Javier Campopiano has been a thrash metal singer, a gymnast, and an IT guy. And today, he is Global Chief Creative Officer (CCO) at McCann Worldgroup and McCann, where he is responsible for the creative leadership, product and ambition of the McCann Worldgroup global network, spanning 100+ countries and 13,000+ people. In his role, he embraces an ‘Open Kitchen’ philosophy, uniting creatives, strategists, and business leaders to drive the world’s best creative work on behalf of the company’s clients.

Javier’s proudest accomplishment career-wise has been in building global brands at global networks. Over the years, he has created and steered impactful, celebrated campaigns for clients such as Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola, Volvo, Toyota, Walmart, Xbox, Mastercard, L'Oréal and more.

Previously, Javier served as Worldwide Chief Creative Officer at Grey and OpenX, the dedicated WPP agency for The Coca Cola Company, where he oversaw creative development globally for both agencies. Before that, he served as CCO at several FCB agencies and spent more than four years at Saatchi & Saatchi, during which he transformed the creative reputation of the New York flagship office. 

After starting his career as an intern at Ogilvy Argentina, Javier steadily worked his way up to become Regional Creative Director for global brands in Latin America at Ogilvy and Saatchi & Saatchi, and regional CCO at FCB LATAM before becoming Chief Creative Officer of FCB New York.

The son of two lawyers who wanted to be anything but (his father was also a photographer and his mother, a classical dancer), Javier was exposed to creativity at an early age. As a kid, he was always drawing and writing and eventually discovered he could sell his own comic strips to adults—perhaps sowing the seeds of his advertising aspirations.

Javier's work has been recognized and awarded globally: he is the proud recipient of 200+ Cannes Lions, including multiple Grand Prix and Titanium Lions. He has also won several gold, silver and bronze awards at The One Show, Clio, LIA, ANA and D&AD, including the coveted Black Pencil for the latter.