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Young Ones 2017 Brief - Advertising Professionals Jury

Luis Tauffer

Executive Creative Director

Y&R Poland

Warsaw/Poland

Luis Tauffer is Brazilian and has worked across different countries, at agencies like DDB Brazil, DDB&Co Istanbul, BBDO Moscow, Proximity BBDO Paris, Y&R Moscow and Y&R Warsaw. Some of his current and past clients include Danone, P&G, Mars, Coca-Cola, Philips, Pepsi, Audi, J&J, Bayer, Visa and Mondelez.

He helped DDB Brazil to win the title of Cyber Agency of the Year at Cannes Lions 2005 and DDB&Co Istanbul to reach the 3rd place as Agency of the Year at Cannes Lions 2009 - a first for Turkey at Cannes.

He also led BBDO Russia to win the 1st Place at the Russian Creative Ranking and won more than 300 awards, including the 1st Cannes Lions ever for BBDO Russia in 23 years.

Since 2014, Luis joined Y&R as Executive Creative Director, working in Moscow and Warsaw. Under his leadership, Y&R Moscow won its first Gold Lion ever and became the most awarded Russian agency at Cannes Lions 2015. In Poland, he made the Polish office Agency of the Year at Innovation Awards and won metals in Cannes Lions, Effie and LIA.

His awards include Cannes Lions, Lions Innovation, One Show, One Show Interactive, Clio, Eurobest, Epica (GP), Effie, London International Awards, New York Festivals, Golden Drum (GP craft), Young Guns, ADC Europe, and the most prestigious Brazilian Festivals like Prêmio Abril, ANJ, Profissionais do Ano and CCSP.

Luis is a wine lover and planted a vineyard at the mountains of Brazil next to his hometown, where he is trying to produce his own garage wine. Some say that for a winemaker, he is not a bad adman.

 

 

 

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