CAANZ announces the 2012 Media Awards Preliminary Judges


The CAANZ Media Awards Committee is pleased to announce the judges for the preliminary round of the 2012 Media Awards; a line-up that they believe contains the best media minds in the industry.

For the first time, senior media professionals were asked to apply or nominate others to become judges for the Awards; a tactic which motivated more than 100 entries from all corners of the industry.

Paul Head, CAANZ CEO, said the array of high calibre applications received made the selection process particularly challenging; however, he is confident in the final list drawn by the Media Awards Committee.

“As the outcome of the awards programme really does depend on the expertise of the judges, we believe that the 2012 Media Awards will accurately reflect the current thinking from the frontline of the media industry”.

Convenor of Judges, Mark Jenner says the number and quality of judging applications has been truly impressive, and has proven that the changes made both to the overall media awards process and to the approach used to select and appoint judges are positive and welcomed.

“One of our goals was to broaden the experience levels and knowledge base of our judges, and so we are especially pleased with the number of very senior executives from our creative agency partners who have made themselves available.”

“However inevitably, some people have missed out on selection for this year's panel; we trust they will continue to support our industry's initiatives and apply for next year’s panels”.

From the list of preliminary judges, 18 category judges will be selected to judge the next round.  Category judges will be announced in the coming weeks.
 

WELLINGTON: Monday 19th March
 

Andrew Holt    Clemenger BBDO
Annabelle Wilkinson    OMD
Craig Osborne    OMD
Desiree Hales    Starcom
Gerard Duignan    ikon Communications
Grant Maxwell    MEC
Lee Parkinson    iKon Communications
Livia Esterhazy    Saatchi & Saatchi
Matt Bale    MBM
Matt McNeil    OMD
Sean Keaney    Clemenger BBDO
Steve Dimakis    MEC
Stuart Lewis    Broadcast Map
 

AUCKLAND: Tuesday 20th March
 
Al Jamison    Starcom
Alexander Radford    VivaKi
Amanda Murphy    AJM Consulting
Andrew Reinholds    OMD
Andy McLeish    Colenso BBDO
Anna St George    Lassoo Media and PR
Anne Lipsham    DraftFCB Media
Annemarie Duff    TVNZ
Barry Williamson    MEC Global
Bridgette Franklin    Lassoo Media and PR
Camille Turton    Barnes Catmur & Friends
Claire Carroll    Spark PHD
Craig Spillane    Bullseye Media
Daniel Robertson    MSN
Darryn Melrose    M&C Saatchi
David Thomason    DraftFCB
Eddy Whatt    Ogilvy
Elaine Gibbons    Ogilvy
Fay Laurenson    OMD
Gill Stewart    The Radio Bureau
Guy Cousins    Spark PHD
Jacquie Pierson    OMD
James Roberts    iKon Communications
Jeremy O'Brien    TVNZ
Jo Reid    Starcom
John Buckley    Mediacom
John Schofield    Catch Media
Jonothan Allen    Carat
Justin Mowday    DDB
Kate Thomas    OMD
Kevin Blight    Media MAP
Laura Maxwell-Hansen    Yahoo! New Zealand
Lee Ann Morris    OMD
Linda Farrelly    Mediaworks
Liz Fraser    MSN
Louise Bond    Spark PHD
Lucinda Sherborne    DDB
Lyndsey Francis    Total Media
Mark Reekie    Blackfoot
Matt O'Sullivan    Naked Communications
Melanie Reece    Mediaworks
Michael Redwood    Special Group
Murray Streets    Saatchi & Saatchi
Natasha Le Marinel    Total Media
Nick Ascough    Starcom
Nick Garrett    Colenso BBDO
Nicky Greville    Spark PHD
Nigel Douglas    Mediacom
Nikki Grafton    Spark PHD
Nikki Rogers    PHDiQ
Nimesh Amin    Fairfax Media
Paul Maher    TVNZ
Rachel Cormack    TVNZ
Rachel Leyland    DraftFCB
Rawinia Newton    Sky Television
Richard Fenner    Mediaworks
Richard Head    Colmar Brunton
Richard Thompson    Starcom
Robert Harvey    Aegis
Ryf Quail    ZenithOptimedia
Sally Falconer    Starcom
Sandra King    Fairfax Media
Sarah Beston    Starcom
Sean Mcready    MBM
Simon Bird    Naked Communications
Simon Teagle    DraftFCB Media
Sophie Quilian    ZenithOptimedia
Spencer Bailey    APN
Stuart Jamieson    Nielsen Media Research
Stuart Rutherford    Spark PHD
Susan Browne    Ogilvy
Suzanne Bull    JWT
Tara Cowan    OMD
Terri Collier    DraftFCB
Tony Burt    M&C Saatchi
Vanessa Williams    Total Media
 

For more information about the 2012 Media Awards programme, please click here