Plus: Ryan Ferguson, Lorraine Woods, Alastair Baker, Serena Leith, and Sebastian Vizor.
Applications close on 23 August and entries will be judged by an independent panel of social impact and marketing experts.
O Positive leads the production company pack, responsible for half of the six nominations, while Apple leads the brands with two nominations.
Plus: Rage Against The Menopause, Hysterical.
de Wolf replaces Alex Derwin who departed to set up his own agency after almost nine years with the Enero agency.
Colin Wilson-Brown: “This year has seen a high number of finalists progress who demonstrated a high standard of efficacy."
Mandie van der Merwe: "Creativity comes first, second and third at this festival — no focus on programmatic or tech stacks here."
"The leaps we’re seeing in AI are remarkable, writing Shakespeare, generating news, and now analysing Chicken McNuggets."
Nunn has rejoined the Omnicom agency as creative partner after a two-year stint in the UK.
"It's not enough to have an 'Olympics strategy' for media, how does this link to creative?"
"This brand film captures the Aussie competitive spirit, determination, grit and a community coming together to help realise an athlete’s dream."
Patrick Whitnall: "We want to continue to provide support for our content creators as they navigate this brave new world."
He joins the agency's Sydney office after spending the last 12 years as DDB Group Aotearoa’s chief strategy officer.
McLeod joined McDonald's in September 2023.