New York Festivals announces the first members of the Executive Jury for the 2016 awards

New York Festivals International Advertising Awards announced the first round of creatives that will comprise the Executive Jury for 2016. For the sixth consecutive year, the event gathered more than 30 CCOs and Creative Executive Directors from the most renown advertising agencies worldwide to evaluate the best in creativity.”We feel proud to announce the first five members of the Executive Jury for 2016 and eagerly await their participation” said Michael O’Rourke, President of New York Festivals. “The importance of this influential creative group places the bar very high for the jury this year. They are respected among their peers and their vast experience in recognizing innovative ideas will assure that the winning pieces can truly be called The World’s Best Advertising.”Until now, the jury is comprised by: Greg Braun, Founder and Owner of Greg Braun Creative Consulting USA; Eugene Cheong, Regional Executive Creative Director at Ogilvy & Mather Asia Pacific Singapour; Lisa Fedyszyn, Associate Creative Director at Droga5, USA; Stefan Kolle, Founder and General Director of Creation at deKolle Rebbe, Germany; and Andrea Stillacci, Co-founder, President and Executive Creative Director at Herezie, France. The jury will meet from the 15th until the 19th of May 2016 in New York to choose in four rounds those who make the shortlists; the winners of the first, second and third place, the winners of the Grand Award and the Best in Show.