Havas Milan, led by CEO Manfredi Calabrò, has appointed Luissandro Del Gobbo as its Chief Creative Officer. He will be in charge of managing the creative department, which comprises over 80 talents based in the two head offices in Milan and Rome.
During his 20 year career, Del Gobbo has worked in 4 countries in Europe and America for some of the most renowned and iconic global brands. Previously he was Partner Group Creative Director at Ogilvy Chicago, with clients from the Unilever and SC Johnson portfolios, and most recently Global Executive Creative Director for Heineken at Publicis.
He has won more than 100 awards at the world’s major advertising festivals, picking up 24 Cannes Lions (including a Grand Prix for Copywriting), a Grand Clio, a Yellow Pencil at the D&AD and 5 golds at the One Show. Del Gobbo ranked 9th globally in The Drum’s Big Won Ranking 2017 and 5th among the world’s top creative directors in the Top Ranking People of Cannes 2018.