LIA announces Mark Tutssel as 2016 Non-Traditional Jury President

Mark Tutssel, Global Chief Creative Officer of Leo Burnett Worldwide and Creative Chairman of Publicis Communications, will be the Non-Traditional Jury President for the 2016 London International Awards (LIA).

The Non-Traditional Jury seeks to recognise the finest and most inventive entries making use of environment and experience to get across their message.

Tutssel commented, “It is an immense privilege to lead the LIA’s Non-Traditional Jury. I’m thrilled to be tasked with the mission to seek and honour revolutionary ideas fueled by bravery, resulting from the alchemy of creativity and technology. To move our industry forward, we need to encourage and celebrate fresh ideas – the unexpected and the unconventional – that have created dynamic business transformations.”

Tutssel had taken on the role of Global CCO at Leo Burnett Worldwide in 2005. Under his vision, Leo Burnett has developed world-class campaigns for some of the world’s most iconic brands. His work has earned every major creative accolade attainable, while Tutssel himself has chaired award shows such as LIA, Clio, Spikes, ADFEST and Cannes Lions.

The other members of the LIA 2016 Non-Traditional Jury include:

Jeremy Craigen, Global Chief Creative Officer, Innocean Worldwide, Seoul
Jim Elliott, Global Chief Creative Officer, Arnold Worldwide, Boston
Dimitri Guerassimov, Chief Creative Officer, Marcel, Paris
Chris Gurney, Regional ECD, ADK Global, Singapore
Guido Heffels, Chief Creative Officer, Heimat, Berlin
Josh Moore, CEO/ CCO, Y&R Group NZ, Auckland
Karin Onsager-Birch, Chief Creative Officer, FCBWest, San Francisco
Josefine Richards, Creative Director, INGO, Stockholm
Ajab Samrai, Chief Creative Officer, Ogilvy & Mather Japan GK, Tokyo
Luiz Sanches, Partner/ Chief Creative Officer, AlmapBBDO, São Paulo

Deadline for sending entries is July 13, 2016. Work submitted must be broadcast, published or released in a commercial environment with client approval between July 1, 2015 and July 31, 2016.