Former ECD Joe Dy elevated to chief creative officer at McCann Worldgroup Philippines

McCann Worldgroup Philippines has promoted Joe Dy to the Chief Creative Officer role.

Having been with the agency as ECD since 2015, Dy (pictured) has helped steer McCann into becoming one of the most awarded agencies in Asia Pacific.

Recent highlights include the agency’s first Cannes Gold Lion, being named the Creative Guild’s Kidlat Agency of the Year, and ranking among the Philippines’ top three agencies in both Campaign Brief Asia and Adobo Magazine.

Dy is among the most awarded creative leaders in the Philippines, having won metal at almost every major international and local award show including Cannes, Clio, The One Show, AMEs, APAC Effies, London International, New York Festivals, AWARD, AdStars, AdFest, Spikes, Kidlat, Boomerangs and Tambuli. His wins cover a range of disciplines including Digital, Film, Radio, Outdoor, Media, Print, Direct Response, Design and Effectiveness.

A member of the McCann Worldgroup Asia Pacific Creative Leadership Council, and recent inductee into the Philippine Creative Guild Hall of Fame, Dy was also listed among Campaign Brief’s Top 20 Creative Leaders in Asia for 2017-2018.

Raul Castro, Chairman and CEO of McCann Worldgroup, said, “Leading the creative culture of McCann, one needs to be brave with his decision making, generous with his knowledge and always have clear intentions. Without a doubt, Joe fits these descriptions and more. I know he will raise McCann to even higher creative greatness.”

“I believe the biggest challenge agencies face right now, is how to reaffirm the value of creativity in our clients’ business”, commented Dy. “The drive to raise the standard of quality will always be a constant, but so is our duty to deliver positive results for our clients. Now, more than ever, we need to be providing brand owners with a real and measurable creative advantage. We  hope to do so with a creatively-led culture, where we push ourselves to, if I may borrow from our Global Creative Chief, Rob Reilly, “out-think, outwork, and outcare” the competition. I am both humbled and honored to be given the chance to take on this challenge.”

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