Grey Africa’s chief creative officer, Fran Luckin, has been nominated as the first South African female Jury President at Cannes Lions, this year, to celebrate the best of creativity in brand communication, discuss industry issues and network with one another.
This is a massive win for Luckin and for the South African Advertising Industry. Luckin’s career spans just over two decades. She began as an apprentice copywriter at Jupiter Drawing Room in 1994 and just five years later was a creative director at TBWA, Hunt and Lascaris. She has served in various leadership roles in the industry, the likes of which include Ogilvy South Africa, where she served five years as executive creative director of the Johannesburg office, and Quirk South Africa, where she was chief creative officer.
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She has also had the honour of serving on three previous Cannes Lions juries and has been a judge at the Clio Awards, D&DA Awards in London and the One show.
Luckin recently acquired an MBA from the Berlin School of Creative Leadership. Her thesis focused on the role of awards shows, particularly the Cannes Lions in driving creative innovation.
She is a frequent speaker at industry events and is chairman of the academic board of the Red & Yellow School of Advertising.
Luckin said of this incredible achievement, “It fills me with immense pride to be nominated as Jury President at this year’s Cannes Lions. It’s not only the prestige of the nomination which I am pleased about, but also to have been given the honour of standing shoulder to shoulder among some of the finest women in advertising.”
Paul Jackson, CEO of Grey Advertising Africa added, “We are extremely proud of Fran and she is an asset to the Grey Advertising Africa team. She is one of a kind and her experience and creativity allow us to consistently deliver Famously Effective work.”
The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity (formerly known as the International Advertising Festival) is a global seven-day festival for those working in the creative communications, advertising and related fields. The event is held yearly in June, at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in Cannes, France.
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