Thomas Wildberger replaces Frank Bodin as ADC President
Frank Bodin, the owner of bodin.consulting and former CEO of Havas for many years, is handing over his office as president of ADC Switzerland. Thomas Wildberger was elected as his successor. Remy Fabrikant is also stepping down from the board.
After a decade as president of ADC Switzerland, Frank Bodin has announced his resignation. Thomas Wildberger was proposed as his successor and elected at the 47th General Meeting.
Frank Bodin has been a member of ADC Switzerland since 1997, and in 2013 he took over the presidency. Even before that, as Jury Chairman, he shaped the association of leading creatives in the communications industry by realigning the judging with qualitative criteria such as his "3Q" and ""7+" by Michael Conrad.
As president, he transformed ADC with a new strategy and a new "Reason Why": ADC believes in ideas as an important success factor for business and society and promotes and demands quality in communication with the only nationwide and most important jury, numerous training and continuing education programs, and interdisciplinary platforms.
The innovations and the speed of the implementations were fulminant: A new office including a gallery, a new management with Gioia Bozzato and Hanna Jackl, a new corporate identity, the ADC-LSA creative school became the Ad School in cooperation with the HWZ, a recognized CAS with modules for creatives of all sectors and aspiring strategists, the foundation of the Young ADC to promote talents, countless events, exhibitions, readings and much more.
Remy Fabrikant also stepped down from the board after many years of service. His galas remain unforgotten, as do his great commitments and initiatives such as the digitization of ADC including judging and the Creative Week in cooperation with the ZHdK.
Thomas Wildberger new president
Thomas Wildberger, partner at Prophet and former creative director and CEO of Publicis Switzerland, was elected as the new president with applause. Stefanie Huber and Philipp Skrabal will take over the vice presidency. Andy Lusti and Raul Serrat are also new members of the board. The other board members were also confirmed: Peter Brönnimann, Livio Dainese, Hanja Heuss, Michelle Nicol and Inken Rohweder von Trotha.
Five new members in ADC
Five leading creatives were admitted to ADC by board resolution and welcomed at the general meeting: Roman Camenzind, Music Business Entrepreneur; Lukas Meier, Owner Aroma Productions; Darko Soolfrank, Producer/VRD MAAG Music & Arts & Showwerk; Gus Wüstemann, Founder Wüstemann Architects; Danica Zeier, Founder & CEO artsnext & VUC^it, Deputy Head Strategic Design ZHdK.
Ten cheers for Managing Director Gioia Bozzato
On September 1, 2012 - exactly 10 years ago - Gioia took over the management of ADC Switzerland. The fact that the many innovations and ideas of the board could be brought to life at all is largely thanks to her. Frank Bodin paid tribute to her tireless commitment, her stamina and her great loyalty to the creative industry.
Walter Pfeiffer new in the Hall of Fame
Walter Pfeiffer is considered one of the key figures of contemporary photography and is today one of the most important artists in Switzerland. His works became world-famous through contributions to magazines such as Vogue or i-D. Works by Pfeiffer can be found in many museums, including the Kunsthaus Zürich. With the induction into the Hall of Fame, ADC honors his work. The honor and laudation will take place on the occasion of the ADC Gala 2023.
Openings ADC Yearbook and Bodin's "Seven Essentials
Following the general meeting, two vernissages were held together in the gallery. The ADC Yearbook 2022, which could be realized thanks to the support of Lidl and personally and shows the best works of the past year.
Because 10 years ago the ADC Gallery was opened with the exhibition of 100 Creative Essential pictures by Frank Bodin, he took the anniversary and his resignation as president as an opportunity to again set a personal closing point with an exhibition. Instead of a hundred pictures, there are now seven - the Essentials of the Essentials, so to speak. The pictures, some of which are large-format, demonstrate the power of creativity with their insights, such as the yellow-on-yellow work "If you don't do it, it doesn't exist." A declaration of love to creativity. The exhibition can be visited throughout September during ADC opening hours.
