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Grey New York is closing out 2024 with a bang, with the appointment of RG Logan as Chief Strategy Officer, effective November 18. RG arrives with a stellar reputation for brand innovation, having led the iconic Truth campaign, which was hailed as one of the top 10 most influential campaigns of the 21st century. He’s ready to steer strategy for clients including Applebee’s, Modelo, Haleon, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, and more. 

Grey London International Awards (LIA), one of the world’s most prestigious Global Award Shows, and part of the WARC Creative 100 Rankings, in its tradition of a total focus on creativity, revealed its 2024 Global of the Year winners – with Circus Grey, Peru, taking top honors as Global Design Company of the Year.  

A transformative force in the Latin American advertising landscape, Carolina Bruzzone joins Grey Argentina as Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer. She is known for dramatically enhancing the effectiveness of the agencies she's led and brings a proven track record of strategic success to her new role.

To further strengthen and develop Grey’s data strategy practice to drive value for clients, Grey has announced the promotion of Beth Rolfs to Global Chief Data Officer. With a focus on integrating standard practices around new technologies, including applied and generative AI, Beth will help to streamline processes and improve efficiency, decision-making, and campaign success.  

At the 2024 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Grey was honoured with a Grand Prix and 6 Gold Lions at the esteemed ceremony. Grey’s total metal count also includes 4 Silver and 6 Bronzes, for a final 17 Lions.

Following a competitive multi-month procurement process, Cayman Islands Department of Tourism (CIDOT), the luxury lifestyle destination for travellers, announced the hiring of Grey to serve as its global Creative Agency of Record.  

Grey announced two major appointments to its APAC leadership team. Sarah Trombetta, former AMEA Chief Client Officer for P&G, is named Grey’s APAC CEO. Additionally, as part of Grey’s reinvention plans, Masahiko Okazaki is promoted to Grey Tokyo’s Chief Executive Officer.

Clio Health, founded in 2009, celebrates creativity in the expansive and ever-evolving global health industry, and Grey is proud to announce our 14 global wins in such a paramount category.

At the 2024 D&AD Awards, widely considered the world’s most prestigious benchmark for commercial creativity, Grey received a total of 14 pencils honoring our work across the globe in South Asia, Latin America, North America, and the United Kingdom.

The 2024 One Show Awards named Grey Health NY the #1 Agency in Pharma at the May 17 Gala in NYC. Additionally, Grey was honored with 17 wins including one Sustainable Development Pencil, one Green Pencil, 6 Golds, 2 Silver, and 7 bronze awards. Our wins represent timely themes on sustainability, health, gaming and social responsibility.

Grey took home a total of 15 wins at 2024 Clio Awards, including one Grand, representing campaigns across Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, South Africa, Thailand and the U.S. The Clio Awards celebrates bold work that helps propel the advertising industry by inspiring a competitive marketplace of ideas among the premier creative community.

The prestigious New York Festivals, which has celebrated the world’s best work since 1957, recognized The Most Beautiful Sound as one of the year’s top ideas in Health with a Grand Award.

Grey announced two key additions to its leadership team. Vonda LePage has joined as Chief Communications Officer, bringing decades of strategic communications experience, while Erin Joyce has taken on the role of Head of Social, lending her unmatched creativity and extensive background in digital content creation.

Under the leadership of global chief creative officer Gabriel Schmitt, who took on the role in June, Grey has promoted Diego Medvedocky to global creative partner, effective in January. 

The agency has also promoted Constanza Rossi to global craft partner; Jessica DeVirgilis, to global production partner; Maru Sokolowski to global head of creative excellence and Catrina Ramos to senior creative manager.

Grey has unveiled a new leadership team exclusively devoted to creating iconic work for The Coca-Cola Company. The team will be part of WPP Open X, the bespoke integrated agency model created to service TCCC, and will harness Grey's expansive global network to tap into world-class talent across a range of disciplines and geographies with agility and intentionality. 

A world-class strategist and creative leader, Conrad brings with him a wealth of global experience as a co-founder and CEO, and an impressive track record which includes helping some of the world's most recognized brands, such as Amazon, Ben and Jerry’s, and EY, harness the power of creativity to drive business growth. 

Laura Maness, CEO of Grey Global, has been named Creative Leader of the Year at the prestigious Creative Pool Awards 2023 held in London. Alongside this, Grey was awarded Agency of the Year, cementing their position as a top-tier creative powerhouse.

Grey's work was recognized with 23 Cannes Lions this week at the International Festival of Creativity in France, the industry’s global benchmark for creative excellence.

Today Newsweek announced its inaugural rankings for the Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces® list, and Grey was among the esteemed organizations selected.

Grey announces the latest addition to its global leadership team: Gabriel Schmitt joins as Global Chief Creative Officer. He will report to Global CEO Laura Maness.

Laura Maness, Grey CEO, appoints new hires and promotions for Grey Global and Grey New York.

Grey has announced the appointment of Laura Maness as Global Chief Executive Officer, joining the agency on September 1. 

Defying age since 1917, our hit ideas endure, they don’t age. Time-tested again and again, our effectiveness compounds, never dilutes. Still without a single grey hair, we celebrate being famously effective for more than a century and say: Happy Birthday to our team.

A campaign inspired by Zelensky’s words to the Canadian Parliament in March. In his address, Zelensky urged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to envision his own nation facing this kind of interminable conflict.

In Latin American culture, quinceañeras are symbolic passages into womanhood. However, members of transgender community are typically excluded from participating in these cultural traditions due to fears of revealing their true gender and the barrier of social intolerance.

Gillette India has launched the new phase new of their shaving stereotypes campaign, #EngineeringChange. The campaign invites Indian youth to think about how education can have a lasting impact, even beyond their own lives.