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Bestads Rankings for last 2 years

Best Ads Ranking works like this: Every TV ad that makes it into the Week's Best scores two points for all those involved in the ad: agency; production company; client; creatives and country. Every Print Outdoor, Radio and Interactive scores one point.

You have to be in to win it - submit your latest work now. The BestAds rankings below are based on work selected for Week's Best during last 2 years (current as at Nov 19, 2025).

Important note: as of January 1st 2009, all TV spots count for 2 points while all other ads count for 1 point.

Executive creative director rankings

1
Tom Wenborn
Thinkerbell
35
2
Parris Mesidis
Showpony Advertising
25
3
Micah Walker
Bear Meets Eagle on Fire
22
4
Tom Martin
Special
19
4
Julian Schreiber
Special
19
6
Sesh Moodley
Thinkerbell North
18
6
John Skaro
Skaro & Friend
18
8
Paul Swann
Thinkerbell, Sydney
17
9
Ryan Fitzgerald
Special
11
10
Ben Couzens
Thinkerbell, Melbourne
10
10
Tara Ford
Droga5
10
10
Jim Ingram
Thinkerbell, Melbourne
10
13
Gavin Chimes
Howatson+Company
9
13
Marcus Tesoriero
AiCandy
9
15
Ant Keogh
Kerfuffle
8
15
Psembi Kinstan
DDB Melbourne
8
17
Barbara Humphries
Droga5
7
17
Simon Lee
Enigma
7
17
Paul Nagy
VML Australia
7
17
Giles Watson
DDB Group Melbourne
7
21
Hilary Badger
Leo Australia
6
21
Matt Chandler
DDB Sydney
6
23
Charles Baylis
ATime&Place
5
23
Andy Fergusson
Leo Burnett Australia
5
23
Shane Geffen
HERO
5
23
Matt Lawson
ATime&Place
5
23
Toby Talbot
Ogilvy ANZ
5
23
Ant White
Sunday Gravy
5
29
Jake Barrow
VML Melbourne
4
29
Cam Blackley
Bureau of Everything
4
29
Stephen de Wolf
BMF
4
29
Bryan Dennis
&Partners
4
29
Wesley Hawes
72andSunny
4
29
Dave Jansen
Infinity Squared
4
29
Andrew Millar
SAUCE. Creative Agency
4
29
Corey Swaffer
4
29
Dav Tabeshfar
&Partners
4
29
Stu Turner
4
29
Richard Williams
VML Melbourne and Sydney
4
40
Brenton Bleechmore
kwpx
3
40
Ben Coulson
3
40
Jeremy Hogg
M+C Saatchi AUNZ
3
40
Emma Robbins
M&C Saatchi Melbourne
3
40
Chaka Sobhani
Leo Burnett
3
45
Steve Back
Monster Sauce
45
Richard Berney
BERLIN
45
Chris Bleackley
EightyOne
45
Nick Brown
The Reactor
45
Ben Clare
We Are Social
45
Steve Coll
M&C Saatchi Australia
45
Glenn Dalton
45
Rachael Ford-Davies
Collider
45
George Freckleton
AJF Partnership
45
Hugh Gurney
Droga5, Melbourne
45
Genevieve Hoey
The LEGO Group
45
John Ilian
Sharper Pencil
45
David Jackson
Tribal DDB
45
David Joubert
Dig Agency
45
Ben Pearce
Superlunar.xyz
45
Paul Reardon
TBWA\Melbourne
45
Rebecca Rice
45
Richard Shaw
Howatson+Company
45
Joe Sibley
Droga5, Melbourne
45
Joshua Stephens
Kerfuffle
45
Matt Stoddart
TBWA\Melbourne
66
Charlotte Adorjan
TABOO
66
Jamil Bhatti
66
Brenton Bleechmore
GPY&R
66
Joao Braga
66
Thomas Darlow
TBWA\Tequila
66
Alex Derwin
Rick Barry
66
Clark Edwards
Ogilvy Australia
66
David Fraser
BMF Sydney
66
Holly Gibson
66
Avish Gordhan
Saatchi & Saatchi
66
Tristan Graham
66
Cheryl Horsfall
66
Steve Jackson
Jacko Jacko & Jacko
66
David Jansen
66
Bridget Jung
Ogilvy Australia
66
Kristal Knight
Ogilvy NZ
66
Pat Langton
Hook Creative Studio
66
Valerie Madon
McCann Worldgroup
66
Jade Manning
Today the Brave
66
Sarah McGregor
AKQA
66
Louise McQuat
Akcelo
66
Yash Murthy
66
Ben O'Brien
HERO McCann
66
Vince Osmond
Today the Brave
66
Jonny Rands
Thinkerbell
66
Margie Reid
Thinkerbell
66
Justin Ruben
Oblong Creative
66
Reece Ryan
Thinkerbell
66
Ali Shabaz
Grey Group
66
Mandie van der Merwe
Saatchi & Saatchi
66
Neil Walshe
Independent
66
Ben Welsh
Consutant

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