Cannes Lions: Aussie expat Nick Law to chair Cyber jury; Oliver Altmann to chair Outdoor jury; Eugene Cheong to chair Radio jury

The jury presidents for the Cannes Cyber, Outdoor and Radio juries will be RGA’s Nick Law, Publicis’ Oliver Altmann and Ogilvy’s Eugene Cheong respectively.

Aussie expat Law (left) is R/GA’s EVP and chief creative officer, North America and is responsible for the overall creative vision of R/GA. In this role, he guides creative teams consisting of visual designers, copywriters, and interaction designers, working in close collaboration. He ensures that the agency stays true to its legacy of world-class creative and groundbreaking innovation. Law has won every major international award and has been widely published in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Asia-Pacific.

Commenting on the task ahead, Law said: “It’s an honor to be asked to chair the Cannes Lions Cyber Jury, an esteemed group that have witnessed and awarded our industry’s relentless reinvention for 13 years. More recently, work in this category has defied categorisation and redefined what ambitious agencies can do for their clients. Along with audacious advertising work, agencies have been delivering digital products and services that do more than tell you about a brand; they transform brands. I’m excited to witness the next chapter in this thrilling reinvention.”

Altmann (left), chief creative officer of Publicis Worldwide and member of the Worldwide Executive Committee since 2009. Under his leadership, Publicis is ranked Europe’s second most creative network (Eurobest 2010), the second most creative network in Asia (Media), and Agency of the Year in France, Australia, and Brazil. Olivier, winner of two Grands Prix at Eurobest, has previously judged at Cannes Lions, D&AD and The Clio Awards as well as chairing twice at Eurobest.

“I’m very honoured to chair the Outdoor Lions jury and thrilled to meet some of the best creative minds as fellow jury members. Despite being maybe the oldest media of all time, think back to the cavemen drawings, Outdoor remains one the most powerful ways to communicate to the masses as it is truly public. If you remember previous Cannes Lions winners (The Zimbabwean ‘Trillion Dollar Billboard’, The Becks Beer, The Andes ‘Teletransporter’, and so on) it can also be a much more interactive and innovative medium than one could imagine,” said Altmann on his role.

Eugene Cheong (left) is regional executive creative director at Ogilvy Asia Pacific, and is Asia’s most-awarded copywriter and creative director, winning more Gold Cannes Lions and Gold One Show Pencils than anyone else in Asia.

Cheong is one of a handful of creative pioneers who, in the mid 1980s, set in motion what is widely known in the industry as the “Asian Creative Revolution”, which began in the iconic Ogilvy Singapore agency, before spreading north to Hong Kong, Thailand and India.

In 2009, he was elected to the Ogilvy Worldwide Board and Ogilvy Worldwide Creative Council.

“It’s a pleasure and certainly a privilege for me to be able to chair the Radio Lions jury. I look forward to leading and engaging with some of the industry’s finest minds,” said Cheong.