Cannes Lions announces PR jury

The Cannes International Festival of Creativity has announced a 21-strong jury for the PR Lions awards, chaired by Edelman’s John Clinton.

The jury features Kat Thomas, founder and global executive creative director of One Green Bean, from the UK.

The full list of jurors is:

  • John Clinton, chair of Edelman Canada and head of creative and content for Edelman North America
  • Almudena Alonso, MD of Cohn & Wolfe, Spain
  • Amanda Galmes, co-founder and MD, Fuel Communications, Australia
  • Barbara Pleban, co-owner and president, Multi Communications, Poland
  • Edson Giusti, CEO, Giusti Communications, Brazil
  • Erin Gentry, EVP, global co-lead, client services, Hill+Knowlton Strategies, USA
  • Hannes Kerstell, senior partner & executive media director, Prime, Sweden
  • Hanning Kempe, general managing director, FleishmanHillard, Germany
  • Heidi Holm, client service director & partner, Dinamo, Norway
  • Ingrid Wobst, CEO, Colectivo, Colombia
  • Isabel Jorge de Carvalho, CEO, Global Press, Portugal
  • Kat Thomas, founder & global executive creative director, One Green Bean, UK
  • Kazuaki Hashida, creative director, Hakuhodo Kettle, Japan
  • Kelly Bennett, founder & MD, One Plus One Communications, New Zealand
  • Laure Miquel-Jean, head of PR, Pride\TBWA, Belgium
  • Leticia Mar, partner, Alterpraxis, Mexico
  • Marian Darrieutort, CEO, Elan Edelman, Finland
  • Scott Kronick, president & CEO, Ogilvy Public Relations, Asia Pacific
  • Stefania Mercuri, partner & general manager, My PR, Italy
  • Valerie Pinto, CEO, Weber Shandwick, India
  • Veronica Cheja, CEO & founder, Urban Communication Group, Argentina

Additionally, the interim communications director of Callcredit and former Weber Shandwick director Mary Whenman is on the jury for the Glass Lion category, which celebrates work “that implicitly or explicitly addresses issues of gender inequality or prejudice, through the conscious representation of gender in advertising.”

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