Clio Awards announces 2025 jury chairs

The Clio Awards has announced the 2025 Jury chairs. In March, 2025, over 100 industry leaders from across the globe will come together at the Hotel das Cataratas in Iguassu Falls Brazil.

They will determine which entries set a high bar for creativity and will earn the coveted Grand, Gold, Silver and Bronze Clio statues. Each jury is tasked with evaluating the execution of submissions within their medium based solely on the creativity of the work.

The elite-level industry leaders– hand selected for their blend of culture, identity, perspective and experience–who will lead jury deliberations are:

Audio & Audio Craft: Sandra Bold, CCO, VML Netherlands
Brand: Xanthe Wells, VP of Global Creative, Pinterest
Branded Entertainment & Content: Pelle Sjoenell, Worldwide CCO, Droga5
Creative Business Transformation, Commerce & Effectiveness: TBD
Design: Andrés Ordóñez, Global CCO, FCB Global
Digital/Mobile & Experience/Activation: Yasuharu Sasaki, Global CCO, Dentsu
Direct: Aaron Starkman, Global CCO, Rethink
Film: Joe Sciarrotta, Deputy CCO, WW, Ogilvy
Film Craft: Animation & VFX: Lily LI, Managing Director, The Mill Shanghai
Film Craft: Copywriting: TBD
Film Craft: Direction & Cinematography Jury: Diego de la Maza, EVP, Head of Production, Deutsch LA
Film Craft: Editing: TBD
Film Craft: Music & Sound Design: Sander van Maarschalkerweerd, Founder & CEO, Sizzer
Film Craft: Production Design: Shereen Mostafa, Head of Production, Publicis Groupe Middle East
Media: Cavel Khan, Chief Growth Officer, Group Black
Print & Out of Home: Marco Venturelli, CEO/CCO, Publicis Conseil & Publicis Groupe France
Public Relations: Marie-Claire Maalouf, CCO, Edelman EMEA
Social Media: Joanna Monteiro, Co-CCO, Africa Creative

The 66th annual Clio Award winners will be honored on May 13th, 2025 at Cipriani 25 Broadway in New York City. For more detailed information, submission deadlines and to enter work, click here.