Steve Jackson, the co-founder of Milk+Honey United in Sydney, will represent Australia as he joins the international board of directors of The One Club for Creativity.
The group is a non-profit organisation whose mission is to support the global creative community.
Board members are drawn from countries with the largest advertising communities, and selected based on three criteria: they must be prominent international creatives, be respected leaders in their given fields, and exert influence in their respective regions.
As a member of the international board, the Milk+Honey co-founder will provide input and feedback on the club’s ongoing global programming, help elevate The One Show and ADC Annual Awards in rankings in Australia, connect the club with advertising and design universities and schools, and recommend outstanding candidates to serve as awards judges.
CEO Kevin Swanepoel said: “One reason The One Club is so prestigious is because of its exceptional Board, an impressive group of the most prominent professionals in our field.”
“Steve is a renowned global creative leader who will play a key role in furthering our mission to support and elevate the global creative community, and solidify the relevance of our mission in Australia,” he added of Jackson.
The new international board members will work closely with The One Club’s national board, lead by chairman Glenn Cole, cofounder, creative chairman at 72andSunny, Los Angeles, and vice chair Pum Lefebure, cofounder, CCO at Design Army, Washington DC, to serve as ambassadors for and advisors to the non-profit organisation.
Milk+Honey co-founder Jackson is among a diverse group of 22 creative leaders from around the world who will begin three-year terms on the international board. Other new members include:
APAC/Asia:
• Swati Bhattacharya, creative chairperson, FCB India, New Delhi
• Reed Collins, CCO, APAC, Ogilvy, Hong Kong
• Andrei Gubaidullin, founder, ECD, Voskhod, Ekaterinburg
• Tay Guan Hin, CCO, BBDO Singapore
• Thomas Hongtack Kim, CCO, RE-BE, Seoul
• Kentaro Kimura, international CCO, corporate officer, Hakuhodo; founder, Hakuhodo Kettle, Tokyo
• Kelly Pon, CCO, BBH China, Shanghai
• Jureeporn Thaidumrong, creative chairperson, CCO, GREYnJ UNITED, Bangkok
• Richard Yu, regional CCO, ADK Taiwan, Taipei
Europe:
• Susana Albuquerque, ECD, partner, Uzina, Lisbon; president, Clube Criativos
• Claus Fischer, founder, Voss-Fischer, Frankfurt; vice president, ADC Germany; treasurer, executive board, ADC Europe
• Alexander Kalchev, CCO, DDB Paris
• Anu Niemonen, ECD, Wunderman Thompson Finland, Helsinki
• Eva Santos, co-CCO, founder, Delirio & Twain, Barcelona
• Chaka Sobhani, global CCO, Leo Burnett Worldwide; CCO, Leo Burnett UK and Fallon, London
• Björn Stahl, CCO, INGO Stockholm
• Wesley ter Haar, co-founder, Media.Monks, Amsterdam
Latin America:
• Joaquin Cubria, CCO, global partner, GUT, Buenos Aires
• Sergio Gordilho, co-president, CCO, Africa, São Paulo
MENA:
• Suhana Gordhan, ECD, Duke Group, Cape Town
• Fadi Yaish, founder, CCO, ‿ and us, Dubai
Unlike for-profit companies that produce awards shows, The One Club is a non-profit organisation that takes revenue generated from entries to its global awards shows – The One Show, ADC Annual Awards, Young Ones Student Awards, Young Guns, Type Directors Club Communication Design and Typeface Design awards – and puts it back into the industry to fund programs under its four pillars: Education, Inclusion & Diversity, Gender Equality and Creative Development.