Brazil was chosen to host one of the executive jury sessions and have Joana Mendes as a representative
The Gerety Awards announced the opening of registrations for the 2024 edition of the award that highlights the best in global advertising from a female perspective.
The executive jury sessions will take place in the cities of New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, London, Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Madrid, Warsaw, São Paulo, in addition to Australia and New Zealand, other countries in Latin America, in East Asia and in the Middle East.
The award also presented the ambassadors of each country and, this year, Brazil will be represented by Joana Mendes, creative leader for Latin America/ECD at WPP Brasil.
Among the new features, the Gerety Awards will have a new category, “Works for Good Cut”, which will reward the campaign with the greatest action in favor of the environment and sustainability. The winning case will receive the prize called the “Gerety Earth Prize”.
“The ‘Gerety Earth Award’ embodies the essence of impactful work that not only inspires, but transforms our world for the better. It is an honor and a privilege to serve on the Grand Jury, and I look forward to celebrating work that raises the bar for change positive”, said Laura Maness, Global CEO, Gray Group.
See the list of names that will lead this year’s executive jury sessions:
Anshumani Khanna, Creative Director, BBDO New York, USA
Pamela Savage, Senior Vice President, Group Creative Director, Area 23, USA
Linda Knight, Creative Director, Los Angeles, USA
Katrina Encanto, Executive Creative Director, 180 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Doerte Spengler-Ahrens, Creative Director, Jung Von Matt, Germany
Regan Warner, Executive Creative Director, McCann London, UK
Melinda Po, CEO, IPG Mediabrands, China
Marie-Claire Maalouf, Executive Creative Director, Edelman ME, United Arab Emirates
Dagmara Witek-Kumider, Chief Creative Director, Publicis Worldwide Poland
Kaitlin Doherty, co-founder and president of The Local Collective, Canada
Mandie van der Merwe, CCO Saatchi&Saatchi Australia
Ccile Lejeune, CEO, VML Paris, France
Angela Pacheco, Creative Director El Ruso de Rocky, Spain
Joana Mendes, creative leader for Latin America/ECD, WPP Brazil
Laurence Vandeputte, Creative Director, Belgium
Carolina Pinheiro, CEO and co-founder, Inbrax, Chile