celebrations can book their place at http://www.ames.asia/general/attend-the-festival.