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Judges for Roger Garlick Awards announced

The 2011 judging panel for the Roger Garlick Awards have been announced. The awards, which close for entry this Wednesday 9 February, will see the finalists announced at the AMASA AGM on 6 April and winners at the AdReview event on 20 April.

6 Feb 2011

Judges for Roger Garlick Awards announced

Panel

Frank Tilley - Frank Tilley Consulting- chair
Ashley Rametse - The MediaShop
Celia Collins - The Starcom MediaVest Group
Fahmeeda Cassim-Surtee - Oracle Airtime Sales
Geoff Whyte - Snackworks
Ian Manning - MediaCompete
Maria Phillips - Mindshare
Nikki Cockroft - Primedia Online
Tony Koenderman - Finweek
Xolisa Dyeshana - Joe Public.

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