Pentawards 2008 Announces the Composition of Its International Jury

The major world competition exclusively devoted to packaging design, Pentawards 2008, which is now endorsed by Icograda, will be judged by an international jury (Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific) composed of eminent marketing specialists and designers. Some are 2007 Pentawards winners.

The jury will be chaired by Gerard Caron, founder of Carre Noir (France).

- Michael Aidan - Evian Waters - Paris - France
- Luis G. Bartolomei - B+G - Sao Paulo - Brazil
- Oleg Beriev - Mildberry - Moscow - Russia
- Stanley Church - Wallace Church - New York, NY - USA
- Sam Ciulla - Ciulla Assoc - Chicago, IL - USA
- Mark Cowan - Cowan Group - Melbourne - Australia
- Jonathan Ford - Pearlfisher - London - UK
- Brian Houck - The Dial Corporation (Henkel) - Scottsdale, AZ - USA
- Cathy Huang - CBI - Shanghai - PR China
- Olof ten Hoorn - Design Bridge Amsterdam - Holland
- Yoji Nobuto - Shiseido - Tokyo - Japan
- Lars Wallentin - Corseaux - Switzerland

The jury will give out 5 types of awards: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum and Diamond Pentawards.

In order to judge comparable creations, the presented works will be grouped in 5 major categories and more than 40 sub-categories.

Registration will be open from 1st May to 13 June 2008 for creations placed on the market in 2007.

Entry fee: €150 per creation submitted in a category.

The Pentawards ceremony will be presented on the 30th of Oct 08 at Luxe Pack fair, Monaco, France.

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