ADC draws positive four-year balance and welcomes Livio Dainese to the Board of Directors

At the start, President Frank Bodin recalled the new strategy defined 4 years ago: A 5-point plan with numerous ambitious goals such as the Creative Week with charisma beyond the industry, or the professionalization and expansion of the education and training offer, for example with the Ad School as a recognized CAS for strategists and creative professionals.

The annual review presented by the board members impressively demonstrated the range of achievements of the association of leading creative professionals in the communications industry. The meeting also gave its members the opportunity once again to remember Hansjörg Zürcher, who passed away in January of this year.

Cube winners are no longer "penalized

A motion adopted by the meeting should please future winners of an ADC Cube: Until now, if you won, you had to pay a not inconsiderable amount to cover the costs of publishing your work - actually a punishment of the winners; this contribution will be dropped in the future, but the submission fees were raised slightly. This as well as all other motions - including after more than 20 years the increase of the active membership fees by 100 francs - were accepted by the meeting.

Martin Spillmann reported on a lot of good news at the European level. With the "Remember You Are A Member" program, all members of ADC Switzerland benefit from the wide range of offers of ADC of Europe, of which they are automatically also members. The program includes the ADC*E Awards and the 3rd Festival of Creativity in November, as well as a wide range of training and continuing education opportunities.

Livio Dainese replaces Alexander Jaggy on the Executive Board

Frank Bodin welcomes Livio Dainese as a new member of the board, who was unanimously elected to his position by the members. Dainese succeeds Alexander Jaggy, who is stepping down after eleven years on the board and was thanked and appreciated by Frank Bodin for his great achievements.

Also unanimously approved was the ADC Board of Directors confirmed, which is now composed as follows:

• Frank Bodin - President, Judging Department
• Philipp Skrabal - Vice President, Education Department/Young Creatives Award
• Martin Spillmann - Department ADC Europe
• Peter Brönnimann - Ad School Department
• Markus Gut - Gallery & IT/Infrastructure Department
• Dennis Lück - Creative Week/Gala Department
• Thomas Wildberger - Public Relations Department
• Livio Dainese - Members Department

Frank Bodin thanks the board for their hard work. The ADC office with Gioia Bozzato and Hanna Jackl was also thanked with great applause.

Markus Gut announced the upcoming events at the ADC Galerie. Highlights include a reading by blogger and author Linda Solanki and live painting by art director and illustrator Frederic Rossmann, aka Fredinko.

Finally, Frank Bodin gave an outlook on the upcoming Creative Week, which will take place from March 19 to 23, 2018, for the third time in cooperation with the Zurich University of the Arts. The ADC Award Night and Gala will take place on Saturday, March 24, 2018.