"One reason why The One Club is so prestigious is because of its exceptional, diverse and gender-balanced board, an impressive group of the most prominent creative professionals in our field," says Kevin Swanepoel, CEO of The One Club.

"We're thrilled to have Sofia Hernandez, Liz Taylor and Anselmo Ramos on the board, and look forward to their input on ways to expand our mission to support and celebrate the success of the global creative community," Swanepoel adds.

Elected by a vote of The One Club membership to two-year terms, effective immediately, are:

Board member responsibilities include:
  • providing input and feedback on the club's many professional development, education, inclusion and diversity and gender equality programmes
  • connecting the club with advertising and design schools, and
  • nominating top creatives to serve on juries for The One Show and ADC Annual Awards, both of which are currently open for entries.

The three join a select group of global creative leaders who serve on the club's National and International Boards.

"The creative space has never looked this diverse — from the types of creators, to what they're creating to how they're creating it. I'm excited to be a part of this shift," says Hernandez. "What better time to join The One Club For Creativity as they help enable and empower creative people across the globe."

Ramos adds, "I told Swanepoel I've been waiting for this call since I bought my first One Show Annual in 1993, and I could barely speak English. It's a dream and an honour to help The One Club continue to promote diversity and creativity across the industry."

"The One Club is not only a champion of world-changing ideas but a pivotal force that has shaped and grown the careers of creatives around the world, myself included," Taylor says.

"I was that young creative who endlessly studied The One Show annuals and entered as many student competitions as I could. Now, to be asked to be on the board of The One Club for Creativity is just a sublime way to complete the circle," adds Taylor.

"I am beyond humbled and thrilled at the opportunity to join such an incredible organisation and build on its efforts to unlock the potential of the next generation of diverse creative talent," concludes Taylor.

Hernandez, Ramos and Taylor replace:
  • José Mollá, founder, CCO at the community, who served on the board for 18 years, including a three-year term as chairperson
  • former Ogilvy Toronto co-CCO and Swim co-founder Nancy Vonk, who relinquished her seat upon being inducted into The One Club's Creative Hall of Fame, and
  • Chloe Gottlieb, director of product design at Google.

Unlike for-profit awards shows, The One Club is a non-profit organisation that puts revenue generated from its global awards show entries back into the industry in the form of programmes under its four pillars:
  1. Education
  2. Inclusion and Diversity
  3. Gender Equality, and
  4. Creative Development.
For more information, visit www.oneclub.org. You can also follow The One Club for Creativity on Facebook, Twitter or on Instagram.