Two Canadians have been chosen as jury presidents for the 2016 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Edelman’s John Clinton and Pirate Group’s Tom Eymundson will lead the PR and Radio juries, respectively.
John Clinton
Clinton, chair of Edelman Canada and the North American head of creative and content, has had a long career in Canadian marketing and communications. He’s led creative agencies such as JWT and Grey, and media companies such as Transcontinental, before joining Edelman Canada in 2011 as its CEO.
Pirate Group CEO and co-founder Eymundson, meanwhile, has been judging radio competitions with relative frequency over the past few years, serving on radio juries for the London International Awards and Cannes Lions in 2014.
Each will steer a mid-sized jury (historically, Radio Lions nominees are judged by 15-20 people while PR’s jury sits at around 25 members) in June, when more than 400 jurors will arrive in Cannes to judge the 23 separate competitions that now make up the festival.
Tom Eymundson
“It’s not easy to win a Lion,” said Philip Thomas, CEO of Lions Festivals, in a release. “On average our juries will award just 3% of more than 40,000 entries. They’re looking for unique work that is creatively exceptional and challenges the norm. What we look for in our presidents is people that have been in this 3% time and time again – it’s a significant responsibility leading a Cannes Lions jury and we’re incredibly proud to have such a powerful mix of individuals who know what creative excellence looks like, because they have it in abundance themselves.”
Full Jury Presidents List
Creative Effectiveness Lions
Andrew Robertson, Chief Executive Officer, BBDO, Global
Creative Data Lions
Tash Whitmey, Group Chief Executive Officer, Havas Helia, Global
Cyber Lions
Chloe Gottlieb, SVP, Executive Creative Director, R/GA, Global
Design Lions
Tristan Macherel, Executive Creatve Director, Landor, France
Digital Craft Lions
Wesley ter Haar, Founder & COO, MediaMonks, The Netherlands
Direct Lions
Mark Tutssel, Global Chief Creative Officer, Leo Burnett Worldwide/Creative Chairman, Publicis Communications, Global
Entertainment Lions
Jae Goodman, Chief Creative Officer & Co-Head, CAA Marketing, USA
Entertainment Lions for Music
Josh Rabinowitz, EVP/Director of Music, Grey Group, USA
Film Lions
Joe Alexander, Chief Creative Officer, The Martin Agency, USA
Film Craft Lions
Laura Gregory, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Great Guns, Global
Glass Lion
Madeline Di Nonno, Chief Executive Officer, Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, Global
Health & Wellness Lions
Joshua Prince, President, The CDM Group, USA
Innovation Lions
Emad Tahtouh, Director, Applied Technology, Finch, Australia
Media Lions
Nick Waters, Chief Executive Officer Asia Pacific, Dentsu Aegis Network, Asia Pacific
Mobile Lions
Malcolm Poynton, Global Chief Creative Officer, Cheil Worldwide, Global
Outdoor Lions
Ricardo John, Chief Creative Officer, J. Walter Thompson, Brazil
Pharma Lions
Alexandra von Plato, Group President, North America, Publicis Healthcare Communications Group, North America
PR Lions
John Clinton, Chair, Canada, North American Head of Creative and Content, Edelman, North America
Print & Publishing Lions
Joji Jacob, Group Executive Creative Director, DDB Group, Singapore
Product Design Lions
Amina Horozic, Lead Industrial Designer, Fuseproject, USA
Promo & Activation Lions
Rob Reilly, Global Creative Chairman, McCann Worldgroup, Global
Radio Lions
Tom Eymundson, CEO, Director, Pirate Group Inc., Canada
Titanium and Integrated Lions
Sir John Hegarty, Founder. Creative, BBH, Global
