Leo Burnett’s chief creative officer, Chaka Sobhani, has been appointed as chair of judges for the IPA’s Best of Health show 2017, an industry awards programme that acknowledges creative healthcare advertising.
Sobhani is joined by Diana Janicki, who joins the jury as convenor judge, and said: “This year’s judging panel is a great mix of health-network big guns, independents and new kids on the block and I’m very pleased and honoured to be convening such a prestigious and intelligent awards programme.”
Janicki is currently an executive creative director at TBWA/World Health London and has held previous roles for EMC Consulting, Rapp London, Publicis Modem and MRM Worldwide.
The judging panel also includes last year’s winner of the Pip Award Amber Osborne, a senior art director at Sudler & Hennessey.
Entries will be shortlisted and announced in October, with the awards ceremony taking place in November.
The full line up of judges for the IPA Best of Health Show 2017
Chaka Sobhani, chief creative officer, Leo Burnett
Diana Janicki, executive creative director, TBWA/WorldHealth
Anke Buchta, creative director, Emotive,
Fabio De Vecchi, executive creative director, Sudler & Hennessey Milan
Dick Dunford, creative partner, Looped
Fernanda Marth, creative director, H4B London
Amber Osborne, senior art director, Sudler & Hennessey
Orrin Pollard, executive creative director, Hamell
Guy Swimer, creative director, McCann Human Care
Andrew Spurgeon, executive creative director, Langland
Luke Walker, creative director, Weber Shandwick