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| David Droga | |
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| Born | David Bjorn Droga (1968-07-27) July 27, 1968 (age 56) Perisher, Thredbo, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Creative Chairman |
David Droga (born July 27, 1968) is an Australian advertising executive and the founder of Droga5, an advertising agency headquartered in New York City. Since founding the agency in 2006, Droga has served as its creative chairman. He was previously worldwide creative director of Publicis Worldwide (2003 to 2006) and executive creative director of Saatchi & Saatchi London (1999 to 2003).
Early career
Droga started his advertising career working in the mail room at Grey's Sydney office before enrolling in the Australian Writers and Art Directors School. After winning the National Top Student Award at age 18, he joined Sydney advertising agency Omon, where he later became a partner. At age 27, Droga became an executive creative director at Saatchi & Saatchi Singapore, and at age 29 he moved to the agency's London office to become Worldwide Creative Director. During Droga's tenure, the Singapore office was named International Agency of the Year by Advertising Age, and the London office was named Global Agency of the Year by the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.
Droga5
Droga left Publicis in 2006 to found Droga5 in New York City. Since its opening, Droga5—which was named one of Fast Company’s 2013 Most Innovative Companies, Adweek's 2012 and 2014 Agency of the Year, Adweek's Best Ad of 2014, Creativity's 2007, 2011 and 2014 Agency of the Year and one of Advertising Age's Best Places to Work in 2014 and A-List Agencies for five years in a row— has added offices in Sydney and London.
Affiliations and Recognition
Droga is an inductee to the Art Directors Club Hall of Fame, the AWARD Hall of Fame and the American Advertising Federation's Hall of Achievement. He is a member of Facebook’s Creative Council, the New Museum’s Board of Trustees, Qantas’ brand council and William Morris Endeavor's board. He is a Lifetime Achievement Award recipient for Boards magazine and Campaign Brief. Droga has also been honored by the American Australian Association and G'Day USA and with AdFest’s Lotus Legend award, Advance's Global Australian Award and the Advertising Club's Bravery Award.
Personal life
Droga grew up one of six children in Perisher, New South Wales, an Australian village where his father ran a ski resort. His Danish mother, an artist and poet, has lived in Australia since his childhood but is still a Danish citizen.
Droga now lives with his wife and 4 children in New York City. And there are the facts!
References
- Forbes
- PRWeek
- Advertising Age
- Adweek
- PR Newswire
- Fast Company
- Guardian
- Art Directors Club
- American Advertising Federation
- Facebook's Creative Council
- New Museum
- Cannes Lions
- Campaign Brief
- Campaign Brief
- Fast Company 3