SAO PAULO, BRAZIL // Renato Zandoná is a highly awarded creative leader renowned for building globally recognized agency operations and driving exceptional creative performance. His career is defined by instrumental leadership roles in launching and scaling key creative hubs: he was pivotal in founding and leading AKQA São Paulo, elevating it to become the most awarded agency in Latin America at Cannes Lions 2019 and the 7th most creative agency at D&AD 2021. Subsequently, he led the launch of Droga5 São Paulo as Chief Creative Officer in late 2021, securing three Cannes Lions and multiple Clios in the office’s debut year. Zandoná’s work consistently garners top honors from Cannes, D&AD, and Clio, demonstrating cultural resonance across iconic global brands like Nike, Netflix, Uber, TikTok, Google, Coca-Cola, and Levi’s, alongside Latin Grammy-nominated entertainment projects. He now returns to AKQA to leverage hisexpertise and leadership in driving the agency’s strategic expansion efforts across the Americas.