2024 Shortlists Revealed: Ad Tech Personality Of The Year and Ad Tech Rising Star

by Aimee Newell Tarín on 8th Oct 2024 in News

With the eighth year of The Wires just around the corner, we are very pleased to announce those shortlisted for the prestigious Ad Tech Personality Of The year and Ad Tech Rising Star awards.

ExchangeWire are delighted to reveal the individuals who have been shortlisted for 2024 Ad Tech Personality Of The Year and Ad Tech Rising Star. Amongst some tough competition, the votes have been counted and the nominees narrowed down. The winners for both will be decided by a live, in-person vote of attendees at The Wires 2024, on Thursday 7th November. If you still haven’t, you can get your tickets here to have your say in the final vote and avoid missing out on the action.

“Looking back on the year, these are people who have been thriving in the industry throughout 2024. We’ve had an overwhelming volume of votes for both awards at this stage, which speaks to how passionately peers across the industry feel about the contributions of these nominees. We’re proud to be able to provide a platform for these individuals and we’re excited to see who will claim the winning spots this year.”
Rachel Smith, ExchangeWire co-founder and CEO

Ad Tech Personality Of The Year, ExchangeWire’s most distinguished award, celebrates an individual who has made a significant impact on the ad tech industry. Previous years’ winners include Karen Eccles, chief commercial officer at The Telegraph, and Sara Vincent, managing director, UK & IE of Index Exchange. Now, revealing this year’s potential winners…

Ad Tech Personality Of The Year Shortlist

Peo Persson, DanAds

Kiessé Lamour, VML

Lauren Ogúndèkó, KINESSO

Jamie Toward, Teads

Mike Murray, OMD EMEA

Céline Gauthier-Darnis, Equativ

Fern Potter, Multilocal

James Trott, Coca-Cola

Zuzanna Gierlinska, MiQ

James Avery, Kevel

Alice Beecroft, Yahoo

Paul Wright, Uber Advertising

Bharat Khatri, Omnicom Media Group

Søren Dinesen, Digiseg

Pierce Cook-Anderson, Audigent

The Wires also focuses on illuminating the next generation of ad tech experts, who have already begun to leave their mark on the industry and will continue contributing to shaping it as we move into the future. The ones to watch this year are…