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ANDREW KONTRA JOINS DDB BUDAPEST AS CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER

August 19,, 2015 | Budapest DDB Budapest has appointed Andrew Kontra to the position of

Chief Creative Officer,

Officer effective August 24th. In this role, Kontra will be overseeing all of the
agencys local and international client accounts,
accounts including Telekom, McDonalds,
McDona
Volkswagen,, Jaegermeister, Auchan and Sio fruit juices.
He joins DDB from Proximity BBDO Moscow, where he was Creative Director,
Director and recently
took home three Lions for Post-Its The
The Banner Ad That Makes You Love Banner Ads
Ads
campaign at the 2015 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity
Creativity. He also holds prior
experience from other agencies such as Sid Lee in Montreal, Quebec,
Quebec where he was CoCreative Director
Director; Publicis in Toronto, Ontario and Critical Mass in Calgary, Albert
Alberta.
Hannes Wirnsberger, Chief Executive Officer of DDB Budapest, says: DDB Budapest has
always been at the forefront of creativity in Hungary. With better and fresher ideas,
ideas we
support our client partners to build successful brands and businesses and to stay ahead of
their competition. As we are in a new world that is changing fast, we need to keep focus
on better ideas and innovative ways of working. Ideas that influence ho
how people think and
that change their behavior.
behavior.
Wirnsberger continued,
continued Andrew
Andrew is a high caliber, modern creative director, routed in digital
and with a track record of game changing ideas and campaigns. He is exactly what we
need now to continue DDBs successful
su
journey.
Kontra added: Im very excited to be joining DDB, especially in Budapest. Hungary has a
great history of talented people, wonderful thinkers and brilliant creative minds. On a
professional level, DDB has a rich toolbox of skilled, innovative
innovative colleagues, and Im
overwhelmed by the possibilities of great projects to come. On a personal level, Im
intrigued to experience a country and people where I hold roots from part of my family.
Over all, the combination of these two forces, and the opportunity to join a strong, brave
agency with incredible foresight is not only a recipe for success, but also a sign of great
times ahead.
DDB Budapest was recently awarded the prestigious Agency of the Year title at the
Hipnozis festival,
festival owned by Kreativ magazine.
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About DDB
DDB Worldwide (www.ddb.com) is one of the world's largest and most influential advertising and marketing networks. At the
prestigious 2014 Cannes International Festival of Creativity, DDB took home 87 Lions as well as Agency of the Year
and Regional Network of the Year honors for adam&eveDDB and DDB EMEA, respectively. In addition, DDB has been named
Agency of the Year numerous times by the industry's leading advertising publications and awards shows. The Gunn
Report has listed DDB as one of the Top 3 Global Networks for 12 of the last 15 years. The agency's clients include
Volkswagen, McDonald's, Unilever, Mars, Johnson & Johnson, and Exxon Mobil, among others.
Founded in 1949, DDB is part of the Omnicom Group (NYSE) and consists of more than 200 offices in over 90 countries with
its flagship office in New York, NY.
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