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BBDO Atlanta's Robin Fitzgerald named Ad Stars 2019 judge

BBDO Atlanta chief creative officer Robin Fitzgerald has joined the 2019 Ad Stars judging panel. She rounds off the global lineup of executive judges alongside Melvin Mangada of TBWA/Santiago Mangada Puno in the Philippines; Jureeporn Thaidumrong of GREYnJ UNITED in Thailand; Dentsu Asia Pacific's Ted Lim, who is based in Singapore; and Joanna Monteiro, FCB Brazil in Sao Paulo.

Fitzgerald has worked at several of America's agencies including Crispin Porter + Bogusky and TBWA\Chiat\Day in Los Angeles. In 2016, she moved to Atlanta as BBDO Atlanta's chief creative officer, becoming the network's first female chief creative officer in the United States.

Established in 2008, Ad Stars received over 20,300 entries last year and is one of the only not-for-profit global festivals to accept entries free-of-charge. Entries to the 12th Ad Stars Awards close on 15 May 2019.

Ad Stars 2019 will take place at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Centre (Bexco) in South Korea from 22 to 24 August 2019.

For more information, visit www.adstars.org.

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