Judging Procedures
CRITERIA FOR JUDGING
The ARC Awards Competition is unique in that each annual report is judged against itself, based on its success in communicating its company's story. Judging is based not on corporate profitability nor production, but on the values of creativity, clarity, effectiveness, and excellence as symbolized by the ARC Awards.
Some of the elements to be considered in the judging of the annual reports include: cover design, president's letter, interior design, clarity of written text, presentation of corporate information, expression of financial data, and how well the spirit of the organization is communicated.
JUDGING PROCESS
The ARC Awards are conducted as a “blind” judging.
(Nominating agency names are withheld from the judges.)
Each entry is evaluated three separate times during the preliminary rounds. The three sets of scores are then averaged into a single score for the individual entry. A certain minimum score must be achieved to qualify for an award. Only one Gold, Silver, Bronze and Honors Award will be given in each classification; however, if no entry scores high enough, no award will be given.
THE JUDGES
Judges come from around the globe to participate on the ARC jury panels. Preliminary judging is carried out independently by panels of judges representing leaders in the fields of investor relations, writing, design and photography. Final judging is made by presidents, CEOs and other senior executives of corporations, agencies, and design firms.
THE WINNERS
Annual reports scoring in the top 30 percent will be awarded Honors, Bronze, Silver and Gold certificates of outstanding achievement. All Gold Award winners become candidates for the Best of Category - Grand Awards. An ARC Award plaque will be presented to each of the Grand Award winners. The Best of Show trophy will be presented to the one top annual report that best exemplifies the spirit of the ARC Awards.
AWARDS CEREMONY
The ARC Awards will be presented during a Gala Celebration and Exhibition in
New York City. All winning annual reports will be on display. All winners will be called to the stage to receive their awards. For this year's date, please see the ARC Awards Calendar.
DISTINGUISHED FACULTIES OF INTERNATIONAL JUDGES
The distinguished panels of judges recognize the art of communications in a global economy and the science of the new technologies which enable the world-wide exchange of ideas and information. Members of the judging faculty will evaluate the entries based on the standards of international excellence through the measures of creativity and craft.
| 33 Visual – MEXICO A. Plus Financial Press Limited – HONG KONG Addison – USA AIR – USA Allan Hunter Shoemake Photography Inc. – USA An-Najah National University – PALESTINE Atrevia – PORTUGAL Atrevia – SPAIN Avila Creative – USA Bank of China – HONG KONG Baoviet Holdings – VIETNAM Beau Gardner Associates Inc. – USA Berenberg – GERMANY BrandBook LLC – USA Brands on Speed GMBH – GERMANY Bryan Mills Iradesso – CANADA Burgess Strategic Marketing Services – USA C.J. Graphics – CANADA Central China Real Estate Limited – HONG KONG CHC Enterprises – USA China Communications Services Corporation Limited – HONG KONG China Telecom – HONG KONG China Unicom Limited – HONG KONG Citizens Development Business Finance PLC – SRI LANKA City of Troy, Michigan – USA Craib Design + Communications – CANADA CRE8 (Greater China) Limited – HONG KONG Curran & Connors, Inc. – USA Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. – JAPAN Daniel Kennedy Communications Services – USA Decker Design – USA Devon Title – USA DNA Communications Group – AUSTRALIA Donnelley Financial Solutions – HONG KONG EDICO Financial Press Services – HONG KONG Eisbrenner Public Relations – USA Elefant Design – USA Engage Media Pte. Ltd. – SINGAPORE ERM – USA |
