Dozens of marketing leaders from the Asia-Pacific region will descend upon Far North Queensland to run the rule over this year’s Cairns Crocodiles Awards.
This year’s awards received hundreds of entries from across the Asia-Pacific region.
Marketing chiefs from the United Nations, Pinterest, Changi Airport, AMEX, Suncorp, Telstra, SAP, Suncorp, LinkedIn, Thiess, SunRice, Audible, Tourism Australia and more judged the first round of entries, choosing lists of finalists that have progressed to the second and final round.
Cairns Crocodiles Awards winners will be chosen by judges from TikTok, Telstra, the United Nations, Tourism Australia, P&O Cruises, the Advertising Standards Council of India and more (see full list below) at the event, which runs from 13-15 May.
Last year, The Monkeys (now Droga5) topped the winners column at the inaugural Cairns Crocodiles Awards
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Cairns Crocodiles Awards 2025 Round 2 Judges
| Anna | Jackson | Telstra | Head of Creative Excellence |
| Hayley | Saddleton | Tik Tok | Lead Marketing Solutions AUNZ |
| Birger | Linke | VML India | ECD |
| Dan | Lacaze | Telstra | General Manager, Retail Marketing & Merchandising |
| David | Ohana | United Nations Foundation | Chief Communications & Marketing Officer |
| Ed | Stening | POSCA | Co-Founder & CEO |
| Gavin | Chimes | Howatson | Chief Creative Officer |
| Genelle | Sharples | Ex Telstra | |
| Joanna | Robinson | The Iconic | CMO |
| Julia | McMurray | Thiess | Global Senior Marketing & Brand Lead |
| Katie | Malone | P&O Cruises | Marketing Director |
| Cat | Bowe | Salesforce | Senior Director, Marketing ANZ |
| Matteo | Piovan | Ex-Bayer | |
| Natasha | Aaron | Door Dash | Director – Marketing ANZ |
| Naysla | Edwards | AMEX | Vice President Brand, Charge Cards & Experiences ANZ |
| Nikoleta | Kastanias | Goodman Fielder | Head of Portfolio Marketing for Beyond Loaf |
| Nikos | Patiniotakis | Zespri | Head of Global Brand Development |
| Polly | Blenkinship | Audible | Global Head of Brand Media |
| Rajeev | Raja | BrandMusiq | Founder & Soundsmith |
| Rapthi | Thanapalasingam | SunCorp | Head of mass brands & content |
| Renee | Kraus | Sonova Group | Marketing Director |
| Rushenka | Perera | SAP | Head of Marketing ANZ |
| Ryan | Fitzgerald | Special Australia | ECD |
| Sarah | Gallon | Tourism Australia | General Manager – Brand, Campaign and Media |
| Sarah | Tucker | Head of APAC Marketing – Marketing Solutions, Enterprise | |
| Sherilyn | Shackell | The Marketing Academy | Global CEO |
| Subhash | Kamath | The Advertising Standards Council of India | Chairman |
| Xanthe | Wells | VP of Global Creative | |
| Yash | Gandhi | Baiada Poultry | Head of Marketing |
| Paul | Nunnari | Inclusively made | CEO |
