• by Larissa Faw , April 12, 2017

The One Club for Creativity, formed last year with the merger of the One Club and The Art Directors Club has named Michael O'Rourke executive director of the ADC.

The appointment reflects TOCC's commitment to expand  the ADC brand and programming post the merger that brought together events The One Show, ADC Awards, Young Guns, Creative Week, One Screen, Hall of Fame and a wide range of global education and diversity programs.

O’Rourke, who will oversee and expand ADC Awards programming, joins TOCC’s senior management team, led by CEO Kevin Swanepoel.

O’Rourke comes to TOCC from the International Awards Group/New York Festivals, where he served as president and spent the past 10 years managing New York Festivals Advertising Awards, AME Awards, Midas Awards and Global Awards.

O’Rourke was responsible for all facets of award show programming and marketing, exhibitions and screenings of winning work, and educational and civic partnerships.