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Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Leading the Ford account with a team of 20+ people (previously known as GTB). Reset the agency and culture after a restructuring in 2019, successfully increasing our scope from the Middle East to Africa and Asia. Focus on CX, experimenting AR with Snap, shopper content and re-launching the Lincoln brand.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Working with the account management team (6 people) to deliver day-to-day campaigns, with a focus on driving digital innovation. Also wrote the social media strategy and built a team (4 people) to deliver it, focused on agile content production and community management. Key highlights are #SheDrives and Camel Power stories, both winners at most.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Participated actively in the launch of the Yas Island brand, specifically responsible for the production and delivery of the advertising campaign, a coordinated effort across more than 25 countries. Also was the key client contact for the launch of Virgin Mobile in the UAE, and lent a hand in the refresh of local favorite restaurant, Jones the Grocer.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Followed an ex-manager to OgilvyOne, where I picked up the social & digital work for Sony Mobile, MetLife, Sprite and Volkswagen. Participated and won two pitches for Lenovo and Nestle, leading the account afterwards. Backed a creative side project, Potatoes On Mars, which led to my first Lion win.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Moved to Impact Proximity to specialize in digital, starting with two campaigns for Pepsi: the 2012 Euro and Ramadan. Won a pitch for Ariel (P&G) and picked up the Mercedes-Benz account, successfully improving collaboration and agency reputation. I worked on a lot of pitches, mostly building websites for the UAE government, local banks and the pan-Arab.

Dubai, UAE

Joined Impact BBDO following my client, Hewlett-Packard, where I continued to work on all their retail operations (product launches, seasonal promotions) and collaborated to B2B projects as well (in-store branding, POS materials, CRM).

Dubai, UAE

Started my career at FP7 on Hewlett-Packard, specifically on the retail operations. Very shortly, I was invited to participate in a pitch for L'Oreal Professionel, which we won and helped out with the launch of INOA (hair coloration product) in the region.

Paris, France

For my last internship, I joined CLM BBDO on the Hewlett-Packard team. I learnt how to manage regional launches and was in charge of the production and distribution of assets to EMEA markets.

Paris Area, France

As part of my business school curriculum, I did a 9-month internship with the Marketing team of Canal+ Africa. Assisting the Marketing Manager, I learnt how to plan campaigns and see them through execution.

Master, In Marketing And Management Consulting

Activities and Societies: Member of the School Radio (Larsen), occasional DJ to school parties, and sound & light technician for the.

Licenciatura, Ingenieria Comercial

Classe Prepa, General Studies