Excel Communication and Perception Management – TURKEY Fast Retailing Co., Limited – JAPAN FGI Design – USA Finar Kurumsal – TURKEY First Rabbit – GERMANY G+J Corporate Editors GMBH – GERMANY GenNex Financial Media Ltd. – HONG KONG Graffiti – TURKEY h2h Consulting – USA Hetermedia Services Ltd – HONG KONG HGB Hamburger Geschäftsberichte GmbH & Co. KG – GERMANY Hong Kong Productivity Council – HONG KONG i.LINK Group Limited – HONG KONG Ideas On Purpose – USA INBRAX – CHILE Informa PLC – UNITED KINGDOM Insight Creative – NEW ZEALAND iONE Financial Press Ltd. – HONG KONG Ista International – GERMANY John Madere Photography – USA Jolly Good Films – NEW ZEALAND KD1 Designagentur – GERMANY Kerry Properties – HONG KONG Klick Communications – USA KorteMaerzWolff Kommunikation – GERMANY loved GmbH – GERMANY Luke Communications Group – USA M&M Consultancy – HONG KONG Maison de l’Orientation – LUXEMBOURG Marston Communications – CANADA Media Genesis – USA Mensalia GmbH – AUSTRIA mensemedia – GERMANY MerchantCantos – ENGLAND MetaFusion Pte Ltd – SINGAPORE Milenio 3 – MEXICO Miramar Group – HONG KONG MM Partners – KOREA Mubadala Investment Company – UAE Newport3 Communications – GERMANY Next Digital Limited – HONG KONG Nova Fusion – MALAYSIA OMV – AUSTRIA |
Paragraphs Design – USA Parcel Design – CANADA Peter Freeby, Freelance Designer – USA PetraNix AG – SWITZERLAND Phoenix Communications Ltd. – HONG KONG Pratt Institute – USA PRH Hamburg Kommunikation GmbH – GERMANY PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk – INDONESIA Publik Agentur Für Kommunikation GmbH – GERMANY q30 design inc. – CANADA REF Financial Press Ltd. – HONG KONG ringzwei – GERMANY RTL Group – LUXEMBOURG Ryerson University – CANADA S/O Project – KOREA Sampath Bank PLC – SRI LANKA Sedgwick Richardson – HONG KONG Sedgwick Richardson – SINGAPORE Shian Inc. – JAPAN Signi Design – MEXICO Silicon Plus Communications PTE Limited – SINGAPORE SinoMedia Holding Limited – CHINA Smart Media – SRI LANKA Stan Gellman Graphic Design Inc. – USA Studio 210 LLC – USA Stagg & Friends GMBH – GERMANY Süden Ad Agency – GERMANY Sydinvest – DENMARK Tayburn – TURKEY The Charles NYC – USA The Reis Group Public Relations – USA Time Inc. @ The Foundry – USA Toppan Vite Limited – HONG KONG Troy Chamber of Commerce – USA Twice Graphics – HONG KONG United Therapeutics – USA VOK Dams Events & Live Marketing – GERMANY Wachovia Securities – USA Workplace Safety & Prevention Services – CANADA X_Design – MEXICO Xanadu Communications – USA Yellow Creative (HK) Limited – HONG KONG |
2019 PRELIMINARY PANELS OF JUDGES
The International ARC 2019 Awards are presented by the International Academy of Communications Arts & Sciences. The winners of the 33rd anniversary competition were selected by panels of judges, totaling over 170 professionals, headed by senior members of the organizations listed below:
| 33 Visual Mexico City, MEXICO Rafael Monroy – Project Dir./Photographer A.PLUS FINANCIAL PRESS LIMITED HONG KONG Carson Chan – Art Director Evelyn Tang – Art Director Walter Yu – Head of Design ADDISON New York, NY Eliott Saltzman – Chief Development Officer AIR Rockville, MD Martha Mater – Mgr., Creative Services ARMACELL Capellen, LUXEMBOURG Tom Anen – Director Corporate Communications Tania Hippler – Corporate Communications Specialist ARTIST ESTATE STUDIO Brooklyn, NY Peter Freeby – Design Director AVILA CREATIVE, INC. Chicago, IL John Avila – Principal BANK OF CHINA HONG KONG Angel Yip – Deputy General Manager BERENBERG Hamburg, GERMANY Karsten Wehmeier – Head of Corporate Communications BGA PUBLISHING INC. Brightwaters, NY Beau Gardner – President BRANDBOOK LLC Decatur, GA David Calvin Laufer – Partner/Creative Director BRING, LLC Evanston, IL Jef Heidekat – Principal Jan Gulley Gerldin – Principal BURGESS STRATEGIC MARKETING SERVICES Troy, MI Sandra J. Burgess – Owner CHC ENTERPRISES Gorham, ME Charles H. Crockett – Principal CHINA TELECOM CORPORATION LIMITED Wanchai, HONG KONG Elise So – Executive, IR CHINA UNICOM LIMITED HONG KONG Joeling Law – Investor Relations Manager