Here is the jury for the 2016 Effie Awards competition: Adina Vlad – Managing Partner Unlock Research, Adrian Chiuhan – Head of Strategy MullenLowe, Adrian Nicolaescu – Marketing Director Mega Image, Alecsandra Roman – Head of Strategy FCB, Alex Bădilă – Chief Operating Officer Publicis România, Alexandra Olteanu – Managing Director Initiative, Alfred Borcan – Marketing Director Piraeus Bank, Alina Buzatu – Head of Strategy Rusu+Borțun, Anca Ungureanu – First VP, Identity and Communication Director UniCredit Bank România, Anca Rarău – Marketing Director BCR, Anca Severin – Marketing Director Unilever, Andrea Veress – Group Brand Manager Premium Beer Brands Heineken România, Andreea Mărginean – In store communication pillar leader P&G South East Europe, Andreea Mihai – Marketing Director Carrefour, Andrei Cohn – CCO Cohn & Jansen JWT, Aura Toma – Director Executiv Marketing & Comunicare BancPost, Beatrice Iftimi – Business Development Officer McCann, Bogdan Naumovici – Partener 23 Communication Ideas, Bogdan Nițu – Managing Director Webstyler, Bogdan Toacșe – Senior Department Manager Brand Management OMV Petrom, Călin Buzea – Co–Managing Director Nurun România, Călin Clej – Greater Balkans Beverages Marketing Director PepsiCo, Cătălin Dobre – Creative Director McCann Erickson România, Corina Catrinoiu – Client Service Director Headvertising, Cornel Gologan – Creative Director Propaganda, Cosmin Rădoi – Managing Director BBDO Group, Costin Radu – Managing Director Saatchi & Saatchi + The Geeks, Cristian Pantazi – Managing Director Proximity, Cristiana Vaideanu – Head of insghts Ursus Breweries, Cristina Florescu – Marketing Director REWE România, Cristina Micu – Head of Marketing and Customer Strategy ING Bank, Cristina Purcărea – Managing Partner CAP, Cristina Ungureanu – Strategie Planer Geometry Global, Dan Balotescu – Managing Partner Media Investment, Dan Petre – Partener D&D Research, Dan Şendroiu – Strategic Planner BBDO Group, Daniel Enescu – Chairman of the Board Millward Brown România, Diana Caracotă – Strategic Planner Cohn & Jansen JWT, Diana Ceaușu – Strategic Planner McCann Erickson România, Diana Tătaru – Marketing Director JTI România, Doru Rusănescu – General Manager Philips Personal Health South East Europe, Eugen Suman – Executive Creative Director MullenLowe, Fady Chreih – CEO Regina Maria, Felix Tătaru – Chairman and World President IAA, Gabriela Geană – Marketing Director Arctic, Hortensia Năstase – VP Creative Services Lowe Group, Ioan Simu – General Manager Mercury Research, lleana Şerban – Head of Strategy GMP Advertising, Ioana Gheorghiță – Strategic Planner Freelancer, Ioana Popescu – Prodecan Marketing ASE, Ionela Buta – Client Service Director MRM, Laurențiu Dumitrescu – Managing Director Digital Star, Loredana Ionel – Head of Brand, Communication & Media Research Ipsos South-East Europe, Mădălin Nițiș – Marketing Communications Manager VISA, Mădălina Buga-Moraru – Conf. Univ, Dr. FJSC, Manuela Gogu – Creative Integration Director MullenLowe, Manuela Necula – Ogilvy Group Head of Country Ogilvy, Maria Predoiu – Associated Marketing Director P&G South East Europe, Maria Tudor – Managing Director Zenith, Marian Petcu – Planning Director Starcom MediaVest, Mariana Chirică – Group Account Manager Nielsen, Marius Luican – General Manager Reveal Marketing Research, Mihaela Lungu – Marketing Manager McDonald’s, Mihaela Ungar – Chief Officer CEO Block KazMunayGas International, Mihai Coman – Prof. Univ. Dr. FJSC, Mihai Gongu – Creative Director GMP Advertising, Mihai Bârsan – Marketing VP Ursus Breweries, Mihai Trandafir – Managing Director Universal McCann, Mircea Tomescu – Director Comunicare și Media BRD, Mirela Bosoi – Head of Brand and Communication Orange România, Mirela Ochiana – Marketing Director Practiker, Mona Opran – COO Centrade, Monica Eftimie – Chief Marketing Officer KFC & Pizza Hut România, Nicoleta Eftimiu – Marketing Director & Marketing Lead for SEE countries The Coca Cola Company, Nicoleta Mihăilescu – Customer & E-Commerce Marketing Manager P&G South East Europe, Paul Markovits – VP Marketing URBB, Radu Florescu – CEO Centrade Cheil, Radu Moldovan Petruț – Marketing Director Pernod, Raluca Feher – Creative and Strategy Director CAP, Raluca Vlad – Brand Manager Still Drinks The Coca Cola Company, Răzvan Căpănescu – Chief Creative Officer Mccann Worldgroup Prague, Răzvan Mircea – Marketing Director Strauss Balkans, Romina Tăzlaoanu – Head of Brand, Consumer Contracts and Enterprise Vodafone, Roxana Grigorean – Marketing Director Samsung, Roxana Memetea – Managing Director DDB, Ruxandra Rău – Director Brand & Communication Strategy Telekom România, Simina Leotescu – Strategic Planner DDB România, Sorin Popescu – Managing Director Next Advertising, Sorin Psatta – Conf. Dr. FJSC, Ştefan Iordache – Președinte UAPR, Stela Toderașcu – Senior Manager Commercial Marketing AVON România & Moldova, Valentin Suciu – Executive Creative Director Jazz, Valentina Vesler – Director de Comunicare & PR Valvis Holding, Victor Stroe – Head of Planning Leo Burnett România.
The Jury will be chaired by Pawel Tyszkiewicz, Chairman of Polish Effie Committee & CEO, Polish Marketing Communications Association SAR.
“I am honored to be part of the Effie Romania program. I believe we can profit from sharing experiences between Effie programs worldwide. Polish Effie is the biggest in Europe with almost 200 entries and 1500 participants; marketing, advertising, media and research specialists.”
The Effie Nominees will be announced on 9th of September and the winners on 22nd of September, in two special Effie Galas.