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    Cannes Names Final Round of Jury Presidents

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    OgilvyEntertainment’s Doug Scott to preside over Branded Content & Entertainment; Smuggler’s Brian Carmody to head Film Craft Lions jury

    CANNES, France --

    The final names that will make up a collection of outstanding jury presidents at this years’ Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, have been announced by the Festival organisers, including the first ever jury president for the new Product Design Lions category: Donghoon Chang, executive VP, Samsung Electronics, South Korea

    Doug Scott, president and founder, OgilvyEntertainment, has been named jury president for Branded Content & Entertainment.

    Brian Carmody, co-founder and managing partner of Smuggler, will preside over the Film Craft Lions Jury.

    Jaime Robinson, executive creative director, Pereira & O’Dell, is jury president for the Mobile Lions.

    Rémi Babinet, founder and creative director, BETC, France, has been named jury president for the Press Lions.

    Karl Heiselman, global CEO of Wolff Olins, will helm the Design Lions jury.

    James McGrath, creative chairman of Clemenger BBDO Group in Australia, wil preside over the Direct Lions jury.

    And Renee Wilson, president North America of MSLGroup, takes the jury reains for the PR Lions.

    The annual Cannes Lions, pulling thousands of entries and delegates from across the globe, this year takes place from June 15-21 at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France. Entries can be submitted online until March 28.

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