Enrica Lee – Assistant Company Secretary CITIC HONG KONG Desmond Hu – Manager CITIZENS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS FINANCE PLC Colombo, SRI LANKA Dhanushka DeSilva – Executive Ovini Dias – Executive, Sustainability Aroshi Ranatunga – Manager, Sustainability CRAIB DESIGN & COMMUNICATIONS Toronto, Ontario CANADA Andrew Perro – Design Director CURRAN & CONNORS, INC. Ronkonkoma, NY Gina Guerrieri – Designer Megan Lucas – Art Director Chris Malonzo – Senior Designer Mike McMurray – Senior Art Director DAIMLER AG Stuttgart, GERMANY Kristina Nikic – Graphic Designer/ Corporate Design Karin Schurr – Art Director Photo/Corporate Design DAIWA HOUSE INDUSTRY CO., LTD. Osaka, JAPAN Keisuke Izumoto – General Manager Kazutaka Morimoto – Manager DANIEL KENNEDY COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES New York, NY Daniel Kennedy – President DEVON TITLE Troy, MI Dan Baron – Marketing Director DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS HONG KONG Fan Fung – Senior Designer Ma Ling Ma – Senior Designer Jason Tai – Senior Designer DOTPLUS COMMUNICATIONS SDN BHD Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA Eric Ngan – Managing Director Lin Young – Creative Director EDICO FINANCIAL PRESS SERVICESLIMITED HONG KONG Amy Donati – Chief Executive Officer Vicky Lee – Director–Corporate Sales & Service Department Ricky Tse – Director, Print Bind/Logistics Dept. |
FGI DESIGN New York, NY Trevor Paccione – Creative Director Susan Weiss – Senior Vice President FINAR Istanbul, TURKEY Cansu Corak – Project Executive Tayfun Dursun – Creative Director Mustafa Omerli – Art Director GENNEX FINANCIAL MEDIA LIMITED HONG KONG Jeff Lau – Creative Director Maxx Wong – Associate Creative Director William Wong – Project Administrative Manager GRAFFITI Istanbul, TURKEY Arian Abedi – Art Director Zeynep Al – Art Director Ozhan Odaci – Art Director Elif Ozguzelbas – Art Director/Co–Founder HETERMEDIA SERVICES LIMITED HONG KONG Charles Ho – Design Manager Orling Or – Business Development Director HGB HAMBURGER GESCHÄFTSBERICHTE GMBH & CO. KG Hamburg, GERMANY Christa Eickmeyer – Senior Managing Partner Boris Fisher – Project Manager Claudia Gutsche – Project Manager Peter Poppe – Senior Managing Partner IDEAS ON PURPOSE New York, NY John Connolly – Principal/Creative Director Anna Tan – Design Director INBRAX Santiago, CHILE Rodrigo Gallardo – Art Director Cristian Gonzalez – Graphic Designer Joan Reyes – Art Director INSIGHT CREATIVE LIMITED Auckland, NEW ZEALAND Mike Tisdall – Strategist/Founding Director INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION (IFC) Washington DC Robert P. Wright – Brand Management & Marketing, External Relations iONE FINANCIAL PRESS LIMITED HONG KONG Man Chan – Art Director Ricky Chan – Art Director Daniel Fok – Art Director Axel Kiang – Creative Director Terry Lai – Art Director Terence Lau – Managing Director JOHN MADERE PHOTOGRAPHY New York, NY John Madere – Photographer KERRY PROPERTIES LIMITED HONG KONG Michelle Lam – Director, Corporate & Marketing Communication KORTEMAERZWOLFF KOMMUNIKATION Hamburg, GERMANY Matthias Wolff – Creative Director LUKE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP Pine Plains, NY Sarah Luke – President M&M CONSULTANCY HONG KONG Mike Moulders – Brand Design Consultant MENSALIA GMBH Vienna, AUSTRIA Claudia Baumgarten – Senior Consultant Sandra Degen – Art Director Christophe Gilet – CEO MENSE LUXEMBOURG Janine Neves – Head Internal Communications MILENIO 3 GENERA Mexico City, MEXICO Ghada Martinez – Consultant Veronica Martinez – Consultant Daniela Salinas – Director Daniela Sanchez – Consultant Tania Rodriguez – Consultant Paola Villa – Consultant MIRAMAR GROUP HONG KONG Jess Chan – Director of Group Marketing & Corporate Communications MM PARTNERS Seoul, SOUTH KOREA Young–il Kim – Senior Director Sang–Hyeon Lee – Art Director Jan–Kook Yi – Chief Director MS OPTICS R&D Tokyo, JAPAN Johnny Law – Asia Region Representative |
