NEW YORK, Jan. 26, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has announced Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide Chief Creative Officer and Co-Chairman Tham Khai Meng will serve as President of the 2017 Titanium and Integrated jury at the 64th Festival in Cannes, France, June 17-24.
"I am looking forward to working with our Titanium and Integrated jurors to honor the work of our industry's fearless pioneers who are leading us into the future. Deep innovation, courage, and mold-breaking ideas are needed today more than ever," Khai said. "I am excited to see what discoveries we will make in June and greatly honored to be a part of this journey."
Over the course of his career, Khai has won advertising awards and served on juries at leading festivals and shows including Cannes, D&AD, One Show, Spikes and Clios. A multiple Cannes Grand Prix winner, he has worked on some of the world's greatest brands, ranging from Coca-Cola, to Motorola, IBM, Mercedes-Benz, SC Johnson, Philips, British Airways, Yum!, United Nations and Unilever Dove, among many others.
A member of the boards of the Miami Ad School, the Berlin School of Creative Leadership and the Future of Storytelling New York, Khai also has worked with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and served on the Steering Committee for content for the World Economic Forum (WEF).
Cited by Advertising Age as "one of the world's most influential people in the communication business," in his role as Worldwide Chief Creative Officer of the Ogilvy & Mather network, Khai has been a relentless champion of "Pervasive Creativity," a philosophy and concept that has been credited for helping to achieve Ogilvy's five consecutive network of the year awards at Cannes and Adweek's Global Agency of the Year award in 2016.
ABOUT CANNES LIONS
The International Festival of Creativity, also known as Cannes Lions, is the world's leading celebration of creativity in communications and encompasses Lions Health, Lions Innovation and Lions Entertainment. Founded in 1954, the Festival takes place every June in Cannes, France. As the most prestigious international annual advertising and communications awards, over 43,000 entries from all over the world are showcased and judged at the Festival.
About Ogilvy & Mather
Ogilvy & Mather is one of the largest marketing communications companies in the world. It was named the Cannes Lions Network of the Year for five consecutive years, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016; the EFFIEs World's Most Effective Agency Network in 2012, 2013 and 2016; and Adweek's Global Agency of the Year in 2016. The company is comprised of industry leading units in the following disciplines: advertising; public relations and public affairs; branding and identity; shopper and retail marketing; health care communications; direct, digital, promotion and relationship marketing; consulting, research and analytics; branded content and entertainment; and specialist communications. O&M services Fortune Global 500 companies as well as local businesses through its network of more than 500 offices in 126 countries. It is a WPP company (NASDAQ:WPPGY). For more information, visit http://www.ogilvy.com or follow Ogilvy on Twitter at @Ogilvy and on Facebook.com/Ogilvy.
To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ogilvy--mathers-tham-khai-meng-tapped-to-lead-titanium-and-integrated-jury-at-the-cannes-lions-international-festival-of-creativity-300397605.html
SOURCE Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide
