Peter Ignazi is SVP, Executive Creative Director of BBDO Toronto. But he wasn’t born in that position. Along the way, he became a research chemist for Dow Chemical in Germany, acquired an MBA from McGill University, and worked as a copywriter at such Toronto agencies as Taxi and Downtown Partners DDB. He also spent a couple of years in New York as Creative Director and Partner in Amalgamated Advertising. Peter has judged many national and international shows and has won every major advertising award including Cannes lions, Clios and One Show pencils. In 2013, Peter was ranked #1 creative director in Canada by Strategy Magazine and has twice been included in the top ten list of most awarded copywriters in the world by Boards magazine and The Gunn Report. Since becoming Executive Creative Director, BBDO has been named Agency of the Year by both Strategy Magazine and the Advertising and Design Club of Canada.