Chima Okenimkpe, an experienced creative leader and the Executive Creative Director at Publicis West Africa has been selected as Juror for Direct Lions at the prestigious 2024 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.
Billed to hold from 17-21 June 2024, the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is a global event for those working in creative communications, advertising, and related fields. It is considered the largest gathering of the advertising and creative communications industry.
Chima is an African and experienced Integrated Creative Director and commercial leader, with a focus on delivering outstanding results, highly effective in incorporating creative leadership skills in achieving business objectives, directs projects that improve quality and efficiency while meeting deadlines and budget requirements.
With a proven track record working with blue chip and boutique companies to increase market share and significantly impact on commercial reality of business, he is an analytical and creative mindset with thought leadership capabilities that challenge and inspire FMCG and tech industries to drive greater impact.
Chima’s experience span across creative ideation and production, brand strategy, digital marketing, brand management, facilitation, moderation and training/lecturing.
He was certified as a Cannes Creative Leader from Berlin School of Creative Leadership and also sits as a panel speaker at the 2016 Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity.
Chima holds a Bachelors of Agricultural Science from University of Agricuture, Abeokuta. He is a member of the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON), as well as Creative Directors Forum, Lagos.