{"id":4273228,"date":"2024-11-06T10:37:07","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T08:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deptagency.com\/?post_type=article&#038;p=4273228"},"modified":"2025-11-26T16:38:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T14:38:29","slug":"dept-boosts-creative-leadership-in-emea","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.deptagency.com\/en-uki\/insight\/dept-boosts-creative-leadership-in-emea\/","title":{"rendered":"DEPT\u00ae boosts creative leadership in EMEA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"block-article-post-header js-block-article-post-header block-article-post-header__theme--onyxGrey\">\n\t<button\tclass=\"cta-button block-article-post-header__back-button cta-button__color--white cta-button__style--back\" aria-label=\"Back\" >\n\t<svg width='41' height='41' viewBox='0 0 41 41' fill='none' xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'><circle cx='20.5' cy='20.5' r='19.5' transform='rotate(-90 20.5 20.5)' stroke='var(--dept-button-icon-outline-color)' stroke-width='1.3' stroke-miterlimit='10' fill='none'\/><circle class='icon-backplate' cx='20.5' cy='20.5' r='19.5' transform='rotate(-90 20.5 20.5)' fill='var(--dept-button-icon-backplate-color)' fill-opacity='1'\/><path class='icon-center' d='M21.174 30 11 20.674l10.174-9.326m-9.326 9.328H30.5' stroke='var(--dept-button-icon-color)' stroke-width='1.3' stroke-miterlimit='10' fill='none'\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\tBack to all articles\t\t<\/span>\n\t\n<\/button><h1\t\tclass=\"typography block-article-post-header__title typography__color--white typography__size--h1 typography__align--left\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\tDEPT\u00ae boosts creative leadership in EMEA\t<\/h1><div\n\t\tclass=\"image-wrap block-article-post-header__image-wrap\"\n\t\tdata-align=\"center center\"\n\t\t\t>\n\n\t\t\t<picture\n\t\tclass=\"image__picture\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.deptagency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Rod-Henriques_Web_1920x1080.png\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"image block-article-post-header__image\"\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\n\t<\/div><div class=\"author block-article-post-header__author\" data-animation=\"slide-fade\">\n\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\tclass=\"author__portrait\"\n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.deptagency.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ines-Saraiva-150x150.jpeg\"\n\t\t\talt=\"In\u00eas Saraiva\"\n\t\t\/>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"author__text\">\n\t\tIn\u00eas Saraiva\t\t<br \/>\n\t\tGlobal Communications &amp; PR Director\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"block-article-post-header__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-article-post-header__meta-date\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-article-post-header__date-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\tDate\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-article-post-header__published-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t6 November 2024\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-statement block-statement__background-color--white block-statement__align--left\">\n\t<p\t\tclass=\"typography block-statement__title typography__color--onyxGrey typography__size--h5 typography__align--left\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\tGlobal digital agency DEPT\u00ae is boosting its creative leadership in EMEA by appointing Rod Henriques as Executive Creative Director. <br><br>Henriques will oversee the creative, design, and production teams in the Benelux and Nordics region, and will liaise closely with international creative peers. Henriques will bring 20 years of experience to unlock pioneering work and set the standard for the next era of creativity for clients such as Foot Locker, Netflix, Lotus Biscoff, ING, and bol, among others.\t<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-title-and-content js-block-title-and-content block-title-and-content__theme--onyxGrey\">\n\t<div class=\"block-title-and-content__layout\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-title-and-content__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class='block-title-and-content__item'><div class='block-title-and-content__item-inner'><p\t\tclass=\"typography block-typography__typography typography__color--lightGrey typography__size--regular-body typography__align--left\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\tA product of some of the most iconic advertising agencies, Henriques honed his skills at TBWA\/Chiat\/Day, Jung von Matt, Saatchi&amp;Saatchi, McCann, and BBDO. Most recently, he led Leo Burnett\u2019s team in Dubai, developing campaigns for brands like Head &amp; Shoulders, Pantene, Always, and Pampers. He\u2019s created award-winning work for international clients such as P&amp;G, Coca-Cola, DHL, Audi, Nivea, Porsche, and Mastercard and has over 120+ awards from prestigious advertising festivals including Cannes Lions, Clio, LIA, Eurobest, D&amp;AD, Art Directors Club, and One Show. A true globetrotter, Rod Henriques will be based in Amsterdam, after previously working in Brazil, England, Germany, the U.S.A, and U.A.E.\u00a0<br><br>\u201cWe\u2019re in the midst of one of the largest (r)evolutions our industry has seen, and we were looking for someone who believes in the power of combining creativity with media and tech &#8211; Rod is as excited as we are about redefining what creativity can mean in the world of today and tomorrow\u201d, said Erwin Bossers, VP of Creative &amp; Media, DEPT\u00ae. \u201cAlso, it&#8217;s rare to find someone so experienced who is humble and a die-hard team player &#8211; those are true superpowers and we can\u2019t wait to see the impact Rod will have on our people and our work\u201d.\u00a0<br>\t<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t<div 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As a tech enthusiast, I\u2019ve always flirted with the idea of working in a place that has tech, media, and data at its core to keep pace with how consumers engage with the brands and make decisions today. So, joining DEPT\u00ae felt like a natural step in my career, and I am really glad to be part of the team<\/em><\/p>\t<br \/>\n\t<span class=\"text-sans-20-24\" data-animation=\"fade\" data-timeline-item=\"3\" data-timeline-at=\"-0.5\">\u201d<\/span>\n\n\t<p\tclass=\"text text-sans-16 block-case-quote__text\"\n\tdata-animation=\"slide\" data-animation-target=\"words\" data-animation-stagger=\"0.015\" data-timeline-item=\"4\" data-timeline-at=\"-0.5\" >Rod Henriques, Executive Creative Director, DEPT\u00ae<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<div class=\"block-highlighted-item-listing\">\n\t<h2\t\tclass=\"typography block-highlighted-item-listing__title typography__color--onyxGrey typography__size--regular-body typography__align--left\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\tMore insights\t<\/h2><a\tclass=\"cta-button block-highlighted-item-listing__cta-button cta-button__color--onyxGrey cta-button__style--regular\" href=\"https:\/\/www.deptagency.com\/insights\/\" >\n\t\n\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\tVIEW ALL 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