It’s that time of year again where multiple different awards sweep the industry’s attention with irresistible titles and shiny trophies. While agencies and brands around the region rush to compile the best of their work from what has been the hardest year for businesses, there’s one awards ceremony in Malaysia that combines live presentations with live judging.
APPIES Malaysia 2021 officially started accepting submissions earlier this month and the awards night is set to take place on 25 June. It is an annual event that presents a rare opportunity for creative, media, digital and marketing agencies or brands to present their best campaigns to the industry.
Similar to TED Talks, APPIES is the chance for great presenters with outstanding work to show it off to some of Malaysia’s most important industry leaders. Winners for APPIES 2021 will receive Gold, Silver or Bronze trophies for 10 brand new categories, and 7 special Best of Best categories (red trophies) that require no submissions.
This year, the star-studded decision makers for APPIES are:
Head of Jury:
Santharuban T Sundaram – CEO of Advend Group of Companies (Atlas Vending Pte Ltd)
APPIES Malaysia Advisor:
Adam Wee Abdullah
JUDGES:
Datuk Lai Shu Wei – Vice President, unifi Marketing
Farhan Hafetz – Head of Group Marketing, FGV Holdings Berhad
Karen Ong – Senior Marketing Director, Munchy’s
Kong Eelynn – Director, unifi Marketing & Comms
Nizam Sani – Chief Marketing & Comms Officer, Bank Rakyat
Phee Chat Chow – Executive Director, Marketing, Communications & Innovation, Nestle Malaysia & Singapore
Javed Jafri – Regional Head of Media & Digital, Unilever
Eileene Chong – Head of Corp Comms, Sustainability & Brand, DHL
Spencer Lee – CEO, BIGLIFE
Roy Siew – Head Of Digital, Berjaya Sompo Insurance Berhad
Andrew Pinto – Head of Marketing, Mudah.my
Renda Low – VP, Marketing, Yeo Hiap Seng (Malaysia) Berhad
Eric Wong Wai Yuen – Chief Customer & Marketing Officer, Prudential Assurance Malaysia Berhad
Saki Goh – GM of Marketing, Wipro Unza Malaysia
Dato’ Thomas Leong – Group Chief Strategy Officer, Sime Darby Berhad
Khairul Hisham – Group GM, Brand & Communications, PETRONAS
Edmund Lee – Head of Commercial, Red Bull Malaysia
Ben Foo – Group CMO, Taylor’s University
Fernie Jasmine Abdul Ghani – Head, Brand & Comms, Axiata Group Berhad
Emily Chong – Chief Marketing Officer, Pizza Hut Marketing
Sulin Lau – Regional Head of Country Marketing, Grab
Liew Wai Fun – Head of Marketing, BIG Loyalty
Chan May Ling – Chief Marketing Officer, KFC Malaysia
Bernard Lee – Head Of Marketing Services, Digi Telecommunications
Linda Hassan – Group CMO, Domino’s Malaysia & Singapore
Jennifer Lee – Beverage Marketing Lead, Pepsico
Sutapa Bhattacharya – GM (Strategic Comms & Branding) TNB
Mahmood Abdul Razak – Division Head (Group Strategic Comms), DRB-HICOM Berhad
Faye Yong – Marketing Director, Pernod Ricard
Melati Abdul Hai – Vice President/CMO, McDonald’s Malaysia
Schrene Goh – EVP of Marketing, Pos Malaysia
Tai Kam Leong – Head of Branding and Partnerships, Maxis
Andrew Yeoh – Regional Head of Marketing & Innovation (Shopping Centre, IKEA SEA
Abdul Sani Abdul Murad – Group CMO, RHB Bank Berhad
Hemanth Jayaraman – Marketing & Commercial, Moët Hennessy Diageo Malaysia
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