IAB's Phillipson makes BIMA Hall of Fame shortlist

Guy Phillipson, chief executive of the IAB, has been named on The British Interactive Media Association's 50 strong shortlist for its inaugural Hall Fame.

Phillipson joins a host of industry luminaries including Stephen Fry, Peter Gabriel, Sir Jonathan Ive, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Rory Cellan Jones, Rory Sutherland, Alan Rusbridger and Martha Lane Fox.

Voting is now open for the 20 individuals to be inducted into the Digital Hall of Fame. Users can vote through the Hall of Fame website for up to five of the individuals shortlisted, while Twitter can also be used to vote for another five.

The full list be seen here http://vote.digitalhalloffame.com/

The 20 successful individuals will be unveiled at the ad:tech on 19th September.

Justin Cooke, chairman of BIMA and CEO of Fortune Cookie, commented: "Britain has a wealth of digital talent, many of the key innovations in digital that the whole world takes for grated were created by this country. The UK Digital Hall of Fame will showcase this talent as well as inspire future generations to similar of greatness."