NOVA FUSION Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA Kennie Chan – Senior Art Director Dawn Chen – Project Manager Yowhing Chiew – Senior Art Director Tang Lien – Managing Director Michael Wong – Senior Art Director Ian Ying – Creative Director PEOPLE’S LEASING & FINANCE PLC Colombo, SRI LANKA Hasanga Kathriarachchi – Deputy Manager, Accounts Omal Sumanasiri – Chief Manager, Finance PETRANIX Adliswil–Zürich, SWITZERLAND Doriane Laithier – Art Director Beat A. Schweizer – Consultant Xenia Tschermak – Art Director Dr. Rosemarie Weigt – Consultant PRATT INSTITUTE New York, NY Alisa Zamir – Professor, Graduate Communications/ Packaging Design Department PROTOP FINANCIAL PRESS LIMITED HONG KONG Jefferson Chin – Creative Director Jessie Wong – Managing Director Nicole Yuen – Business Director RAHOFER WERBEAGENTUR Salzburg, AUSTRIA Christian Rahofer – Owner RAYMOND LTD Mumbai, INDIA J. Mukund – Head Investor Relations REF FINANCIAL PRESS LIMITED HONG KONG Alex Choi – Creative Director Jerry Lam – Associate Creative Director Nick Li – Associate Creative Director Lisa Wong – Project Manager Sophia Yeung – Sales Coordinator RINGZWEI Hamburg, GERMANY Dirk Linke – Creative Director PAUFFLEY & COMPANY LTD London, UNITED KINGDOM Reginald Pauffley – Founder/Consultant SEDGWICK RICHARDSON (HK) LTD HONG KONG Justin Leung – Senior Account Manager Ron Li – Senior Design Director Eric Wu – Digital Design Director SEQUEL New York, NY David Phan – Creative Director SHIAN INC. Tokyo, JAPAN Design & Editorial Staff SIGNI DESIGN Mexico City, MEXICO Daniel Castelao – Partner SMART MEDIA – THE ANNUAL REPORT COMPANY Colombo, SRI LANKA Jude Abeyratne – Writer Ananda Jagoda – Chief Creative Officer Kapila Juwanabadu – Chief Officer, Production Kelum Nupehewa – Senior Interactive Engineer Vajira Pathirana – Art Director Raja Senanayake – Chief Officer, Process Development Amal Siriwardena – Senior Writer Randika Sulochana – Art Director Naleen Wijesinghe – Creative Director Saman Wijesooriya – Creative Director S/O PROJECT Seoul, SOUTH KOREA Cho Hyun – CFO, Art Director Lee Ji Hye – Art Director Choi Hyan Jung – Designer SOLOMON FINANCIAL PRESS LIMITED HONG KONG Kelvin Chung – Executive Creative Director Jacky Din – Marketing Assistant Manager Ivan Leury – Marketing Creative Director SS DIGITAL MEDIA Troy, MI Laura Oliveto – VP – Marketing & Public Relations STAN GELLMAN GRAPHIC DESIGN St. Louis, MO Mary Muehlemann – Designer Teresa Thompson – President Bryan Wakeland – Senior Designer TOPPAN MERRILL LIMITED HONG KONG Wilson Kwan – Senior Creative Director Derek Ma – Senior Art Director Peter Yeo – Assistant General Manager TOYOKO INN NAGANO Tokyo, JAPAN Kiichiro Sakaguchi – Hotel Owner |
2019 FINAL AWARD JUDGES
The highest scoring of the Gold Award Winners were reviewed to determine the Grand Award Winners.
| Eliott Saltzman Chief Development Officer ADDISON New York, NY Tom Anen Director Corporate Communication ARMACELL Grand Duchy of Luxembourg David Laufer Managing Partner BRANDBOOK LLC Atlanta, GA Mike McMurray Regional Vice President, Creative Director CURRAN & CONNORS, INC. Ronkonkoma, NY Trevor Paccione Creative Director FGI DESIGN New York, NY Susan Weiss Senior Vice President FGI DESIGN New York, NY Corrin Chan CEO & Executive Director, & Head of Business Development GENNEX FINANCIAL MEDIA LIMITED Hong Kong Maxx Wong Associate Creative Director GENNEX FINANCIAL MEDIA LIMITED Hong Kong |
James Kwak Designer IDEAS ON PURPOSE New York, NY Victoria Le Designer IDEAS ON PURPOSE New York, NY Rob Wright Brand Management & Marketing, External Relations IFC Washington D.C. Axel Kiang Head of Design/Creative Director iONE FINANCIAL PRESS LIMITED Hong Kong Terence Lau Managing Director iONE FINANCIAL PRESS LIMITED Hong Kong Matt Hepler Director, Strategy MERCHANTCANTOS New York, NY Johnny Law Asia Region Representative MS OPTICS R&D Tokyo, Japan Tang Lien Managing Director NOVA FUSION SDN BHD Malaysia Neve Tan Senior Account Executive NOVA FUSION SDN BHD Malaysia |
