According to the One Club for Creativity, board members are drawn from countries with the largest advertising communities and are selected based on three criteria: The individuals must be prominent international creatives and be respected leaders in their given fields. The members must also exert influence in their respective regions.

"One reason that The One Club is so prestigious is because of its exceptional board, [which comprises] an impressive group of the most prominent professionals in our field," says Kevin Swanepoel, CEO of The One Club.

"Gordhan is a renowned global creative leader who will play a key role in furthering our mission to support and elevate the global creative community, as well as solidify the relevance of our mission in South Africa," adds Swanepoel.

As a member of the international board, Gordhan will:
  • provide input and feedback on the club's ongoing global programming
  • help elevate The One Show and ADC Annual Awards in rankings in South Africa
  • connect the club with advertising and design universities and schools, and
  • recommend candidates to serve as awards judges.

Other new members are as follows:

APAC:
  • Swati Bhattacharya, creative chairperson at FCB India, New Delhi
  • Reed Collins, CCO of APAC at Ogilvy, Hong Kong
  • Tay Guan Hin, CCO at BBDO Singapore
  • Thomas Hongtack Kim, CCO at RE-BE, Seoul
  • Steve Jackson, co-founder of Milk & Honey United, Sydney
  • Kentaro Kimura, international CCO and corporate officer at Hakuhodo and founder of Hakuhodo Kettle, Tokyo
  • Kelly Pon, CCO at BBH China, Shanghai
  • Jureeporn Thaidumrong, creative chairperson and CCO at GREYnJ UNITED, Bangkok, and
  • Richard Yu, regional CCO at ADK Taiwan, Taipei.
Europe:
  • Susana Albuquerque, ECD and partner at Uzina, Lisbon and president of Clube Criativos
  • Claus Fischer, founder of Voss-Fischer, Frankfurt and vice president of ADC Germany, as well as treasurer of executive board of ADC Europe
  • Alexander Kalchev, CCO at DDB Paris
  • Anu Niemonen, ECD at Wunderman Thompson Finland, Helsinki
  • Eva Santos, co-CCO and founder of Delirio & Twain, Barcelona
  • Chaka Sobhani, global CCO of Leo Burnett Worldwide and CCO at Leo Burnett UK and Fallon, London
  • Björn Stahl, CCO at INGO Stockholm, and
  • Wesley ter Haar, co-founder of Media.Monks, Amsterdam.
Latin America:
  • Joaquin Cubria, CCO and global partner at GUT, Buenos Aires
  • Sergio Gordilho, co-president and CCO at Africa, São Paulo.
MENA:
  • Fadi Yaish, founder and CCO of ? and us, Dubai.
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