Cannes Lions Unveils Jurors, Women Now The Majority

by Joe Mandese @mp_joemandese, April 12, 2021

The Cannes Lions this morning unveiled its 2021 juries for the festival's prestigious awards, and for the first time ever, women outweigh men as jurors (51% to 49%), including those participating in the Media Lions judging.

Philippa Brown, worldwide CEO of Omnicom's PHD unit, will serve as Media Lions jury president.

The rest of the Media Lions jury includes:

Chrissie Hanson, Global Chief Strategy Officer, OMD Worldwide.

Gerry D'Angelo, vice president-global media, Procter & Gamble.

André França, media vice president, WMcCann, Brazil.

Adam Gerhart, Global CEO, Mindshare.

Kathy Kline, Global Chief Strategy Officer, Starcom Worldwide.

Kyoko Matsushita, Global CEO, Essence.

Lizzie Nolan, executive vice president-global strategy & intelligence, Havas.

Deidre Smalls-Landau, Chief Marketing Officer and executive vice president-global culture, Universal McCann.

Clay Schouest, global head of communications planning, Carat.

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