Paul Coxhill on Running Cannes Lions, the Return of Brand, and AI’s Creative Limits
PMI CEO, Pierre, talks with Paul Coxhill of LIONS Intelligence on scaling the world's largest creativity festival.
Paul Coxhill on Running Cannes Lions, the Return of Brand, and AI’s Creative Limits
PMI CEO, Pierre, talks with Paul Coxhill of LIONS Intelligence on scaling the world's largest creativity festival.
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Episode Overview
21 July 2026
With guest Paul Coxhill
In this episode of The Shift Code Podcast, host Pierre Le Manh is joined by Paul Coxhill, Chief Operating Officer and President of LIONS Intelligence, to dive into the operational and strategic realities behind the world’s largest creativity festival.
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Paul Coxhill
Chief Operating Officer and President of LIONS Intelligence
Paul is Chief Operating Officer of LIONS – the group of businesses including WARC, Effie, Contagious and Acuity Pricing and the home of Cannes Lions – and President of the LIONS Intelligence digital and learning businesses. As an ex-CMO and leading industry voice, Paul is a passionate advocate for the role of marketing as a driver of business growth and the power of creativity to accelerate marketing impact. He is an IAA Board Member and Fellow of the Marketing Society.
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