Ghana Represented for the First Time on The Awarding Jury for The Cannes
Lions International Festival of Creativity
The
renowned Ghanaian Business Executive, Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh continues to make
waves internationally as she becomes the first Ghanaian juror for the Cannes
Lions International Festival of creativity.
Angela
has been invited to join the Awarding Jury on the Creative Business
Transformation category. Work across the globe will be judged, awarded, and
celebrated during this prestigious international festival.
The
Awarding Jury represents the global industry’s leading talent from diverse
range of disciplines, from across 54 markets, and strictly by invitation.
Announcing this year’s festival, Marian
Brannelly, the Global Director of Awards for LIONS, stated: “It’s
exciting to see representation from four new markets this year – Armenia,
Ghana, Pakistan and Panama – as well as the highest-ever representation from
the Middle East and Africa. Our Jurors play a crucial role in upholding the
integrity of the Lions, and we thank them for everything they bring to the
important task ahead.”
Simon Cook, CEO of LIONS, added: "We’re delighted to have a balance and breadth of
expertise and global representation across our Juries. The Awarding Juries
represent the global industry's leading talent from a diverse range of
disciplines, and we welcome the unique perspectives they bring. We thank them
for their time, dedication and care in setting the global creative benchmark
for our industry.”
Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh stated: “I can’t wait to bring my voice to the jury room to assess the
groundbreaking creativity that will set the creative benchmark for another year.
I am particularly thrilled that Ghana has a seat at the table for this world
class festival and looking forward to making my country proud.”
Ms.
Kyerematen-Jimoh is currently the National Digital Transformation Lead for
Africa, at Microsoft where she works with governments and corporate
institutions on their digital transformation initiatives. Prior to joining
Microsoft, she spent a decade at IBM and ended her career with IBM as the CEO
of IBM North East and West Africa (NEWA) overseeing IBM’s business in 35
countries including Nigeria, Ghana, Morocco, Kenya and Senegal. She is a board
member of Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF), headquartered in
Zurich, and Bank of Ghana. Angela is an alumna of Harvard Business School.
Author:
Prince Akpah