On August 15, Ete Davies, Dentsu Creative EVP, across Europe, Middle East and Africa, posted this message, “Today is my last day at Dentsu Creative…Now it’s time to enjoy a much-needed break over the next few months.”
That break will be interrupted by his being Jury President of the 10th edition of African Cristal Festival, that has partnered this year with Gerety Awards. The African Cristal Festival, the festival exists to inspire, recognise and reward great creativity in communications for all the African continent.
Davies is featured in the latest edition of Gerety Talks.
Prior to joining Dentsu Creative three years ago, Davies was CEO of Engine:Creative (now House337) where he transformed the agency, culminating in it being recognised among Fast Company’s 100 Most Innovative Companies 2021 and collecting the Cannes Lion Titanium Grand Prix 2022 for the highly impactful Kiyan Prince Foundation’s #longlivetheprince campaign.
His 24-year career includes working at some of the world’s premier creative agencies – AKQA, Tribal Worldwide, Digitas and AnalogFolk where, while as managing director, the agency consistently ranked amongst the UK’s top creative agencies and was recognised in the Financial Times UK Future 100. Davies’ experience spans many sectors from financial services, travel, technology, FMCG to automotive, for both national and global brands. He has led multi-national, multi-disciplined teams scaling from project to global network level with specialisms in brand advertising, digital experience, innovation and business transformation.
