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The Globe and Mail pleased to announce judges
for the 2020 Cannes Young Lions Competitions

February 21, 2020

The Globe and Mail, Official Festival Representative in Canada for the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, is pleased to announce the judges for the 2020 Canadian Young Lions Competitions.

Competition entries for the 2020 Cannes Young Lions Competitions are judged by an esteemed panel of industry leaders, led by returning jury chairs Mary Maddever (Print/Digital/Film), Cathy Collier (Media) and new chair Susan Irving (Marketers). To view the profiles of this year’s competition judges, visit https://globeandmailyounglions.ca/jury-2/.

Young Lions Print Jury

  • Mary Maddever - SVP, Editorial Director - Brunico Communications – JURY CHAIR

  • Katie Ainsworth - Executive Creative Director - Cossette Vancouver

  • Claude Auchu - Partner, CEO & Chairman - LG2

  • Sean Barlow - Chief Creative Officer - Cundari

  • Anthony Chelvanathan - SVP, Creative Director - Leo Burnett

  • Karen Howe - Founder & Cannes Lions Advisory Board Member - The Township Group

  • Brian Murray - Chief Creative Officer - Ogilvy

  • Christina Yu - Managing Partner, Creative Director - Rethink

Young Lions Film/Digital Jury

  • Mary Maddever - SVP, Editorial Director - Brunico Communications – JURY CHAIR       

  • Martin Gauthier - President - Sid Lee, Montreal

  • Jenny Glover - Executive Creative Director - Juniper Park

  • Jason Hill - Creative Director - Target, Newfoundland

  • Marketa Krivy - Co-Founder, Chief Brand Officer - ruby & foster

  • Ian Mackenzie - Chief Creative Officer - FCB/SIX

  • Steve Miller - Executive Creative Director - Fuse

  • Denise Rossetto - Chief Creative Officer - BBDO                                                                         

Young Lions Media Jury

  • Cathy Collier - Chief Executive Officer - OMD Canada – JURY CHAIR

  • Sarah Armstrong - SVP, Client Solutions - Dentsu Aegis Network Canada

  • Ilya Daftari - Director - Performance Media

  • Emily Douglas - Managing Director - Orion

  • Helen Galanis – President - Initiative

  • Stuart Garvie - CEO - GroupM Canada

  • Michael Ingemann - Managing Director - Cadreon

  • David Jowett - Partner and Head of Media - No Fixed Address

  • Kevin Kivi - EVP, General Manager - Horizon Media

  • Brooke Leland - SVP & General Manager, Ontario & West - Cossette Media

  • Shannon Lewis - President - CMDC

  • Kristine Lyrette – President - Zenith

  • Devon MacDonald - CEO, Canada - Mindshare

  • Caroline Moul – President - PHD Media

  • Kristie Painting - CEO, Canada - Wavemaker

  • Matt Ramella - Managing Director - Reprise Canada

  • Karel Wegert - Executive Vice-President - Media Experts

Young Lions Marketers Jury

  • Susan Irving - Chief Marketing Officer - Kruger Products – JURY CHAIR

  • Clinton Braganza - SVP & Chief Marketing Officer - Scotiabank

  • Denise Gohl-Eacrett - Director, Brand and Customer Experience - Fountain Tire

  • Jackson Hitchon - Senior Director of Marketing - Hersheys

  • Matt Kohler - Vice President, Marketing - Clorox

  • Steve Levy – COO - Ipsos 

  • Aaron Nemoy - Founder & CEO - Crowdiate

  • Susan O'Brien - SVP Marketing - Canadian Tire

Registration for the competitions ends February 24, 2020 at 11:59 PM ET. The competition takes place from February 29 to March 2, 2020. Eligible entrants receive a brief and must complete the challenge for their respective categories within a 24- or 48-hour time period. Submissions are judged by a panel of industry leaders within each category, with the top three finalist teams announced at the CMDC Summit on April 22, 2020. Each Gold-winning team will travel to Cannes, France to represent Canada in the global Young Lions Competitions from June 22 to 26, 2020.

As the Competition Sponsor, The Globe and Mail awards a prize valued at approximately $7,500 CDN per Gold-winning team, which includes the cost of flights, accommodations and delegate registration.

The Globe and Mail has been the official Canadian representative of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity since 2005, hosting the Canadian Young Lions competitions since 2007 and the Marketers competition since 2012.

Strategy Magazine, Association of Canadian Advertisers (ACA), and the Canadian Media Directors’ Council (CMDC) also support the competitions as partners of the Canadian Cannes Program.

Twitter: @CannesLionsCAN

Hashtag: #YoungLionsCanada



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