Bruno Bertelli Email and Phone Number

Born in Verona, I graduated in Semiotics and attended the school of Visual Arts, after which I started My career as a copywriter in New York.I was ECD at JWT Rome on high profile international accounts.I joined Publicis Worldwide in January 2011 as ECD of Publicis Italy, together with my creative partner Cristiana Boccassini. Following the growth of the Heineken client, I was soon after appointed CEO of Publicis Italy (2014) and ECD of Publicis Worldwide Western Europe (2015). In May 2016, I was promoted to Global CCO of Publicis Worldwide, a role which sees me representing the global creative board and clients of Publicis Worldwide, which include Renault, Heineken, Nestlé and Barilla.In a GloCal role, I oversee creativity globally for Publicis Worldwide and Publicis Groupe Italy as part of the Executive Committee. In 2021 I concepted and implemented the Groupe’s new agency – Le Pub Amsterdam – a model that integrates data, creativity and tech to produce creative and innovative brand experiences for clients.For two consecutive years  (2020, 2021) I have been recognized as the most awarded Chief Creative Officer in the world; the first Italian to reach the top of the prestigious global ranking compiled by The Drum.Over recent years, I have led the creative output at Publicis to new levels, with Publicis Italy being ranked first in WARC’s 2022 top 10 agency list and ranked 2nd in both the Cannes Lions and D&AD 2021 agency rankings. Publicis Worldwide was named Adweek’s International Agency of the Year in 2021, ranked 4th in Network of the Year at Cannes Lions and 2nd in WARC’s 2022 Network of the Year ranking.I am a regular judge and speaker at global festivals including Eurobest, Cannes and LIA and I was President of the Outdoor jury at Cannes Lions in 2017 and Film jury at Cannes Lions 2023.I have spoken at many industry and business conferences including TED Verona, Advertising Week US/UK/LatAm and Cannes Lions.I’m most awarded Italian creative in the world with international awards including 193 Cannes Lions (1 Titanium, 3 Grand Prix, 35 Gold), 6 Grand Clios and 1 Grand Prix at the NYF, along with numerous trophies from shows such as LIA, D&AD and The One Show.