A Philosophy graduate, Catalin Dobre, the 33 years old Executive Creative Director for McCann Bucharest started working in advertising as a copywriter, 11 years ago.

Even though his Romanian friends were winning in Cannes from Western Europe, he decided to stay in his country. A couple of years later he was winning two Cannes Lions Grand Prix and a Titanium Lion for a traditional Romanian chocolate: ROM. The first ones in Eastern Europe.

Now the count has reached 24 Cannes Lions.

He also won a D&AD yellow pencil, One Show pencils, Grand Prix at Eurobest and at Cresta and more gold, silver and bronze prizes at most of the major advertising festivals.

He loved serving in the juries of D&AD, Clio, Eurobest, Golden Drum and NY Festivals.

He is also a teacher at the ADC School in Bucharest for more than 4 years now.