O’SULLIVAN AND HARRICKS ELECTED TO REPRESENT NZ ON AWARD COMMITTEE

Seven heavyweights from the industry – five from Sydney, two from New Zealand – have joined the existing AWARD Executive Committee after yesterday’s AWARD AGM in Sydney.

The new committee members are:

Steve Back – executive creative director, Saatchi & Saatchi, Sydney

Darryn Devlin – creative partner, Kastner & Partners, Sydney

Richard Maddocks – executive creative director, Clemenger BBDO, Sydney

Michael Ritchie – Principal, Revolver, Sydney

Martin O’Halloran – Chairman and CEO, DDB Australia/New Zealand

Mark Harricks – creative director, Clemenger BBDO, Wellington

Mike O’Sullivan (pictured) – executive creative director, Saatchi & Saatchi, Auckland

The new co-chairmen of AWARD will be decided in the following weeks, with portfolios allocated at the full Committee Meeting held this morning in Sydney.

They join the Existing Committee:

Ben O’Brien – JWT Sydney

Paul Bruce – BMF

Richard White-Smith

Buzz Pringle – Stellar Sound

Dejan Rasic – CRC

Gavin McLeod – Mark/M&C Saatchi

Mark Stott – Common

South Australia

Peter Withy – KWP!

Jim Robinson – JamShop

Victoria

Jim Ingram – GPY&R

Western Australia

Murray Laird – Marketforce

Brett Wheeler – RareCreative

Queensland

Fintan Kerrigan – GPY&R

Tasmania

Andrew Clough – Red Jelly