Jury

Global Marketer of the Year

Our Jury

Our jury represents a hugely experienced team of marketers, consultants and industry experts. It includes a wide range of sector and regional expertise, making it perfectly equipped to identify those who are making the biggest impact on the increasingly global marketing business. The composition of the jury will be revealed in September 2024.

Valeria Abadi Valeria Global Senior Vice President Brand, Globant
Traci Alford Traci Global CEO, Effie Worldwide
Ademorayo Apara Ademorayo Snr MSE Brand Strategy Budget Planning & Special Projects, First Bank of Nigeria
Cameron Clarke Cameron Editor at The Drum
Marcus Collins Marcus Professor & Author, University of Michigan
Edmund Gemmell Edmund Group Marketing Director, Kantar
Sandra Grieden Sandra Director Communications Strategy, IBM
Mikimasa Hamamatsu Mikimasa General Manager, Global Marketing, Nissan Motor Corporation
Stephan Loerke Stephan Chief Executive Officer, WFA
Ian Malcolm Ian President & CEO, Lumency
Eloísa Moscardó Eloísa Head of Corporate Advertising and Content, Santander Group
Raja Rajamannar Raja Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, Mastercard and WFA President
Balaji Sampath Balaji SVP & Segment Head - Marketing, Infosys
Sherilyn Shackell Sherilyn Founder & Global CEO, The Marketing Academy
Rebecca Swift Rebecca Senior Vice President, Creative, Getty Images
Josephine Tan Josephine VP, APAC Digital Hub, Diageo
Adrian Terron Adrian Head, Corporate Brand & Marketing Strategy, TATA
Jean-Rene Zetrenne Jean-Rene Chief People Officer, United Talent Agency

Judging process

Phase one: the shortlist

Nominations can be received until September 15 and will be considered by our expert jury who will create a shortlist.

Each jury member will vote for their six preferred candidates from the full list of nominations. Those votes will be added together and those marketers with the highest score will be shortlisted and announced in November.

In the event of a tie, the jury president will cast the deciding vote.

Phase two: appointing the winner

The shortlisted marketers will be profiled on our website and by our media partner The Drum, so everyone can learn more about these marketeers their successes in addressing the challenges facing their brands.

You will then be able to vote for the winner of the WFA Global Marketer of the Year 2024 during the public voting phase from 25 November. These votes will account for 50% of the score, with another 50% from a new vote by the expert jury, considering just the shortlisted marketers.

The winner will be announced in January 2025.

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