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Emily Tan
Jun 23, 2012

Cannes 2012: DDB Worldwide CCO, Amir Kassaei responds to Sir Martin Sorrell

Amir Kassaei, CCO of DDB Worldwide has stepped forward in response to Sir Martin Sorrell's claim that media jury judges at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity were pressured into block voting.

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