ADC and The One Show merger TOCC, approved<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 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.\u00a0 The new entity celebrates the legacy of creative advertising and design, and uses that legacy to inspire future generations. As part of the merger, three members of the ADC board of directors: Brian Collins, chief creative officer, COLLINS;\u00a0Philippe Meunier, creative chief\/co-founder, Sid Lee; and\u00a0Robert Wong, executive creative director, Google, have joined The One Club board.<\/p>\n The awards shows each have their distinct focus:\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n Michael O\u2019Rourke\u00a0named ED, ADC Awards\u00a0and programming<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 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\u00a0Michael O\u2019Rourke\u00a0as Executive Director in charge of the\u00a0ADC Awards\u00a0and programming.<\/p>\n O\u2019Rourke 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.<\/p>\n He was responsible for all facets of award show programming and marketing, exhibitions and screenings of winning work, and educational and civic partnerships.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n O\u2019Rourke becomes the latest addition to TOCC\u2019s formidable senior management team, led by Kevin Swanepoel (Chief Executive Officer).\u00a0 The team includes\u00a0Yash Egami, Vice President, Content and Marketing, who has led The One Club charge in those areas for more than a decade;\u00a0Gabriela Mirensky, Director, Awards and Design, who previously served for a dozen years as director of competitions and exhibitions at AIGA; and\u00a0Tony Gulisano, Global Chief Growth Officer, who has over three decades of experience directing award programs, including 26 years with the Clio Awards.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve assembled a powerhouse leadership team who have a level of skills, connections and experience that\u2019s unmatched by any other creative industry organization in the world,\u201d said Swanepoel.\u00a0 \u201cThis team is laser focused on achieving our vision of being the world\u2019s foremost non-profit organization to celebrate and elevate the global creative community.\u201d<\/p>\n Image over the headline.-<\/strong> ADC Gold Cube. \u00a9 TOCC.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ADC has recently merged with The One Show forming TOCC and The One Club appointed Michael O\u2019Rourke as\u00a0Executive Director in charge of the\u00a0ADC Awards\u00a0and programming. Under the new umbrella organization ADC released today the finalists list for their 96th Annual Awards. \u201cThe Field Trip to Mars\u201d by\u00a0McCann New York, for client Lockheed Martin, is the …<\/p>\n
\nThe merger was recently officially approved by the New York State Attorney General\u2019s office, effective April 1, 2017.<\/p>\n![\"Michael](\"https:\/\/eastwind.es\/marketing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/04\/TOCC_ArtDirectorsClub_The-One-Show_Michael_ORourke_Executive-Director.jpg\")
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