Shortlist revealed for the Media Leaders Awards 2021

 

Grand Prix: Media CEO of the Year

James Wildman, CEO, Hearst UK & President, Hearst Europe
Rachel Forde, CEO, UM UK
Kate Rowlinson, CEO, MediaCom UK
Gurman Hundal, Global CEO, MiQ

International Media Leader of the Year

James Brown, Head of International, Magnite
Kris Tait, Managing Director – US, Croud
Alex Green, Managing Director, Amazon Prime Video Sport
Jerry Daykin, Senior Media Director, GSK Consumer Healthcare

Future Media Leader of the Year (Sponsored by Mail Metro Media)

Jay Richards, Co-Founder & CEO, Imagen
Gemma Spence, CEO, Omnicom Media Group – Transact
Amy Butterworth, Media Manager, Tesco
Rob Hudson, Senior Agency Partner, Mail Metro Media

Media Leader of the Year – Media Agency

Rachel Forde, CEO, UM UK
Nadine Young, CEO, Starcom UK
Sannah Rogers & Jon Stevens, Joint Managing Directors, Zenith UK
Kate Rowlinson, CEO, MediaCom UK

Media Leader of the Year – Media Owner

Rak Patel, Head of Sales UK & Pan-EMEA, Spotify
Dallas Wiles, Co-CEO, JCDecaux UK
Dominic Williams, Executive Director – Advertising, Mail Metro Media
Jane Wolfson, Chief Commercial Officer, Hearst UK

Media Leader of the Year – Advertiser

Nick Ashley, Head of Media & Campaign Planning, Tesco
Sam Taylor, Head of Group Commercial Marketing, Direct Line Group
Jerry Daykin, Senior Media Director, GSK Consumer Healthcare
Sarah Mansfield, Global VP Media, Unilever

Media Leader of the Year – Technology & New Media

Damon Reeve, CEO, The Ozone Project
Karen Nelson-Field, CEO, Amplified Intelligence
Lou Nylander, Global Marketing Director, Unruly
Dara Nasr, Managing Director, Twitter

Judges Special Choice Award

Christopher Kenna, Founder & CEO, Brand Advance and Founder, Chapter Z
Ali Hanan, Founder & CEO, Creative Equals
Cephas Williams, Founder, 56 Black Men
Harriet Kingaby & Jake Dubbins, Co-Founders, Conscious Advertising Network