The organiser's of Pitcher Awards have announced Ivan Johnson, Executive Creative Director and Partner at 3Verse, Cape Town, South Africa as the 2020 Pitcher Awards Heritage Jury President. Ivan will lead the Heritage jury to review campaigns entered under Film, Print, Branded Content, Outdoor and Design sub-categories.
According to Nnamdi Ndu, CEO CHINI Africa, Cannes Lions Festival Representative in Nigeria and organisers of Pitcher Awards, "Ivan Johnson has a very strong track record as a creative. He has judged in some of the best creative awards in the world. With these, we can rest assured that we're putting the judging of the Heritage category in some of the best possible hands".
Ivan has learnt his craft at most of South Africa’s multi-national agencies including Y&R, Bates, FCB and BBDO. Of his 32 years in the ad business he spent 15 years at BBDO Cape Town, first as Creative Director then Executive Creative Director and shareholder. It is here he won his cabinet full of Cannes Lions, D&AD Pencils, One Show Pencils and scores of Loerie Awards.
Ivan’s attention to craft made him the first South African to be invited as juror on all the South African-recognised award shows – Cannes Lions, D&AD, Art Directors Club NY, CLIOS USA and Dubai Lynx (x2). Ivan is now the proud partner in a locally owned agency - 3Verse. His memoir about growing up during the Apartheid (struggle) years has yet to hit the shelves. One chapter has been published in the SA Matric English 2nd Language handbook.
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