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FMA media professional shortlist announced
SPAIN: The Festival of Media has announced its shortlisted nominees for the new Media Professional of the Year award. The nominees' profiles will be presented to the jury of the 2010 Festival of Media Awards, who will select the winner to be announced at the Festival of Media in Valencia, Spain in April 2010.
More than 600 nominations were received for the award which aims to recognise the talents, skills and professionalism of an individual working in the global media industry in the previous 12 months.
2010 Nominees
- Joseph M Bihlmier - VP Global Media, American Express
- Barry Cupples - CEO Asia Pacific, Omnicom Media Group
- Maria Luisa Francoli - Global CEO, MPG
- Jack Klues - Managing Partner, VivaKi
- Amir Jahangir - CEO, Samaa TV
- Antonio Lucio - CMO, VISA
- Tyler Moebius - CEO, Adconion
- Rani Raad - VP Ad Sales, CNN International
- Babs Rangaiah - VP Global Communications, Unilever
- Mauricio Sabogal - WW Managing Director, Initiative
The winner of the Media Professional of the Year award will be announced at the awards gala dinner on Tuesday, 20 April, the final event of the Festival of Media 2010.
Bizcommunity.com is the Festival of Media's African media partner.
For more information, go to www.festivalofmediaawards.com.
