Jose Papa Is Named Managing Director of Cannes Lions Festival
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Jose Papa, a U.S.-educated Brazilian who currently works for another business owned by the Cannes Lions’ parent company Ascential, has been named managing director of Lions Festivals, starting Sept. 1.
Earlier this year Philip Thomas, who was CEO of Lions Festivals for almost 10 years and continued to run this year’s Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, was announced as CEO of Ascential Events. In his new role, Mr. Thomas will manage the Exhibitions & Festivals businesses, which includes the Cannes Lions festival he will continue to be involved in.
Mr. Papa moves from WGSN, Ascential’s global fashion trend forecasting service, where he has been CEO since January 2015, based in New York. He joined WGSN in 2012 and was previously regional director for Latin America.
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