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2026 Judge’s Profile<\/h1>\n

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Ben Hickey<\/h3>\n

Head of Consumer Health<\/h4>\n

Ogilvy Health Australia<\/h5>\n

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Ben Hickey leads the Consumer Health offer at Ogilvy Australia, working across a range of integrated advertising, PR, social and digital programs.\u00a0\u00a0He plays an integral role in its OTC Influence capability, aimed at enhancing marketing programs for non-prescription,\u00a0over-the-counter\u00a0(OTC) brands through a social-media-first strategy.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ben joined Ogilvy with over 20 years of communications agency experience having worked with some of the world\u2019s leading pharma, OTC and medical technology companies, including leading the healthcare practice at Weber Shandwick, Singapore.\u00a0\u00a0While there, he led the regional PR work for Unilever\u2019s Lifebuoy brand and launched the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018H Is Handwashing\u2019 social purpose campaign in 2021, which received international recognition in the health and wellness space. He also led Gilead\u2019s Hepatitis C programme, \u2018Are You Chris?\u2019,\u00a0which was recognised for excellence across Germany,\u00a0Switzerland\u00a0and Austria.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ben\u2019s passion centres around the development of integrated marketing programs that\u00a0truly change\u00a0the behaviours of consumer audiences in the health space, empowering more people to take control of their daily health.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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View other judges’ profiles<\/h4>\n

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2026 Judges<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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Contiki<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Honda Australia<\/strong><\/p>\n

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IKEA Australia and New Zealand<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Influential Australia<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Kmart Group<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Leo Australia<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Live Nation Australia and New Zealand<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ogilvy Health Australia<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Red Rooster<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Salomon Australia and New Zealand<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Social Soup<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Special Group<\/strong><\/p>\n

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VaynerMedia Australia and New Zealand<\/strong><\/p>\n

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