Lions Festivals appoints managing director

Lions Festivals has appointed Jose Papa as its new managing director. Papa is currently the CEO of Ascential's fashion trend forecasting service, WGSN and was previously regional director of Ascential for Latin America. The Lions Festivals encompasses Cannes Lions, Lions Health, Lions Innovation, Lions Entertainment and regional events such as; eurobest, Dubai Lynx, Spikes Asia and Tangrams.

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