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hischampioningoftheindustry,

andhisfocusondiversityin

sportsandentertainment.The

mostimpressivepartofAdam’s

entrywashiscontributiontothe

industrywitharticlesincluded

aspartoftheentry,referencing

speakingandlecturing.”

MattChandler– DeputyECD

DDBSydney

Mattisa naturalleader.Hecares

aboutthepeopleandthework

andimportantlyusesthatskillto

seethebiggerpicture.Matthas

beenatDDBSydneyfornearly

fiveyearsandoverthattimehas

movedthroughtheranksfrom

writertoCreativeDirectorand

recentlyDeputyECD.Mattis

smart,proactiveandhardworking.

Hismostrecentpromotionis

recognitionofthecontribution

hehasmadetothecreative

department,clientrelationships

andentireDDBbusiness.Known

forhisworkwithWestpac,he

playeda vitalpartinbuildinga

creativereputationforthebank.

Judgessaid:“Welikedthatheasks

questions,iscurious,explores

possibilitiesandlooks for the

biggerpicture.”

BenLynch– GroupMedia

Director,NoisyBeast

Thelossofa managingdirector

andseniormediadirectorinitially

causedsomeconcernwithclients

atNoisyBeast,howeverBentook

thesepointsofconcernheadon,

exceedingallexpectations,with

thebusinesshavingmaintained

allkeyclientrelationships.Ben

isa truesupporterof‘myteam’,

allowingthemtoperform,explore

andgrow.Hesupportshisstaff

beyondjustdevelopingtheir

technicalskillsandmotivates

themtoachievethemostinlife.

Judgessaid:“forBentostepup

andlead,andgrowthebusiness

istrueleadership.Hehashad

tangibleresultsinrelationto

bothhispeopleandbusiness

leadershipskills.”

SarahTucker– Head

ofMarketingand

Communications,MCN

Sarahisa keyseniorleaderwithin

theMCNteamwhohashad

had an increasingly important

rolethroughlotsofchange

anduncertainty.Overthepast

year,asMCNunderwenthuge

transformation,Sarahresponded

tomultiplemediareportsto

protectthebusiness’sintegrity,

whileengagingallstakeholders

inrapidtime.Sarahalso

delivereda new,freshmarketing

strategybydevisingFoxtelon

Oxford– transforminga disused

cinemaintoa state-of-the-art

entertainmentspace.Judges

said:“MCNhasbeena througha

toughperiod,thereforeSarah’s

leadershipskillswouldhavebeen

puttothetest.Sarah’sinvolvement

inTEDxshowsa wellrounded

personwhocontributesandgrows

outsideherworkenvironment. “

MarkEcho– National

PlanningDirector,

BohemiaGroup

HisnomineestatedthatMarkis

knowledgeable,empathetic,a

goodlistener,passionate,fairand

organised.Knownforovercoming

bothhisprofessionalandpersonal

challenges,heinspiresand

motivatesthosearoundhim.Said

tobea rareleaderwhocanpiece

thewholepackagetogether,he

hasa passionfortheindustryand

anunderstandingthatpeoplehave

livesoutsideofwork.Judgessaid:

“WhatMarkhasbeenthrough

personallyisa hugechallenge,

ontopofthetumultuoustime

Bohemiahashadinthepast

coupleofyearspriortothebuy-

out.It wouldseemthatMarkhas

remaineddeterminedtokeep

growingandleadwithpassion.

Hepossessesa wellrounded

approachtoclient,people and

businessleadership.”

KyliePascoe– Business

Director,OMD

Kyliemanagesthebroadestclient

patchintheagency,withover

$55minbillingsacrossthree

separateclientteams.Kyliehas

grownrevenueacrossherpatch

by33%year-on-year,inpartby

leadingthesuccessfulpitchfor

theBelongaccount,bringing

anadditional$28mbillingsinto

theagency.Despitethesize

andcomplexityofthepatchshe

manages,Kylie’steamarehuge

Jacqui Cowardin advocates of her leadership, her

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Liam O’Connor

Amy Mills

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Ben Lynch

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