Award winners included outdoor media companies oOh!media, JCDecaux, QMS, Tonic, Val Morgan and Gawk. There were a record 80 nominations for the Outdoor Media Association’s (OMA) annual Industry Awards presented at the Crown Sydney.
OMA CEO Elizabeth McIntyre at the annual OMA Awards
The awards event was preceded earlier in the day by the OMA’s inaugural member-only conference, followed by the Annual General Meeting, which saw the appointment of two new board members: Paul Butler, managing director, Val Morgan Outdoor and Richard Silverton, CEO, Tonic Media.
"The OMA Conference and Awards are an exceptional opportunity to showcase all that the OMA and its members are working toward and achieving,” said newly appointed OMA CEO Elizabeth McIntyre. “Since joining, I’ve been impressed by the unity of the industry and the dedication to grow the OOH channel as a whole.
“The Awards not only celebrate hard work and creativity but also reflect the innovation and vibrancy of this dynamic sector. Congratulations to all the winners and I look forward to seeing the continued evolution of Out of Home under their leadership.”
The winners across 13 categories and Hall of Fame inductees:
Emerging Leader Award sponsored by Big Screen Video
John Cochrane – Val Morgan Outdoor
Highly Commended – Michael Tobin, Tonic Media Network
Excellence in Innovation Award
Cristina Smart - JCDecaux
Outstanding Service Award
NSW I Tara Coverdale – oOh!media
QLD I Peter Reynolds – oOh!media
VIC I Sara Lappage – QMS
SA I Nathan Robertson – oOh!media
WA | Jessie MacKinnon – oOh!media
Rising Star Award
NSW I Joint Winners: Claire Allison – QMS & Jacqueline Ingram – oOh!media
QLD I Courtney Johnson – QMS
QLD | Highly Commended Jesse McIntyre, Australian Outdoor Sign Company
VIC I Luke Course – Gawk Outdoor
WA I Alycia Diggle – JCDecaux
Ben Walker National Rising Star Award
Luke Course – Gawk Outdoor
OMA Industry Award
Blair Robertson | Daktronics
Hall of Fame
Ian Woods (posthumous) (former head of the Outdoor Advertising Association of Australia (OAAA), the predecessor of the Outdoor Media Association (OMA).
Pierce Cody
The Annual General Meeting saw the appointment of two new OMA Board members: Paul Butler, Managing Director, Val Morgan Outdoor and Richard Silverton, CEO, Tonic Media. The following Board members were confirmed for another term: Brad Bishopp, CEO, Bishopp Outdoor Advertising; Kirsty Dollisson, Managing Director, TorchMedia; John O'Neill, CEO, QMS; and Chris Tyquin, Joint Managing Director, goa Billboards. Continuing on the Board are Robbie Dery, oOh!media; Andrew Hines, JCDecaux; Cathy O’Connor, oOh!media; Steve O’Connor, JCDecaux; and Charles Parry-Okeden as Independent Chairman.
Awards finalists and winners were chosen by judges: Collin Willshire, Managing Director, Prime Signs, Charles Parry-Okeden, Independent Chair of the OMA and MOVE; Kirsty Dollisson, Managing Director, TorchMedia; Nigel Spicer, Managing Director, Cactus Imaging; and Richard Silverton, CEO, Tonic Media.
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