The 2006 Radio Lions and Lions Direct juries were announced by the organisers of the 53rd Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival on 5 April 2006. South Africa's own Brett Morris, executive creative director of FCB Johannesburg, is a member of the Radio Lions jury, and Andrew Ambrogioni, MD/executive creative director of Action Ambro's, is a member of the Lions Direct jury.
"After the successful launch of Radio Lions last year, with the jury unanimously delighted in the effectiveness of judging the entries in their original language, this year's jury will once again be looking to award creative excellence in this increasingly creative category", says Terry Savage, executive chairman of the Festival.
"We are also enormously proud that the Lions Direct category has, in just a few years, become the most prestigious international DM competition and winning a Lion, the most sought-after trophy. This year's top judges will once again be looking to set creative high standards in the industry", added Savage.
The Lions Direct jury, led by Steve Harrison, creative director, Harrison Troughton Wunderman and Worldwide creative director, Wunderman, will meet in Cannes and commence voting on 14 June. The awards will be presented on 19 June.
Chaired by Guillaume van der Stighelen, copywriter and creative partner of Duval Guillaume Belgium, the Radio Lions jury will begin judging in Cannes on 16 June. The winners will be announced on Tuesday 20 June.
Radio Lions Jury members
- Belgium: Guillaume van der Stighelen, copywriter and creative partner, Duval Guillaume Brussels (Jury President)
- Argentina: Ernesto Savaglio, president and creative director, Savaglio\TBWA
- Australia: Michael Edmonds, creative director, Meerkats
- Brazil: Mario D'Andrea, creative and general director, JWT Curitiba/Brazil
- Canada: Donna McCarthy, creative director, Dory Advertising
- France: Frank Tapiro, co-manager, Hemisphere Group
- Germany: Ralf Heuel, chief creative officer/partner, Grabarz&Partner Werbeagentur
- Italy: Francesco Taddeucci, creative director, Saatchi & Saatchi
- Norway: Arne Schau-Knudsen, copywriter, Virtual Garden
- Portugal: Susana Ferraz de Sequeira, creative director, MSTF Partners
- South Africa: Brett Morris, executive creative director, FCB Johannesburg
- Spain: Juan Nonzioli, creative general manager, Shackleton
- Switzerland: Alexander Jaggy, executive creative director, Jung von Matt/Limmat
- The Philippines: David Guerrero, chairman and chief creative officer, BBDO Guerrero Ortega
- United Kingdom: Jim Thornton, executive creative director, Leo Burnett
- USA: Josh Rabinowitz, senior VP, director of music, Grey Worldwide
Lions Direct Jury members
- United Kingdom: Steve Harrison, creative director, Harrison Troughton Wunderman and Worldwide creative director, Wunderman (Jury President)
- Argentina: Martin Hazan, regional creative director, MRM Worldwide
- Australia: Dave King, national creative director - direct, M&C Saatchi Australia
- Austria: Roman Sindelar, managing partner and creative head, PKP Proximity
- Belgium: Laurent van Loon, creative director, I DO
- Brazil: Otávio Dias, partner and president, GreyZest Direct
- Canada: Scott Pinkney, vice president, creative director, FCB Direct
- Chile: Diego Domingo, executive creative director, OgilvyOne and OgilvyInteractive Chile
- Denmark: Helle Goodstein, partner/copywriter, Sepia Proximity
- France: Samuel Gion, creative director, TBWA\Paris Marketing Services
- Germany: Stefan Schmidt, chief creative officer, TBWA\Germany
- Germany: Detlef Rump, managing partner, Interone Worldwide
- India: Rakhshin Patel, senior vice president and general manager, RMG Connect
- Italy: Sergio Müller, creative director, Rapp Collins
- Japan: Norio Tanaka, senior planning director, Asatsu-DK
- Malaysia: Kien Eng Tan, president/executive creative director, Arc Worlwide Malaysia
- Mexico: Manuel Camacho, creative director, Publicis Arrendondo De Haro
- New Zealand: Matty Burton, creative group head, Saatchi & Saatchi New Zealand
- Norway: Ingrid Leren Wathne, creative director, MRM Partners Norway/McCann Direkte
- Poland: Piotr Alchimowicz, creative director, OgilvyOne Worldwide Poland
- Portugal: Nuno Duarte, creative director, Touch Me Wunderman
- Singapore: Richard Johnson, executive creative director, M&C Saatchi Singapore
- South Africa: Andrew Ambrogioni, MD/executive creative director, Action Ambro's
- Spain: Chema Bernad, executive creative director, Remo D6
- Sweden: Christina Knight, creative director, Draft Sweden
- Switzerland, Thomas Engeli, Senior Copywriter, Fisch.Meier.Direkt
- The Netherlands: Ben Imhoff, creative director, Van Wanten Etcetera
- United Kingdom: Nick Moore, creative director, Independent
- United Kingdom: Steve Aldridge, creative partner, Partners Andrews Aldridge
- USA: Holly Pavlika, EVP/chief creative officer, Grey Direct
- USA: Mark Beeching, EVP/global executive creative director, Digitas
