UM is proud to announce that Daryl Lee, Global CEO, has been named to the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity Awarding Jury in the Media Lions category.

The Festival, which follows a rigorous, international selection process, invites more than 300 members of the creative communications industries to Cannes Lions to serve on various juries. They will review, judge and award all work that is entered.

“To be named to the Media Lions jury is both an honor and a privilege,” said Daryl Lee, Global CEO, UM. “The Cannes Festival celebrates the very best of our industry, to be part of the judging process and to be able to recognize the work that expresses the new creativity of media in the world today will be the highlight of my Cannes 2014 experience.”

The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity will take place from June 15 to 24, awarding prizes in 17 categories. The Media Lions Awards will take place June 17, 2014.