MEDIA PROFESSIONAL SHORTLIST
This new Award for 2010 aims to celebrate the talents, skills and professionalism of an individual working in the global media industry in the previous 12 months.
A shortlist has been created through public nominations, which have been sent in over the past 2 months from around the globe. The people listed below are the most popular nominees and will now be considered by the Festival of Media Awards Jury, who will choose the winner:
Barry Cupples
CEO Asia Pacific, Omnicom Media Group
"Barry is not only an unstoppable force, but a visionary and motivating individual. He relentlessly asks for a better way, and consistently supports his teams and people to be different and better. He challenges the norm and the status quo, and he has a winning attitude that permeates his teams. He is fair, and listens to all sides, and is never afraid to fight for what's right. He delivers for the clients and the company and the people, all at the same time. He is also humble, and never dictates respect. Instead he gains it by walking the talk. He is a brilliant and visionary professional to learn from and aspire to."
Maria Luisa Francoli
Global CEO, MPG
"Maria Luisa is and always has been an innovator. Her foresight created and drove the stellar success of Media Contacts, and steers MPG on a daily basis. Maria Luisa is a total Pro and an impeccable communicator. Basic qualities that make her a leader with integrity, and quite unique in today's business environment."
Jack Klues
Managing Partner, VivaKi
"Jack has continued to lead and transform the media business from the inception of Starcom as an unbundled media service to the formation of VivaKi which represents the next iteration of our business. His ability to design organizations around consumers vs. simply being a bulk buyer has lead to differentiation focus on planning and now digital media leadership. SMG being named Media Agency of the decade is testament to his leadership."
Amir Jahangir
CEO, Samaa TV
"Amir Jahangir, by far the most diverse media head in Pakistan is a visionary who believes that broadcast media has a responsibility far more than just providing people with credible data . With programs like Innovation which was awarded at the Vinnoa Stanford to awareness campaigns on polio and granting higher education to deserving students intending to attain degrees in Media and Journalism . It is also by far the only media company which believes in promoting women and highlighting their issues. Amir is a delight to work with, a progressive thinker who believes in promoting people with potential and talent."
Antonio Lucio
CMO, VISA
"Antonio is a true thought leader who is always pushing for the big idea -- and ensures it is executed flawlessly. Big ideas are easy to talk about -- but difficult to do. He demands and appreciates innovation from his partners which serves as inspiration to those he works with."
Tyler Moebius
CEO, Adconion
"Tyler was responsible for driving Adconion to where it is today: an 'audience aggregator' that brings brands and content together with relevant audiences. Tyler's developed a new strategy for the company that sees Adconion taking content from film, music, TV and video platforms and working collaboratively with publishers and brands to achieve great things through online video advertising."
Rani Raad
SVP Ad Sales, CNN International
"Rani deserves to be Media Professional of the Year for continually pushing the boundaries in the advertising arena internationally from new bureaux in the Middle East to expanding sponsorships outside of the "multi-platform" or "social networking" arena to forward thinking, influential and inspiring partnerships like Lotus Formula One partnerships. All of the above change the way the world views international media brands from boring and stagnant true innovators."
Babs Rangaiah
VP Global Communications, Unilever
"Babs is a media visionary, one of the few industry professionals who is not only thoroughly grounded in traditional media fundamentals but has also grasped the digital world with abandon. He is an extremely creative and insightful thinker, has been a thought leader in the industry and has been a change agent and pioneer throughout his remarkable career. Most recently, he has helped drive the transformation in Unilever's approach to the communications space."
Mauricio Sabogal
WW Managing Director, Initiative
"A true innovator in the media, new media and media waiting to be created arena, his leadership talent enables him to get the best out of everyone working with him, and to make things happen, all the way from structure to ideas to execution."
