Impact BBDO's CCO Ali Rez appointed to The One Club International Board
The One Club for Creativity is home of The One Show, ADC Annual Awards, Art Directors Club of Europe (ADCE) awards, ONE Asia Creative Awards, Type Directors Club and competition, TDC Ascenders, Young Guns, Young Ones Student Awards, Next Creative Leaders, ONE School,ONE Creator Lab, Where Are All The Black People conference and career fair, Portfolio Night, Creative Week, and more.
Board members are responsible for providing input and feedback on the club's ongoing global programming, supporting The One Show and ADC Annual Awards in their region, elevating the annual industry benchmark Global Creative Rankings, connecting the club with advertising and design universities and schools, and recommending outstanding candidates to serve as awards judges.
Commenting on the board appointment, Rez said, 'I'm very honoured to be joining this fabulous group of thinkers at a very critical point in the global creative industry, and to bring an important perspective from the Middle East region.'
Rez currently leads creative output for the Impact BBDO Group across the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan region, and this year became the Middle East's first Jury President at The One Show, specifically for the Interactive Online & Mobile discipline.
One of the most awarded creative leaders in the Middle East, Rez has won more than 1,000 international accolades in his career spanning four continents over 20 years.
He has been named Creative Person of the Year four times by Campaign magazine, and led Impact BBDO to 41 different No.1 Regional Agency accolades in the last four years for bringing business success and creative excellence to the Group, and positive impact to social causes.
Also joining The One Club International Board is Damon Stapleton, Co-CCO at Droga5 ANZ, part of Accenture Song, based in Auckland.
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