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Jury Presidents announced for ADC 103rd Annual Awards
Mumbai: The One Club for Creativity has announced the creative leaders who will serve as jury presidents for the ADC 103rd Annual Awards.
Founded in 1920, the ADC Annual Awards is the world’s longest continuously running awards program to recognize global excellence in craft and innovation in all forms of advertising and design.
This year’s confirmed Jury Presidents are as follows.
● Advertising: Chris Beresford-Hill, North America president, CCO, Ogilvy, New York
● Apparel/accessory/footwear design: Izzy Camilleri, founder, creative director, IZ Inc., Toronto
● Artificial Intelligence: Lauren Indovina, director, founder, House of Indovina, Los Angeles
● Brand/Communication Design: Astrid Stavro, creative director, Astrid Stavro Studio, London
● Brand-Side/In-house: Colleen DeCourcy, CCO, Snap, Santa Monica
● Experiential Design: Fri Forjindam, chief development officer, executive creative, Mycotoo, Inc. Los Angeles
● Fusion: Brandon Rochon, EVP, head of creative, Hothouse, Woodstock (US)
● Gaming: Joey David-Tiempo, founder, CEO, Octopus&Whale, San Juan (Philippines)
● Illustration: Eugenia Mello, illustrator, art director, educator, Brooklyn
● Interactive: Wesley ter Haar, cofounder, Media.Monks, Amsterdam
● Motion/Film Craft: Davud Karbassioun, president, Magna Studios, Los Angeles
● Packaging/Product Design: Hamish Campbell, VP, ECD, Pearlfisher New York
● Publication Design: Jon Key, designer, art director, writer, Morcos Key, Brooklyn
● Typography: YuJune Park, partner, Synoptic Office New York
Complete ADC 103rd Annual Awards juries, as well as the Jury Presidents for architecture/interior/environmental design and photography disciplines, will be announced shortly.
In-person judging takes place in March 2024, with finalists announced in May. Gold, Silver and Bronze Cube winners will be announced at the ADC 103rd Annual Awards ceremony during Creative Week 2024 in New York, taking place 13-17 May.
Entries can be submitted now, with fees increasing after each deadline period. Regular deadline is 26 January 2024, with an extended deadline of 16 February 2024, and final deadline of 1 March 2024.
New for 2024
One notable change for the ADC 103rd Annual Awards is Best of Discipline honors will be awarded to brand-based work only. Entries for non-profit clients are no longer eligible.
This year will also mark the show’s first best-of non-profit award, presented for the top-scoring work from across all disciplines done for a non-profit client as voted by the entire jury. Best of Non-Profit will receive the same points as a Best of Discipline winner.
Other highlights for the ADC 103rd Annual Awards include:
● Rankings Points – All awards will receive rankings points, multiple awards for the same work within a discipline will not be de-duped.
● Storytelling Categories – Advertising discipline expanded with new categories for Storytelling in Humor and Drama genres.
● Continued partnership with creative community Working Not Working on event and content collaborations, as well as the special Freelancer of the Year award.
● ADC Members’ Choice Award, where freelance members of both The One Club and Working Not Working are invited to cast votes for their favorite entry amongst the year’s top-scoring works in all ADC Design disciplines.
Tiered pricing
A special tiered pricing structure makes it easier for smaller agencies, studios and freelancers to participate. Larger agencies and brands pay the standard entry fee; smaller shops get a discount on entries (amount varies by discipline), and freelance creatives and one-person shops are eligible for an even greater reduction in their entry fee.
Unlike for-profit awards shows, The One Club is a non-profit organization that puts revenue generated from awards entries into programs that serve the industry under the club’s four pillars: education, diversity, equity & inclusion, gender equality, and creative development.
The One Club for Creativity – home of The One Show, ADC Annual Awards, Art Directors Club of Europe (ADCE), ONE Asia Awards, Type Directors Club and competition, TDC Ascenders, Young Guns, Young Ones Student Awards, Next Creative Leaders, ONE Screen Short Film Festival, and more – is the world’s foremost non-profit organisation whose mission is to support and celebrate the global creative community. Revenue generated from entries to its global awards shows goes back into the industry to fund programming under the organization’s four pillars: education, inclusion and diversity, gender equality, and creative development.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook to step down after 15 years, John Ternus to take over
Leadership shake-up sees long-time hardware chief step up from September
CUPERTINO: Apple has confirmed that chief executive officer Tim Cook will step down from his role and transition to executive chairman, with senior vice president of hardware engineering John Ternus set to take over as CEO from September 1, 2026.
The transition, approved unanimously by the board, marks a carefully planned leadership shift at one of the world’s most valuable companies. Cook will remain CEO through the summer, working closely with Ternus to ensure a smooth handover before moving into his new role, where he will continue to support Apple and engage with policymakers globally.
In a memo to employees, Apple CEO Tim Cook reflected on his 15-year tenure, recalling the moment Steve Jobs asked him to step into the role. “It was an emotional and challenging moment for all of us at Apple,” he wrote, adding that the company’s core values, from simplicity and innovation to a commitment to improving lives, remain unchanged.
Explaining his decision, Cook said the company’s strong roadmap and future outlook made this the right time for a transition. “I have never been more optimistic about Apple’s future,” he noted, while announcing Ternus as his successor. He described Ternus as “a visionary in his own right” with “remarkable integrity” and the right leader to guide Apple into its next phase.
Cook said, “John Ternus has the mind of an engineer, the soul of an innovator, and the heart to lead with integrity and with honour.”
Ternus, in his own note to employees, struck a steady, execution-focused tone. Ternus said, “It has been such a privilege to lead the hardware engineering team… I still plan to be very hands-on,” signalling continuity rather than a strategic reset.
As part of the leadership reshuffle, Ternus will step away from leading hardware engineering, with Tom Marieb taking over the role. Marieb will report to Johny Srouji, who assumes an expanded position as chief hardware officer, aligning hardware development more closely with Apple’s silicon and technology teams.
Cook also used his memo to thank employees, calling them “the most remarkable people in the world” and crediting them for building Apple into what it is today. A town hall has been scheduled at the Steve Jobs Theater to discuss the transition further.
The leadership change also sees Arthur Levinson move to the role of lead independent director, while Ternus joins Apple’s board.
Cook’s tenure has been defined by massive growth and expansion, with Apple’s market value rising from around $350 billion in 2011 to $4 trillion, alongside the launch of new product categories and a booming services business. Ternus, a 25-year Apple veteran, has played a central role in shaping the company’s hardware roadmap, from iPhone and Mac to newer innovations in materials and sustainability.
The transition signals a generational shift, but not a dramatic change in direction. If anything, both memos point to continuity, discipline and a belief that Apple’s next chapter will be built on the same values that shaped its last.
