Matthieu Elkaim
Matthieu Elkaim
Président - Chief Creative Officer
Ogilvy Paris
FRANCE
Biography
An Economics graduate, Matthieu decided to interrupt his university studies for his first training period at Publicis when he was 18 years old. 18 years later, in 2018, he joined Ogilvy Paris as CCO and became President in 2020, in full lockdown due to a small international health crisis called Covid 19.
Passionate about advertising, he loves ‘game changer’ ideas, innovative approaches and risk-taking. Like this time on a shoot in Budapest where he dared to tackle Hugh Jackman during an improvised football break. The initiative could have been stupid, but in the end, it remains an excellent memory.
Serious fact: Matthieu has won numerous national and international awards including Cannes Lions, Eurobest, One Show, Clio, D&AD, in a wide range of categories.
He has judged at the most prestigious local and international award shows.
Fun fact: sometimes, during his spare time, Matthieu produces a feature film or a TV series with Jack n’a qu’un oeil, an independent production company he created a few years ago.