DDB New York has made a pair of key creative hires, bringing on board Lucas Panizza as executive creative director and Bruno Oppido as head of art. They will report to chief creative officer Icaro Doria.
An Argentinean native, Panizza previously served as executive creative director at Santo Buenos Aires, where he earned a Gold Cannes Lion for the campaign “Parents,” created for the global launch of Coca-Cola Life. Before that, Panizza was ECD at Grey Argentina, where he won the first Gold Lion for the Argentina office. Prior to his time at Grey, he spent more than a decade as creative director at leading agencies in Argentina, including Del Campo Saatchi & Saatchi, Ogilvy Argentina, DDB Argentina, and VegaOlmosPonce (today Ponce Buenos Aires).
At the age of 30, Oppido has already been the recipient of numerous creative honors from some of the most internationally respected awards shows in the industry, including 21 Cannes Lions, one of which was a Grand Prix win this year for a film that celebrates the 100th anniversary of the first Leica camera. He also received three Yellow Pencils at D&AD, a Gold Cube from Art Directors Club, two Gold Clio Awards and 12 Pencils (including five Gold) at the One Show. He was ranked as one of the “Top 10 Art Directors” by One Show Design for three consecutive years, and was recently honored on Talent Business’s latest “30 Under 30” list.
After kicking off his career at DDB Brazil, Oppido spent the past eight years at F/Nazca Saatchi & Saatchi. Over the course of his 11-year career as an art director, Oppido has worked for global brands including Electrolux, FedEx, Honda, Leica Camera, Nike, P&G, Pinacoteca Museum, Skol Beer (InBev) and Telefonica.
