Campaign has revealed the agencies and leaders shortlisted for this year’s Global Agency of the Year awards.

Rethink finds itself in the running for Creative Agency of the Year, along with Åkestam Holst NoA in Sweden, Howatson+Company in Australia, Leo Burnett Taiwan, Special in New Zealand, TBWA\Istanbul Turkey and Thinkerbell in Australia.

Rethink was also shortlisted in the Independent Creative Agency category, alongside Zulu Alpha Kilo. Both agencies picked up wins at last year’s edition of the awards.

Outside of creative, Touché! is on the shortlist for Media Agency of the Year, with Performance Art shortlisted for Digital Innovation Agency and Citizen Relations shortlisted for PR Agency of the Year. In addition, The Kitchen – Kraft Heinz’s in-house social agency – was shortlisted in the In-House Agency category.

In the staff engagement categories, both Zulu Alpha Kilo and Anomaly Toronto were shortlisted in the Diversity and Inclusion Initiative category.

Finally, in the individual categories, FCB Canada’s chief strategy officer Shelley Brown was shortlisted in the Strategic Planning Leader category.

More than 123 companies from 21 countries entered the fourth edition of Campaign’s Global Agency of the Year Awards, the winners of which will be revealed in Campaign this May.