Jury

Global Marketer of the Year 2023

Our Jury

Our jury represents a hugely experienced team of marketers, consultants and industry experts.

Chaired by Raja Rajamannar, Mastercard’s Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, 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.

Jury

Ademorayo Apara Ademorayo Snr MSE Brand Strategy Budget Planning & Special Projects, First Bank of Nigeria
Jerry Daykin Jerry VP, Head of Global Media, Beam Suntory & WFA Global Diversity Ambassador
Jasper Donat Jasper CEO, Branded
Leyal Eskin Leyal VP - Head of Personal Care Business Arabia, Unilever & Chair of the Advertising Business Group (ABG)
Josh Faulks Josh CEO, Australian Association of National Advertisers (AANA)
Mikimasa Hamamatsu Mikimasa General Manager, Global Marketing, Nissan Motor Corporation
Stephan Loerke Stephan Chief Executive Officer, WFA
Eloísa Moscardó Eloísa Head of Corporate Marketing, Santander Group
Tom Ollerton Tom Founder, Automated Creative
Lucinda Peniston-Baines Lucinda Co-Founder and Managing Partner, The Observatory International
Lena Petersen Lena Chief Brand Officer, MediaLink
David Porter David Strategic Advisor
Raja Rajamannar Raja Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, Mastercard and WFA President
Matt Scheckner Matt Chairman, Advertising Week
Josephine Tan Josephine VP, APAC Digital Hub, Diageo
Solitaire Townsend Solitaire Chief Solutionist & Co-Founder, Futerra

Judging process

Phase one: the shortlist

Nominations can be received until October 11 and will be considered by our expert jury who will create a shortlist.

Each jury member will vote for their ten 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 2023 during the public voting phase from 14 December. 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 early February 2024.

Award timeline