Nils Leonard Appointed Jury President of 46th AWARD Awards
The Australasian Writers and Art Directors (AWARD) has today announced that Nils Leonard, acclaimed co-founder of Uncommon Creative Studio, will head up this year鈥檚 AWARD Awards as jury president.
Nils has spent over 25 years in the advertising and design industry, working across some of the most recognised agencies in London. In his previous role, at Grey LDN, Nils oversaw the most profitable and awarded years in the agency鈥檚 history and became one of the youngest agency chairmen in the world, leading its brands globally.
He was voted into Adweek鈥檚 coveted Creativity 100 and was named the most creative person in advertising globally by Business Insider, is on the advisory group of The Royal Academy and is listed as one of the Sunday Times 500 most influential people in the UK.
Off the back of being named Campaign鈥檚 coveted Creative Agency of the Year for the second year running, Uncommon Creative Studio went on to be awarded AdAge鈥檚 International AOTY, Creative Circle鈥檚 AOTY for the fourth year running and was the only British studio listed as one of Fast Company鈥檚 Top 10 companies in Advertising globally.
Commenting on his jury appointment, Nils said, 鈥淚鈥檓 so honoured to be taking on this prestigious role. I鈥檓 super excited to see some of the amazing work coming out of the Asia-Pacific region and look forward to delving into some amazing creative work."
Nils will also be a headline speaker at This Way Up, AWARD鈥檚 signature creative festival, in August and said, 鈥淭his Way Up will be a real highlight when I鈥檓 in Australia. I know it鈥檚 billed as creativity鈥檚 breeding ground for worthwhile opinions and the place to see some of the best creative talent from the APAC region. It should be a great event and I can鈥檛 wait to be involved.鈥
Mandie van der Merwe, Chair of AWARD, said, 鈥淣ils is a legend who has created some of the most outstanding campaigns of our time. To have him in Australia, presiding over the juries at AWARD, is a major coup for our industry and region. We are honoured to have him on board and I, personally, cannot wait to see his presentation at This Way Up.鈥
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