Leo Burnett CEO and leadership

Andrew is CEO of Publicis Groupe Creative U.S., The Leo Burnett Group, and the co-founder of Abundant Venture Partners. Andrew has been involved in incubating 19 companies, founding nine, and exiting seven companies through Abundant Ventures. He also served as president of Starcom MediaVest Group, worked in brand management at Procter & Gamble, and attended the Wharton School of Business.

As Chief Financial Officer, I direct and oversee the financial strategy and operations of all Leo Burnett Group agencies across North America, as well as others within Publicis Communications. In a large and increasingly complex business, I help keep the agency financially organized to best ensure our ability to generate powerful creative solutions that drive results for clients. Prior to the Leo Burnett Group, I served as a financial manager at the Kellogg Company, and have experience across a variety of sectors, including manufacturing, aviation and public accounting.

Billie Smith is an EVP, Director of Talent Management at Leo Burnett and Chief Talent Officer at Leo Burnett and is based in Chicago, Illinois. She has worked as VP HR Director at Arc Worldwide and Executive Recruiter at GAP INC. Billie studied at Indiana University Bloomington.

Multi-awarded and multilingual cosmopolitan creative storyteller and strategist, holder of two MBAs.Currently, Chief Creative Officer, Publicis Communications, MEA, & Chief Creative Officer, Leo Burnett MEA.Campaigns for global advertisers/brands including: P&G (16 brands), Diageo (Johnnie Walker), McDonald's, Samsung, Emirates Airlines, Philip Morris, Nestlé, Coca Cola, Kraft Jacobs Suchard, Orange, Unilever, Kellogg's, GM, Renault, Mercedes, Bel, Ferrero-Rocher, Dewar's, MTN, IBM, UNICEF. And for regional/local brands including du, Mobinil, Bank Audi, Almarai, Savola, Alfa, STC, ENBD, Middle East Airlines, Exotica, Château Ksara, Max, LibanPost, Aïshti, Aïzone, ABC.Film Director.

Charlie Rudd is a Chief Executive Officer at Leo Burnett, CEO:Advertising at Ogilvy & Mather Grp Hldgs Ltd, and Chief Executive Officer at Fallon London. He has worked as Managing Director at Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH), Chief Client Officer:UK at Ogilvy & Mather LLC, and Chief Operating Officer at Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH).