Alex Schill, global chief creative officer and partner of Serviceplan Group, has been named 2020 executive jury president of the New York Festivals International Advertising Awards®.
This is the 10th year NYF’s executive jury will come together and the second year a jury president will preside over this elite panel of CCOs and executive creative directors from around the globe. Schill, along with the 2020 executive jury, will convene in New York City for four days (March 31-April 3) to select the World’s Best Advertising® across all mediums.
Schill brings 25 years of global leadership skills, innovation and creativity to his role as executive jury president. He thoroughly understands the demands of judging NYF’s finalist entries as he previously served as an executive jury member for three consecutive terms.
As global CCO and partner of Serviceplan Group, Schill has led the entire agency group worldwide since 2008. He is presently in charge of more than 24 agency locations in cities from Beijing to Zurich leading a global team of 4,200 employees.
In 2018, Serviceplan was featured in the Top 50 most creative agencies worldwide in the Gunn Report. In 2019 the Serviceplan Group was named Independent Agency of the Year at New York Festivals, Cresta Awards and London International Awards. And in recent years Schill has won numerous accolades and honors racking up more than 75 Cannes Lions, including two Grands Prix for the agency trophy shelf. He is a sought-after speaker on the international creative awards circuit and has given keynote speeches at Cannes, Eurobest, Dubai Lynx and the Loerie Awards.
Schill is no stranger to awards show judging, having served multiple stints as jury president at Cannes Lions, CLIO, Eurobest, LIA and at D&AD.
