Revolving Door: D&AD Names Executives for 2010, Simon Sankarayya to Become President

Apologies all around for this writer’s disappearing act yesterday. Unfortunately, the flu decided to drop by Chicago this week and decided that we should host it. But now, though still on the mend, we’re back to full strength. First up, the D&AD, following their hiring of industry icon Tim O’Kennedy as Chief Executive of the creative-focused charity, the organization has rounded out by announcing their new executive class for 2010, most notable within that news is that they’ve selected their next future-president, Simon Sankarayya, who will take over after their current, just-inaugurated president, Paul Brazier, resides in the spot for a year (this constant rotation is part of the D&AD’s rules, as far as we can tell). All of this change comes atop the group’s falling on hard times recently and having to lay staffers off due to fewer award entries. But, as is their want, the new top brass is optimistic and hopeful for the future, but thankfully with a bit of realism still intact:

New president Brazier says, “I haven’t checked, but I’m willing to bet that every incoming D&AD president has described the year ahead as ‘challenging.’ This one certainly will be. There’s less money about. More awards schemes competing for entries. And the possibilities in communications seem to change almost daily.”

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