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Simon Cook

Institutions of One Observatory, case record

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Research cited

  1. Trade report of the same March 2019 announcement (drawn from the owner’s statement), saying Cook had been with Cannes Lions for nearly four years (The Drum) thedrum.com
  2. Reprint of Ascential’s March 2019 announcement of Cook’s managing-director appointment and credited system design (Little Black Book) lbbonline.com
  3. Cook biography and current CEO role (Cannes Lions) canneslions.com
  4. Independent reporting on Cannes Lions owner Ascential (The Guardian) theguardian.com
  5. Transaction report on Informa’s Ascential acquisition (Reuters) reuters.com
  6. Report on Informa’s post-acquisition restructuring (Financial Times) ft.com
  7. Cannes Lions announces global integrity standards (Cannes Lions) canneslions.com
  8. Report on manipulated case studies and new rules (Adweek) adweek.com
  9. Report on sanctions for wilfully false submissions (PRWeek) prweek.com
  10. Programme documenting continuing leadership and expansion (Cannes Lions) canneslions.com
  11. Interview on 2026 awards enforcement (MM+M) mmm-online.com

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