Eleven jurors have been selected to judge this year’s Media Innovation Awards.
The group will be led by co-chairs Kevin Johnson, CEO of Mediacom, and Robin Hassan, director of integrated marketing and digital transformation at Unilever Canada, to judge this year’s program, showcasing all the impactful pre- and post-pandemic media insights and plans that would have been eligible last year, as well as cases from 2021.
This year’s jurors include:
- Nirmala Bahall, SVP Media, performance marketing and analytics, Edelman
- Richard Bartrem, VP, marketing communications, Westjet
- Bethanie Butcher, VP, brand operations, analytics and insights, Procter & Gamble
- Ira Dubinksy, marketing director, KFC Canada
- Samantha Kelley, VP, strategy, Touché!
- Richard Ivey, chief procurement officer, Media Experts
- Kevin Kivi, EVP, general manager, Horizon Media Canada
- Andy MacPherson, VP, discount marketing, Loblaw Companies
- Richard McLeod, VP, general manager, Foot Locker Canada
- Sherry O’Neil, partner, Cairns O’Neil
- Alexandra Panousis, CEO and chair, Dentsu Media
More information on categories and the submission process can be found on the Media Innovation Awards website, which also outlines three new categories: Best in CSR, Best Cultural Insights and Best Social Insights. The deadline for entries is on Aug. 6.
The call for entries for Media Leader and Media Partner of the Year have also been opened.
