Philip Donne, President of Campbell Company of Canada, is the recipient of the 2013 ACA Gold Medal Award. The presentation will take place at this year’s Marketing Awards gala, to be held May 30 at the Carlu in Toronto.

First presented in 1941, the ACA Gold Medal Award is the Canadian marketing industry’s most prestigious honour. It is awarded to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of marketing communications in Canada.

The ACA Gold Medal Award is:

• Open to all individuals in activities that have an impact on marketing communications in Canada (client marketers, agencies, media, researchers, academics, associations, etc.);
• Awarded for a single achievement, or for accomplishments over time; and
• Awarded to a candidate whose contribution represents a measurable, distinctive advancement in the practice of marketing communications in Canada.

The 2012 ACA Gold Medal Award was presented to Alan Middleton.