Meet the Creative Business Excellence Drum Jury 2025
The Creative Business Excellence Jury will be led by Anthony Chelvanathan, Global Creative Partner and Chief Creative Officer at Edelman Canada.
Anthony Chelvanathan stands as a visionary force driving creative innovation and strategic leadership across Edelman's global creative team. Throughout his career Anthony has amassed an impressive tally of over 500 international awards, including 59 Cannes Lions and numerous awards from D&AD, The One Show, ADC, Communication Arts, LIA and Clios. Anthony led award-winning outdoor campaigns such as 'Rogers Cup' (TSL) and 'Parchment Paper' (IKEA), which ranked among the most celebrated billboard campaigns globally. Notably, the #LikeAGirl campaign stands as a pinnacle of digital advertising success worldwide (his follow-up video received 90 million views). At the 2024 Cannes Lions, Edelman took home awards for its work on 'Code My Crown' (Dove) and 'The Move to -15' (DP World), which won the agency its first Titanium Lion. Anthony's profound expertise in uniting brand purpose with compelling storytelling continues to ignite and influence the global advertising landscape.
Anthony commented on his appointment as Jury President, saying: »The true power of our work is measured by the impact it creates in the world. It thrives when human challenges meet bold solutions, where ideas—not budgets or industries—drive creative excellence forward. As President of the Creative Business Excellence jury at Golden Drum 2025, I am honoured to join visionary leaders in recognizing the ideas that push boundaries, merge strategy with innovation, and set new benchmarks for success. I look forward to the conversations that will shape the future of our industry.«
Together with him, the following distinguished group of visionaries will evaluate the creative and innovative business solutions:
- Aleš Brichta, Executive Creative Director, Triad Advertising, Czech Republic
- Nicola Gotti, Chief Creative Officer and Partner, Bitmama Reply & Reply Ai Studios, Italy
- Jenny Elisabeth Kaiser, Independent – former CEO of Åkestam Holst NoA, Sweden
- Hloni Mohope, Chief Marketing Officer, KFC, Central and Eastern Europe
- Gosia Nierodzińska, Partner Marketing Creative, Netflix, Central and Eastern Europe
- André Pedroso, Chief Creative Officer, MullenLowe Delta, Ecuador
- Lucia Petrášová, Chief Brand and Communications Officer, O2 Slovakia
- Elena Plakhova, Chief Reputation and Marketing Officer, Nova Post Group, Ukraine
- Jan Sederlöf, Executive Creative Director, N2 Creative, Finland
- Marcin Sosiński, Chief Creative Officer Poland and CEE, Dentsu Creative
The Creative Business Excellence Drum Section
The CREATIVE BUSINESS EXCELLENCE section celebrates the creative business solutions that have made an impact on brands, projects, or customer experiences. This group is intended to show business excellence in a creative way, and to award the works that demonstrate exceptional solutions that have reshaped the business industry and achieved quantifiable business results.
Competition is open for entries. Super Early Bird Entry Fee runs until 25 April.