Alisa Zamir Professor, Graduate Communications/ Packaging Design Department PRATT INSTITUTE New York, NY Alex Choi Creative Director REF FINANCIAL PRESS LIMITED Hong Kong Nick Li Associate Creative Director REF FINANCIAL PRESS LIMITED Hong Kong David Phan Creative Director SEQUEL New York, NY Peter Yeo Assistant General Manager TOPPAN MERRILL LIMITED Hong Kong Kiichiro Sakaguchi Owner TOYOKO INN NAGANO Tokyo, Japan Zeev Zamir Financial Advisor (Retired) WACHOVIA SECURITIES New York, NY Silvia Rodriguez Flores Art Director X_DESIGN Mexico City, Mexico Pilar Munoz CEO X_DESIGN Mexico City, Mexico |
2019 FINAL AWARD JUDGES – Best of Online Annual Reports
| Martha Mater Manager, Creative Services AIR Rockville, MD Eliott Saltzman Chief Development Officer ADDISON New York, NY Tom Anen Director Corporate Communications ARMACELL INTERNATIONAL S.A. Capellen, GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBORUG Sandy Burgess Owner BURGESS STRATEGIC MARKETING SERVICES Troy, MI Joanna Lee Assistant to Company Secretary & Deputy CFO CHINA COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES CORPORATION LIMITED HONG KONG Desmond Hu Manager CITIC LIMITED HONG KONG Jeff Brandi Chief Creative Officer CURRAN & CONNORS, INC. Ronkonkoma, NY Mike McMurray Regional VP, Creative Director CURRAN & CONNORS, INC. Ronkonkoma, NY Kazutaka Morimoto Manager DAIWA HOUSE INDUSTRY CO., LTD Osaka, JAPAN Lin Yong Creative Director DOTPLUS COMMUNICATIONS SDN BHD Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA Trevor Paccione Creative Director FGI DESIGN New York, NY Susan Weiss Senior Vice President FGI DESIGN New York, NY Cansu Corak Project Executive FINAR Istanbul, TURKEY William Wong Project Administrative Manager GENNEX FINANCIAL MEDIA LIMITED HONG KONG |
Peter Poppe Senior Managing Partner HGB HAMBURGER GESCHÄFTSBERICHTE GMBH & CO. KG Hamburg, GERMANY James Kwok Designer IDEAS ON PURPOSE New York, NY Victoria Le Designer IDEAS ON PURPOSE New York, NY Hidy Shum Assistant General Manager I-LINK GROUP LIMITED HONG KONG Axel Kiang Head of Design/Creative Director iONE FINANCIAL PRESS LIMITED HONG KONG Terence Lau Managing Director iONE FINANCIAL PRESS LIMITED HONG KONG Doris Gstatter Executive Director DORIS GSTATTER IR & MEHR Vienna, AUSTRIA Matthias Wolff Creative Director KORTEMAERZWOLFF KOMMUNIKATION Hamburg, GERMANY Sarah Luke President LUKE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP Pine Plains, NY Janine Neves Head of Internal Communications MENSE LUXEMBOURG Francis Chua CEO META FUSION PTE LIMITED Singapore, SINGAPORE Jess Chan Director Group Marketing & Corporate Communications MIRAMAR HOTEL & INVESTMENT CO. HONG KONG Jong-Kook YI Chief Director MM PARTNERS Seoul, SOUTH KOREA Johnny Law Asia Region Representative MS OPTICS R&D Tokyo, JAPAN Tang Lien Managing Director NOVA FUSION SDN BHD Selangor, MALAYSIA |
Rachel Radtke President/Partner PARAGRAPHS A WBE COMPANY Chicago, IL Reginald Pauffley Founder/Consultant PAUFFLEY & COMPANY UNITED KINGDOM Dr. Petra Nix, MBA Owner/Managing Partner PETRANIX CORPORATE & FINANCIAL COMMUNICATIONS AG Zurich, SWITZERLAND Christian Rahofer Owner RAHOFER WERBEAUGENTUR Salzburg, AUSTRIA Alex Choi Creative Director REF FINANCIAL PRESS LIMITED HONG KONG Nick Li Associate Creative Director REF FINANCIAL PRESS LIMITED HONG KONG Justin Leung Senior Account Manager SEDGWICK RICHARDSON (HK) LIMITED HONG KONG David Phan Creative Director SEQUEL New York, NY Vijith Kannangara Chairman SMART MEDIA – THE ANNUAL REPORT COMPANY Colombo, SRI LANKA Ronaldo Manosa CEO, CSO & Managing Director TAYBURN Istanbul, TURKEY Peter Yeo Assistant General Manager TOPPAN MERRILL LIMITED HONG KONG Kiichiro Sakaguchi Owner TOYOKO INN NAGANO Tokyo, JAPAN Wong Chun Hong Executive Creative Director YELLOW CREATIVE (HK) LIMITED HONG KONG Ellen Zee Managing Partner YELLOW CREATIVE (HK) LIMITED HONG KONG |