PRISM Awards announces judging panel

"Our panel comprises a diverse mix of experts and industry leaders from across the communication spectrum, including academia, corporates, consultancies and the media," says chief PRISM judge Marilyn Watson.
Judges
- Alistair Mokoena - MD: DraftFCB
Amanda Hamilton-Attwell - Business DNA
Anton van Rensburg - senior account manager: OnChannel
Bridget von Holdt - director: Glasshouse Communication Management
Candy Guvi - investment collateral writer: Absa Wealth and Investment Management
Catherine Constantinides - executive director: Lead SA
Charlene Lamb - country communications manager: Lafarge
Cherylann Smith - director: WeCollaborate
Corné Meintjes - lecturer: Durban University of Technology's department of marketing and retail management
Cynthia Mabela - communication manager: Tongaat
Daniel Munslow - director: Talk2Us
Dave Macleod - owner: Game Plan Media
Dot Field - owner: Dot Field Communications
Heather Robinson - director and owner: THJ Consulting
Ingrid Lotze - director: Puruma
Joanna Oosthuizen - MD: Ogilvy Public Relations
Johanna McDowell - owner: Independent Agency Selection
Kevin Welman - MD and partner: Fleishman-Hillard
Leigh Gunkel-Keuler - public affairs, policy & communications director - Pfizer SA's Biopharmaceutical Division, South Africa
Lucy Balona - executive manager: marketing and communication: Cancer Association of South Africa - Head Office
Lucy Pedlar - internal communication manager: Woolworths
Marilyn Watson - partner: Cinnamon Communication
Natalie Pringle - life coach
Nicola Chaning-Pearce - director: Tynago Communications
Patrick Singh - head: alternate distribution & digital: Old Mutual
Peter van der Schyff - owner: Pringle-Scott Communications
Rene Vosloo - head of corporate marketing and Reputation Management: Discovery Health
Ruben Platt - corporate affairs manager: Sasol
Saul Kropman - director: GS Industries
Shenanda Janse van Rensburg - group executive: marketing, communications and Public Relations: Altech
Tasneem Carrim - chief director: policy & research: Government Communication and Information System
Vicki St Quintin - group corporate affairs and investor relations manager: Adcock Ingram Healthcare Wadim Schreiner - director: Social Licence
New Campaign of the Year judges
- Ashraf Garda - media host and radio & TV presenter
- Jeremy Maggs - TV news anchor and publisher
- Palesa Madumo - communication manager: Business Connexion
- Sylvester Chauke - chief architect: DNA Brand Architects
- Wendy Tlou - director: strategic marketing and communication: Brand South Africa
This year's entries have been divided into eight clusters. "Judges look at five key areas: research, objectives, planning, execution and measurement," explains Watson. "But over and above this, the panel are looking for the 'wow factor' - that extra bit of magic that sets an entry apart from the rest."