The Pitcher Festival has unveiled a distinguished panel of jury members for the 2024 Pitcher Awards. These esteemed professionals represent the pinnacle of creative communications across the continent and beyond.
Commenting on the 2024 Jury members selection, the organisers of the awards said, “This year, we extend a warm welcome to jurors from Botswana and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), marking a significant milestone in our commitment to fostering collaboration across Africa and recognizing outstanding creativity.”
The distinguished Jury Members are grouped into seven categories, they are:
The Channel Jury members include Jim Martins, Director of Planning and Strategy at Scout Media, Nigeria; Boris Crestia, President Gazelle Touch, Ivory Coast; Tale Oladapo, Head, Strategy & Planning at All Seasons Zenith, Lagos, Nigeria; Ugochukwu Maduagwu, Business Lead; First Media Red Star, A division of Mediafuse Dentsu, Nigeria; Nadine Helal, Head of Spark Foundry, Egypt and Peter Maina, Data & Insights Specialist, GroupM Africa, Nairobi, Kenya.
Craft Jury members include Teresa Makori, Creative Director, Ogilvy Africa Kenya; Ayo Ishola, TheVisualAdvocate; Gabby Olonisakin, Noah’s Ark Communications Limited, Lagos, Nigeria; Daniel Baya, Creative Director, AG Partners Publicis Africa Group, DRC; Eric Mwangi, Creative Director, 3Verse, South Africa and Aymeric Austry, Co-Founder & Creative Director, Wallace, Senegal.
Culture Jury members include: Brukeme Dickson, Red Media Africa, Lagos, Nigeria; Funke Adekola, Chief Operating Officer, Dentsu Creative, Lagos, Nigeria; David Ofosuhene, Regional Strategy Director, MediaReach OMD, Ghana; Jabulani Sigege, Group Executive Creative Director, Machine, South Africa; Nthabiseng Lekoaletsoe, Business Director, Ogilvy Social Lab Africa and Lerato Songelwa, Managing Director, Hill+Knowlton Strategies, South Africa
Digital Jury members include Segun Ayinla, Creative Director, Ideas Origin Media, Lagos, Nigeria; Lynne Murrey, Digital Strategy Lead, Dentsu SSA; Frank Muthusi, Group CEO, Fireworks Adverting & Chairman, Uganda Advertising Association; Uduakabasi Akpan, Creative Director, Anakle Limited, Nigeria; Lord Adansi, Group Creative/Content Director, EchoHouse Ghana and Toyin Osebeyo, Business Unit Director, digitxplus, Nigeria.
The Entertainment Jury include Yusuf Adejumo, Creative Director, TBWA\Concept – Lagos, Nigeria; Max Ngari, Executive Creative Director, Dentsu Creative Kenya; Yaa Boateng, Chief Creative Officer and Managing Director, The Storytellers, Ghana; Kwame Kyei-Yamoah, Group Content Director, EchoHouse, Accra, Ghana and Jesujoba Popoola, Deputy Creative Director, Noah’s Ark Communications, Lagos, Nigeria.
Good & Effectiveness Jury members include: Idiareno Atimomo, Chief Operating Officer, Up In The Sky, Lagos, Nigeria; Carolina Rodriguez, Founder & Director, Dilucidar, Singapore; Oriane Canfrin, Head of Marketing and Communications Ecobank Côte d’Ivoire; Promise Oduh, Associate Director, mediaReachOMD Nigeria, Maryland Lagos, Nigeria; Fiona Falconer, Content Design Manager, Publicis Sapient – EMEA and Emeka Obia, Integrated Strategy Director, Central & West Africa, Publicis Groupe
Heritage Jury members include Michae Kiruthi, Creative Director, MB96, Nairobi, Kenya; Muriel Kla, Creative Director, Caractère, Dakar, Senegal; Tumisang Moyo, Director, Badisa Communications, Gaborone, Botswana; Oladunni Elemide Williams, Deputy Creative Director, X3MIdeas, Lagos, Nigeria; Tunde Makinwa, Creativity Team Lead, Innova DDB, Accra, Ghana and Derek Muchina, Associate Creative Director, Ogilvy Africa, Nairobi, Kenya.