Nominees Category: Nominees 2018

Maria Margarita B. Torres, known as Margot, was president of The Internet and Mobile Marketing Association of the Philippines (IMMAP) in 2016 and 2017. IMMAP is a trade association created to drive the importance of the internet and mobile technologies for successful business.

Already acknowledged as a thought leader in advertising, marketing and corporate communications, Margot’s position as Executive Vice President & Deputy Managing Director of McDonald’s defines expertise in operations, IT, the entirety of the food and restaurant industry.

During her leadership IMMAP grew in renown and respect going beyond the local communications industry, reaching the business sector, the startup economy, the academe, and the national government.

During her term, IMMAP achieved financial stability, growing in revenue. This growth has proven beneficial to its members, with the association delivering more services and learning sessions. Today, IMMAP is respected to be the source of everything internet and mobile.

Anna is a globally recognized senior media practitioner who has worked across multiple markets and countries. With more than 20 years of experience, Anna joined the Omnicom Media Group (OMG) family in 2006, where she helped land blue-chip clients including Pepsi Foods and Beverages, Dongfeng Citroen & Peugeot, Intel, Danone, and Unilever, the largest media pitch ever in China at the time.

Anna’s leadership reflects on how she fosters talent, grows teams and manages projects, nurturing an agency of forward thinking individuals that together, support the business development of PHD China’s Shanghai and Beijing offices. Recognized by local and international award shows, she was named Greater China’s Media Planner/Buyer of the Year, a Top 18 Media Professional in 2010 and one of the 20 Women to Watch in Asia Pacific Marketing in 2014 by Campaign Magazine. She was also a judge at Cannes Lions 2015, Festival of Media Asia 2016, and is a long term international judge at the Beacon Awards in New Zealand, supporting effective media solutions and creativity in her home town.

Louise Bond, CEO and founder of PHD New Zealand, has paved the way for women in media having founded and led the business for almost 20 years. Her future-thinking vision, ability to lead by example and build trust with clients and employees alike saw her lead PHD NZ through of year of change and reinvention to its most successful year in 2017. Achievements were widespread across innovation, staff engagement, new business and industry recognition – record profit and revenue growth, Spikes Media Agency of the Year, the highest client NPS score and the highest employee satisfaction rate – staff proud to work at PHD.

As well as mentoring women within PHD, Louise also significantly influenced the wider industry in her role as the President of the Corporate Communications Council – the first female and first CEO of a media agency to hold the position. At the heart of Louise’s mission is empowering her staff to reach their full potential, exceeding clients’ expectations with creative and innovative solutions to their business needs and using innovation to drive business growth. In 2017. she successfully achieved both. She is a compassionate, strategic, creative and inspirational leader.

Christine is an outstanding leader who has inspired her team, colleagues and those around her to go above and beyond their roles, constantly driving every team member to contribute to the team’s collective goal.
In an ever-changing environment, she has set out to work with many different individuals building a team that connects colleagues of all levels under her expert guidance and mentorship.

Joining Edelman in 2015, Christine leads Edelman Digital Korea (Brand & Digital Practice) of Edelman Korea. This was the first successful attempt at creating synergy by combining the two different functions.
Christine specializes in integrated brand communications, campaign strategy, content marketing strategy, online and offline advertisements and brand marketing. Currently, oversees Newsrooms as well as both inbound and outbound campaigns and advertisements with her team of 60 talented professionals that grew from 18, back in 2015.
Completed Ph.D in Advertising and Public Relations and was recently listed in ‘2017 Women to Watch’ of Campaign Asia.

May leads, develops and delivers the most important stories on creative and creative development Facebook needs the world to know. A thought leader around key strategy and content vision for tentpole events like Cannes, CES, SXSW and Adweek. She develops creative and strategic frameworks to push the broader Creative Shop and creative industry to experiment and create new ways to inspire people through stories, efficiencies and experiences. She designed, led and scaled two global programs (PockeTVC and Create to Convert) that changed the way global brands and small-medium businesses (SMB) create for mobile + digital.
May champions excellence and believes in the concerted effort of transforming an industry. Adaptive is her middle name. She is a strong and compassionate leader who leads by example and highly respected by her team and her peers. May is committed to bringing more people and businesses along this mobile and digital transformation journey together.