ONE CLUB ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD MEMBERS

Ten new members have been elected to two-year terms on the board of directors for The One Club, the New York based non-profit organization dedicated to promoting excellence in advertising and design. New board members who will guide the direction of the organization include David Lubars, chairman and chief creative officer of BBDO North America; Andy Azula, senior vice president/creative director of The Martin Agency in Richmond, VA; and David Droga, (pictured) founder and creative chairman of Droga5.

 In addition to David Baldwin (Chairman), re-elected board members are Arthur Bijur; Kara Goodrich, BBDO; José Mollá, la comunidad; Kevin Roddy, Bartle Bogle Hegarty and Steve Sandstrom, Sandstrom Partners.

The ten new members of The One Club’s board of directors are:

Andy Azula                  The Martin Agency, Richmond

Roger Camp               Publicis & Hal Riney, San Francisco

Glenn Cole                  72and Sunny, El Segundo

David Droga                Droga5, New York

Linus Karlsson            Mother, New York

Nick Law                     R/GA, New York

David Lubars               BBDO, New York

Ari Merkin                   Toy, New York

Steve Mykolyn            Taxi, Toronto

Nancy Vonk                Ogilvy & Mather, Toronto

“We are delighted to announce the ten new members of The One Club’s board of directors who are some of the advertising industry’s most accomplished and respected leaders,” said Mary Warlick, CEO of The One Club.  “Their guidance is especially important given our organization’s expanding roster of activities, special events, competitions, conferences and educational programs worldwide.”

The One Show, which honors advertising’s best work in print, radio and television will take place May 6 at Jazz at Lincoln Center. One Show Design will take place on May 4th  at the IAC building in downtown New York and One Show Interactive will conclude the festival week on May 8th at Terminal 5.

Last year, The One Club’s new projects included the completion of a live-action feature documentary titled “Art & Copy” directed by Doug Pray that recently premiered at the Sundance Film Festival; its first Los Angeles-based “One Show Entertainment Awards”  recognizing outstanding creative achievements by brands in the realm of entertainment including judges Matthew Weiner (“Mad Men”) and Brett Ratner (director of “X-Men: The Last Stand”); and an ambitious journey to Shanghai in which prominent international advertising professionals conducted workshops with university students from throughout China.