Juan Manuel “Chavo” D´Emilio is from Buenos Aires, Argentine, and he started his career as a copywriter when he was 23 years old. He has managed to work in the best agencies in Argentina, until he succeeded in leading them, placing them in the top of rankings of the most awarded Latin American agencies for several seasons.
Over those years, he has won the leading awards in the main festivals of the world, including 12 Lions in Cannes, and the award of Best Creative Director of Argentina, among other great awards.
Then he continued his career in a regional way in McCann Latam, where currently he leads creatively Latin America and The Caribbean.
He has been a jury in the major festivals of the industry, both regional and international, such as Cannes, Clio Awards, San Sebastián, etc. Under his regional leadership, McCann Latam has achieved more than 1500 awards in different local, regional and international festivals, and during 2016/17, McCann Latam has been selected as the Network of the Year in all the regional advertising festivals, such as El Ojo de Iberoamérica, FIAP, El Sol and Effie Latin America.