Gustavo Sarkis To Join Conill As ECD
Gustavo Sarkis
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Gustavo Sarkis will join multicultural ad agency Conill as its executive creative director, effective November 20. In this new role, Sarkis will lead all Conill creative teams and client campaigns across its offices in Los Angeles, Dallas and Miami.

During an award-winning career that spans brands, regions and agencies, Sarkis has held creative leadership roles at MullenLowe, David&Goliath, Crispin Porter+Bogusky and TBWA\Chiat\Day in the U.S., and Almap/BBDO in his native Brazil.  

Sarkis’ body of work has earned 14 Cannes Lions and numerous other accolades at such creative festivals as One Show, Clios, D&AD and the London International Awards for a wide-array of clients, including Volkswagen, Kia, Acura, Gatorade, Pepsi and Adidas. Under Sarkis’ direction, CP+B’s campaign for Letgo helped propel the company from a start-up to a billion dollar brand.  The Gunn Report ranked his “DogFish” commercial for Volkswagen as one of the 50 best car commercials of the last 50 years.

“The United States is becoming more and more multicultural every year in times when advertising is becoming more and more segmented,” said Sarkis. “I am incredibly excited about joining Conill because as a multicultural agency, it has diversity in its DNA. Diversity is critical to creative work. It encourages open-mindedness and unlocks unforeseen opportunity for brands.”

Carlos Martinez, president of Conill, added, “This is a pivotal moment for the business of advertising. There are many powerful forces at work in the marketplace, but none more significant than the transformation to a more multicultural America. In Gustavo, we have an innovative leader who understands the subtle complexities of connecting with people through culture to inspire action, as he has demonstrated throughout his career.”

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