NAIROBI, KENYA // Maxwell Ngari is East Africa’s most awarded and influential creative leaders, currently serving as Chief Creative Officer at Dentsu Creative, leading creative excellence across Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia. Based in Nairobi, Max has spent over 15 years building culturally resonant, commercially powerful work for some of Africa’s biggest brands, including Tusker, Safaricom, NCBA, Airtel, Coca-Cola, Huawei, Netflix, Unilever and Standard Chartered.

A globally recognised creative, Max’s work has been awarded at Cannes Lions, The One Show, Clios, Loeries, Cristal, Pitcher Awards, Dubai Lynx, DMA, APA and MSK Awards; with multiple Grand Prix, Gold & Agency of the Year wins to his name. His recent work for Tusker, “Stitched with Cheer” helped make history for Kenya, earning a Loeries Design Grand Prix and Gold, and placing Kenyan creativity firmly on the global stage.