The industry is rapidly changing and it’s hardly digital that’s causing this pace. Behind every successful campaign, new product or multi-million dollar or peso idea are men and women who show us what is possible. They don’t predict what will happen in advertising in the next couple of years. Instead, they make lead these trends.
Former Chief Creative Officer
AKQA Worldwide
Off to a fresh start after breaking away from AKQA (after being its worldwide Chief Creative Officer for some time), Rei Inamoto is in the midst of starting a new collaborative venture with Rem Reynolds.
Chief Executive Officer
Colenso BBDO
Nick is known as one of the world’s most honored creative heads. His promotion to CEO of Colenso BBDO from being a Managing Director is the latest restructuring for the agency since Peter Bigg’s retirement.
Co-CEO and Executive Creative Director
Hakuhodo Kettle
His work for Suntory’s ‘Hibiki Glass’ yielded metals galore in this year’s lineup of international advertising festivals–proof that creative city thinking and forest thinking can yield results.
CEO (Asia-Pacific)
Omnicom Media Group
His resume cuts a wide swath across roles, agencies, countries and campaigns that it was inevitable that someone would happily hand over the reins of an agency to Cheuk Chiang. Consistently awarded and recognized for his work, it’s no exaggeration to say that this isn’t just an advertising rock star –this is on the level of rock royalty.
Chair
Ogilvy & Mather Asia-Pacific
Always believing that the best is yet to come, Health started out in Ogilvy 1987, left in 1990, and happily returned to the fold in 2003 after stints elsewhere. Believing that digital agility is key to growing their business, he didn’t hesitate about wading in and getting into the medium. As he says, the future is exciting and far from traditional.
Asia Director
Spotify
Coming from a previous gig as Facebook’s Asia Director, Sunita hit the ground running and didn’t waste time in getting the music platform to the number one spot in Asia–and keeping it there.
Executive Creative Director
Y&R Malaysia
Exhorting creatives to “keep exploring, keep trying,” Lee is Asia’s third most awarded art director, and keeps humble by educating the next generation of creatives when she isn’t busy perfectly nailing a campaign for a client.
Chief Creative Officer
Dentsu Aegis Network
Famous for the opinion that the creative process is basically the same, no matter the profession, Yuya Furukawa also believes that ad agencies can solve any problem in the world, using any means possible. We hope he has the solution for world peace tucked somewhere on his person.
Executive Director and President
Lowe Lintas and Partners
Their project for Hindustan Unilever, ‘Kan Khajura Station’, was marked the top marketing campaign in the world by the annual WARC 100 ranking.
Chief Creative Officer
M&C Saatchi Australia
Before moving to M&C Saatchi Australia, Andy was Leo Burnett’s CCO for eight years. Known as one of the most awarded creative directors in the region, with career highlights that include more than a thousand local and international awards.
This article was first published in the November-December 2015 issue of adobo magazine.
