47th ACE Awards Judges : ACE Awards

Our Past Judges

Grace Cho

Creative Director, Rethink
Vancouver, BC

Grace Cho is a creative director at Rethink—one of the world’s top independent creative agencies. As an art director and creative director she’s led campaigns for clients like Destination Canada, McDonald’s, Purdys, McCain Foods and Shaw. As an illustrator she has created work for clients like the New York Times, Reader’s Digest, Vancouver Mural Fest, and Sephora. She will also shamelessly plug that she has illustrated a children’s book that you can order now. Her work has been recognized by the Clios, Communication Arts, Applied Arts, Marketing Awards, the Advertising & Design Club of Canada, Epica Awards, and others.

Scroll through the images on the left to view some of Graces’s work.

Sabaa Quao

Chief Creative and Innovation Office at Cosette
Toronto, Ontario

Sabaa Quao leads the corporate venture and innovation studio for Cossette and Plus Company Canada. He is a creative leader, career entrepreneur, and business strategist. As a digital media veteran, he has built and grown several platforms and companies across content, tech, and culture spaces. Sabaa believes that the “innovation” mandate is as urgent today as it was for agencies and creative professionals who faced the start of the digital era 25 years ago.

Passionate about creativity and international business, Sabaa has led and worked with marketing and technology teams in over a dozen countries, which has enriched his perspective and approach. He is a frequent keynote speaker and an industry advisor to business and creative schools, specializing in creativity, entrepreneurship, and business model innovation.

Sabaa has led, co-chaired, and been a member of over 20 national and international marketing and short film juries. For Canada, Sabaa sits on the Cannes Lions Advisory Board and is the current Digital Young Lions co-chair. Sabaa holds degrees in Marketing (Concordia), Communication and Design (OCADU), and an MBA (University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management).

Sabaa’s work will be posted shortly.

Frank Renwick

VP, Marketing and Communications at May Mobility
New York, USA

Frank Renwick is the Vice President of Marketing and Communications at May Mobility, bringing over 20 years of expertise in marketing across automotive, cleantech, energy, and consumer goods. Before joining May, he led marketing for Bowery, the largest vertical farming company in the U.S. Previously, at Droga5—an Accenture company and AdAge and AdWeek’s Ad Agency of the Decade—Frank directed award-winning and business-building initiatives for major brands like Chase, lululemon, Rivian Automotive, Kraft, Coors Light, Mattress Firm, and CBRE. Earlier in his career, he transformed NRG’s brand into a leader in renewable energy as vice president of marketing, while driving acquisition and retention for its subsidiary, Reliant.

Headshot and work will be posted shortly.