DAVID DROGA TO RECEIVE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AT 60TH ANNUAL CLIO AWARDS
Droga5 Founder and Creative Chairman to be Honored atthe Manhattan Center in New York City on September 25
NEW YORK—(August 22, 2019)— The Clio Awards, the premier international awards competition for the creative business, today announced that David Droga, Founder and Creative Chairman of Droga5, will be the recipient of the 2019 Clio Lifetime Achievement Award at the 60th anniversary Clio Awards ceremony. Droga will receive his honor on stage at the Manhattan Center in New York City on September 25th.
“From Sydney to Singapore and London to New York, David Droga has earned a reputation as one of our industry’s most iconic and consistent creative leaders. Since David settled in New York to create his own agency just over a decade ago, he has built it into a powerhouse and irrefutable benchmark for the global creative industry. His vision and audacious leadership have fostered some of the most impactful advertising ideas of our generation,” said Nicole Purcell, President, Clio. “From the Marc Ecko Air Force One stunt to ‘Decode Jay-Z’ and Newcastle Brown Ale to MailChimp, David helped us redefine and reimagine what advertising could be. With Honey Maid, Prudential and Under Armour, David challenged consumers to think differently about traditional social roles and with the UNICEF Tap Project and The New York Times, he has shown the power advertising can have in highlighting important issues. His contributions are not just a gift to the advertising community, but to the world at large.”
In 2017, Droga became the youngest recipient of the Lion of St. Mark; he is also a laureate of the Asian Media and Marketing Hall of Fame, the New York Art Directors Club Hall of Fame, the AdNews Advertising Hall of Fame, the Australian Writers and Art Directors Hall of Fame and the American Advertising Federation Hall of Achievement. His namesake company, a creative agency with offices in New York and London, has been named Agency of the Year more than 23 times since 2007. It has become one of the only agencies to be named to Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in the world list multiple times and is the only agency to have appeared on Advertising Age's A-List for eight consecutive years.
Droga said: “Any recognition of a proud creative voice is a celebration for all of us who care about the future of this amazing industry. I can think of many talented, creative individuals who deserve this accolade. Clio is such a highly respected awards program in the creative community, and I am both proud and humbled to receive the Clio Lifetime Achievement Award, particularly as they celebrate their 60th anniversary. Thank you.”
Prior to founding Droga5 in 2006, the Australian native’s resume was accentuated by a tenure as partner and Executive Creative Director of OMON Sydney at just 22, CCO of Saatchi & Saatchi Singapore (Advertising Age’s International Agency of the Year in 1998) and CCO of Saatchi & Saatchi London (winner of multiple Agency of the Year awards).
For more information about the Clio Awards or to purchase tickets to the event, visit www.clios.com.
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About The Clio Awards
The Clio Awards is the premier international awards competition for the creative business. Founded in 1959 to celebrate creative excellence in advertising, the Clio Awards today honors the work and talent at the forefront of the advertising, sports, fashion, music, entertainment, and health care industries. Clio recognizes the world’s most innovative work annually at Clio Sports in May, the Clio Awards in September, which includes Clio Music; at the Clio Entertainment Awards in November; and online with Clio Fashion & Beauty and Clio Health. Noting the diverse and ever-changing creative landscape, Clio acquired and revamped global ad database Ads of the World and re-launched its content platform musebycl.io in 2018, to celebrate creativity 365 days a year.
