Alan Kelly is CCO at Rothco. Rothco is part of Accenture Interactive and is based in Dublin, which according to Alan, is the greatest city in the world. Alan started as a copywriter in a number of independent Irish agencies before becoming Creative Director at TBWA. After 6 years at TBWA he moved across town to Rothco.

At Rothco, Alan and the team have been busy, winning 2 Creative Data Grand Prix in the last 3 years for ‘JFK Uncovered’ for The Times and ‘Saylists’ for Warner & Apple Music. In the last two years Rothco has also picked up several awards for ‘Sleeping Flags and ‘The Book that Grew’ for O.N.E and AIB respectively.

This is Alan’s first time as a ADSTARS juror. Al has also judged at Cannes Lions, D&AD, One Show, Clio, Eurobest & Dubai Lynx in the last few years.