D&AD announces Bruce Duckworth as this year's president

Duckworth aims to raise the profile of designers, to elevate great design and to strengthen the relationship between D&AD and the design community. To give design a louder voice, whilst still bringing all the different communities within D&AD together under one roof.

L/R: Steve Spence, Alexandra Taylor, Graham Shearsby, Bruce Duckworth, Kath Tudball, L.A. Ronayne and Thomas Manning

He explains "We need to make D&AD a hub for our creative community. A place where the different creatives come together. One of the things I love about D&AD are the conversations I have with people from other disciplines, from different industries, people with different ways of seeing things. I find it energising, inspiring, and creative.

“We have to work together, and the best creative work comes about when we do work together, from established greats to people embarking on a creative career, that's where the magic is. So we have to get the different communities within D&AD talking, design and advertising, sharing ideas. Embracing the “&” in D&AD.

“And by educating people about the opportunities that exist within the creative industry, and with exciting programmes like D&AD New Blood Shift, I want to help D&AD to continue to bring new kinds of people into the industry. New kinds of people with new ideas, which is so vital for us all. ”

In addition to the new President, there have been eight new creatives elected to sit on the D&AD Board of Trustees:

• Alexandra Taylor - consultant head of art, Mrs. McGuinty
  
• Bruno Maag - chairman, Dalton Maag
  
• Graham Shearsby - ‎chief creative officer, Design Bridge
  
• L.A. Ronayne - creative director, Havas London
  
• Kath Tudball - design director, The Partners
  
• Paco Conde - group creative director, BBH London
  
• Steve Spence - lecturer, London College of Communication
  
• Thomas Manning - junior creative, Havas London (New Blood Trustee)

The D&AD Board of Trustees represent the full breadth of the advertising, design and digital industries. As a member-run organisation, the elected board are responsible for the overall direction of D&AD, its programmes and where its money is spent. Any awarded member of D&AD is eligible to stand for election to the Board of Trustees, which is voted on by D&AD Awarded and Full members. Each elected trustee serves a term of three years and New Blood Trustees serve for a year.

For more information, visit www.dandad.org/.