Ferrel led the Australian voting at the Fespa Hall of Fame award and took second place in the world behind Suresh Babu from AB Screens in India.

Ferrel, who serves as general manager of strategic development at Opus' outdoor firm, Cactus Imaging, was also the leading Australian in 2012 when he finished fourth in the world.

The other Australian inductees into the 2013 Hall of Fame were Glenn Watson from AFI Branding, Bruce Rayment from Halifax Vogel Group, Steve Allardice from Directimage, and Martin Johnston and Vincent Liem from VE Graphics.

This year's Hall of Fame nominees came from more than 35 countries.

Ferrel co-founded Sydney-based Cactus with Warwick Spicer in 1992 before selling it to Opus in 2008.

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