Jo Jackson, CEO of D&AD Steps Down from Her Position

D&AD today announce that Jo Jackson is stepping down from her part-time role as CEO to focus on her other business interests. Jo’s tenure has included the successful revival post-covid of the annual D&AD Festival and healthy growth in both our Professional and New Blood Awards programmes. 

D&AD’s Board of Trustees thank Jo for her service and wish her well for the future, which may well include further collaborations. 

D&AD have a strong and experienced senior leadership team and are delighted to be able to promote COO Dara Lynch to the role of CEO; and awards and operations director Donal Keenan to the role of COO. Tim Lindsay remains as chairman and he and the Board offer them both their congratulations. 

D&AD’s mission will continue to be to celebrate, stimulate and enable excellence in commercial creativity; to develop talent, from emerging through to senior leadership; and to campaign for a fairer, more diverse industry in the belief that this creates better outcomes for all.