ADC has recently merged with The One Show forming TOCC and The One Club appointed Michael O’Rourke as Executive Director in charge of the ADC Awards and programming. Under the new umbrella organization ADC released today the finalists list for their 96th Annual Awards.
“The Field Trip to Mars” by McCann New York, for client Lockheed Martin, is the leading entry with 12 finalist selections. Other high-ranking entries include “Pepsi Light – Iconic Moments” by BBDO Dusseldorf for PepsiCo Deutschland with seven finalist selections, “Visual Identity conducted by Sir Simon Rattle” by The Partners, Vicon Motion Systems and University of Portsmouth for the London Symphony Orchestra with six, and “IKEA: Cook This Page” by Leo Burnett Toronto and Jungle Media for IKEA with five.
467 professional and student finalists representing 29 countries this year. The US has the most finalists, followed by Japan with 46, Germany with 43 and Canada with 19. The Advertising discipline has 101 professional and student finalists, Digital has 132, Integrated has 17, Design has 158 and Motion has 59.
To view the complete list of ADC 96th Annual Awards finalists by discipline, click here .
ADC and The One Show merger TOCC, approved
The One Club and ADC announced their merger last fall to form The One Club for Creativity, which serves as the umbrella organization for The One Show, ADC Awards, Young Guns, Creative Week, One Screen, Hall of Fame and a wide range of global education and diversity programs. The new entity celebrates the legacy of creative advertising and design, and uses that legacy to inspire future generations.
The merger was recently officially approved by the New York State Attorney General’s office, effective April 1, 2017.
As part of the merger, three members of the ADC board of directors: Brian Collins, chief creative officer, COLLINS; Philippe Meunier, creative chief/co-founder, Sid Lee; and Robert Wong, executive creative director, Google, have joined The One Club board.
The awards shows each have their distinct focus: the ADC Annual Awards maintains its historical concentration as the champion for craft, design and innovation, while The One Show continues its focus on creativity of ideas and quality of execution.
Michael O’Rourke named ED, ADC Awards and programming
The One Club for Creativity, non-profit organization devoted to elevating creative work in all aspects of advertising and design, today announced the appointment of Michael O’Rourke as Executive Director in charge of the ADC Awards and programming.
O’Rourke joins TOCC from the International Awards Group/New York Festivals, where he served as president and spent the past 10 years managing New York Festivals Advertising Awards, AME Awards, Midas Awards and Global Awards.
He was responsible for all facets of award show programming and marketing, exhibitions and screenings of winning work, and educational and civic partnerships.
He will oversee all ADC Awards programming and growth on a global level as the prestigious 96-year old organization expands its progressive remit in its first year under recently formed The One Club for Creativity (TOCC) umbrella organization.
O’Rourke becomes the latest addition to TOCC’s formidable senior management team, led by Kevin Swanepoel (Chief Executive Officer). The team includes Yash Egami, Vice President, Content and Marketing, who has led The One Club charge in those areas for more than a decade; Gabriela Mirensky, Director, Awards and Design, who previously served for a dozen years as director of competitions and exhibitions at AIGA; and Tony Gulisano, Global Chief Growth Officer, who has over three decades of experience directing award programs, including 26 years with the Clio Awards.
“We’ve assembled a powerhouse leadership team who have a level of skills, connections and experience that’s unmatched by any other creative industry organization in the world,” said Swanepoel. “This team is laser focused on achieving our vision of being the world’s foremost non-profit organization to celebrate and elevate the global creative community.”
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