LONDON, UK // Mario Kerkstra is the multi-award-winning Head of Design Excellence at AMV BBDO, London. During his time there, his role as a creative has evolved from designer to art director to creative director. Over the years, his work has been consistently recognised at the leading international award shows, across a wide range of projects and clients. Highlights include multiple Grand Prix at Cannes Lions, among them a Design Grand Prix and an Industry Craft Grand Prix, as well as multiple Yellow Pencils at D&AD. He has also been ranked as one of the world’s top ten Design Directors on multiple occasions, notably reaching the number one spot at both D&AD and The One Show. In addition, he has served as a jury member at some of the industry’s most prestigious award shows, including Cannes Lions and D&AD. Significantly, Trash Isles won the Graphic Design category at the Design Museum’s annual Beazley Designs of the Year Awards in London, after which it was added to the museum’s permanent collection. From Trash Isles to Viva La Vulva, addresspollution.org, Hope Reef, Wombstories, The Smear Campaign and The Gravy Race, Mario’s passion for design and ideas that are crafted to perfection has led him to create and collaborate on some of the most iconic and innovative campaigns in recent years.