Pablo Maldonado

Chief Creative Officer @ GREY Dubai

Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Ranked by Lürzer’s Archive as the #2 Creative Director in Argentina for the last 5 years, Pablo assumed as Chief Creative Officer of GREY Dubai, after a successful stint at Wunderman Thompson globally, and a journey that has seen him thrive at different agencies, in multicultural markets: from Argentina and Mexico to the USA and now the UAE.

In previous years, he has helped LatinWorks to place #9 in all USA on Ad Age’s Agency A-List, DDB #1 Mexican agency on the Gunn Report 2012, and #2 in 2011. One of his best-known ideas, the world’s first deodorant designed for people with upper limb and visual disabilities (aka Degree Inclusive), won the first-ever Cannes Grand Prix in Innovation for Argentina and the first in Wunderman Thompson’s history.

His work for Unilever, IKEA, Burger King, Bose, Philips, LEGO, and Volkswagen is well-known amongst audiences, juries, and the press alike, having been featured in Fast Company, VICE, Contagious, Ad Age’s Pick of the Day, Adweek, Lürzer’s Archive cover, Forbes, The WSJ, and Reddit. One of his projects is also part of the permanent collection at the Poster House Museum in NYC.

Featured in most of the young creative competitions, Pablo has also been awarded 1 Grand Prix at Cannes, another 14 Grand Prix, and over 500 awards (78 Golds) at every major international festival, including Cannes, D&AD, One Show, Clio, ANDY, ADC, NYF, LIA, and Effie, among many others. He has chaired and judged at 22 international festivals, such as Cannes, One Show, and the NYF.

Work Experience

Grey

Chief Creative Officer

December 2021 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Wunderman Thompson

Executive Creative Director

November 2019 - November 2021 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Wunderman

Creative Director

March 2017 - November 2019 Buenos Aires, Argentina

Young & Rubicam

Creative Director

February 2016 - February 2017 Buenos Aires, Argentina

Publicis

Creative Director

November 2014 - January 2016 Buenos Aires, Argentina

LatinWorks

ACD

February 2013 - September 2014 Texas, United States

Gallegos United

ACD

April 2012 - January 2013 California, United States

DDB

Creative Director

November 2010 - March 2012 Mexico City, Mexico

DDB

Sr. Copywriter

July 2007 - November 2010 Mexico City, Mexico

Lowe

Jr. Copywriter

July 2006 - July 2007 Mexico City, Mexico

Languages

English (Fluent),
Spanish (Native),