5 More Industry Icons Added To Cairns Crocodiles Awards Jury

Another five expert judges have been added to the jury for the inaugural Cairns Crocodiles Awards.

Lead image L-R: Leandro Perez, senior vice president, CMO APAC, Salesforce; Suzanne Stretton-Brown, director of marketing, ANZ, Universal Pictures; Shawn Park, head of global brand group, executive vice president, CJ CheilJedang.

Representing some of the biggest brands from across APAC and from a range of industries, these five new jurors represent the pinnacle of marketing expertise in APAC.

Joining the cast of Cairns Crocodiles Awards jurors are:

Shawn Park, head of global brand group, executive vice president, CJ CheilJedang
Adam Ross, creative lead ASEAN & South Pacific, Coca-Cola
Liam Loan-Lack, head of commercial (CCO), CMC Markets APAC & Canada
Suzanne Stretton-Brown, director of marketing, ANZ, Universal Pictures
Leandro Perez, senior vice president, CMO APAC, Salesforce.

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Stretton-Brown, in particular, had a remarkable year in 2023 having led the ANZ marketing for Universal’s box office smash Barbie and Oppenheimer and featured on B&T‘s CMO Power List.

Park, Ross and Perez are renowned forces within the APAC marketing community. Perez has helmed Salesforce’s APAC marketing operations for more than four years, guiding the irrepressible tech company from the preserve of the B2B sphere into mainstream culture.

Park, meanwhile, is responsible for selling some of Korea’s tastiest food to its residents and the rest of APAC. Of course, one only need try a bibimbap or a dumpling once to be converted, but CJ CheilJedang’s dominant position across the region is directly attributable to the remarkable work of Park and his team.

Ross, on the other hand, has been with Coca-Cola for three years and led exceptional creative work, becoming one of the most sought-after client-side creatives in the region.

Former star of B&T TV, Loan-Lack has seen remarkable growth in his career over the past 12 months, moving from a pure marketing role into the chief commercial officer for financial disruptor brand CMC Markets.

The pentad join 10 more marketing experts, reinforcing the Cairns Crocodiles Awards position as the only APAC awards judged purely by clients. The other judges (and there are more to be announced) are:

Ally Doube, head of marketing, Uber Japan
Anneliese Douglass, director marketing and communications, AUNZ, Nestlé
Anny Havercroft, head of global business marketing, South East Asia, TikTok
Genelle Sharples, COE lead, media sponsorship awards, Telstra
Joe Lunn, APAC head of media, Uber
Naysla Edwards, vice president, brand, marketing and member experience, AMEX
Rapthi Thanapalasingam, head of brand & content at SunCorp
Shilangi Mukherj, head of marketing, APAC, Amazon
Stephanie Mills, director of sales, marketing and content, Hoyts
Yash Gandi, head of marketing, Baiada Poultry

What’s more, the panel of judges will be steered, honed, pressed and guided by three of the sharpest marketing scientists in the business:

Andrew Tindall, global partnerships director, System1
Robert Brittain, former Nielsen, Mondelēz and ANZ marketer turned independent marketing consultant
Jeff Estok, managing partner, Navigare.

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As a reminder, there are 30 categories up for grabs and the first Awards show will be held at the Cairns Convention Centre in Queensland on 6 June 2024, at the culmination of Cannes in Cairns.

Audio Craft	Healthcare	Automotive Campaign
Branded Content and Entertainment	Integrated	B2B Campaign
Creative Commerce	Media	Beauty and Wellness Campaign
Data-Driven Creativity	Music	FMCG (Household/Home Products and Services) Campaign
Design	Out of Home	Food and Beverage Campaign
Digital Craft	PR	IT/Telco Campaign
Direct	Print and Publishing	Media/Entertainment Campaign
Experiential and Activation	Radio and Audio	Retail Campaign
Film	Social and Influencer	Travel/Leisure Campaign
Film Craft	Strategy and Effectiveness	Changing the World Campaign