SEOUL, KOREA – Kate Hyewon Oh, Chief Creative Officer and Executive Creative Director of Cheil Worldwide (HQ) has stepped down from her role at South Korea’s largest advertising agency. Kate joined Cheil in 1994 as a copywriter and in 2004, was appointed Creative Director in the domestic division. From 2011 – 2017, she was elevated to Executive Creative Director of Global Division. Kate has been instrumental in raising the standard of creativity within Cheil Worldwide as CCO and ECD over the past years.
Kate’s work was recognized with two golden lions at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in 2012, and she has participated in numerous juries in all the major international advertising festivals.
Cheil Worldwide ranked 15th on the list of the most recently announced creative agency networks released by Gunn Report, a global advertising industry evaluation report.
She will take on the role as consultant for Cheil Worldwide for the time being as she prepares for her next endeavor – something in which she will continue her journey in the creative industry.
