About me
Mauricio Sarmiento Torres
Chief Creative Officer
Leo Burnett Colombia
Mauricio has been with Leo Burnett since 2002 and 2015 he was promoted to Chief Creative Officer.
He's had the chance of working for several international accounts like: Coca-Cola, P&G, Directv, DIAGEO, Toyota, Movistar, Carrefour, Samsung, Kelloggs, McDonalds, Falabella, Mercedes Benz, DHL, AB inBen, WWF.
In his career he has accomplished important awards in different Advertising Festivals like: Cannes Lions, London Festival Awards, Clio Awards, One Show, New York Festival, D&AD, Epica Awards, El Sol, Fiap, Ojo de Iberoamérica, Wave, APAP, El Dorado and Nova.
In 2014 he received the first Grand Prix of Cannes Lions Health in the history of Colombia with the campaign Cancer Tweets, developed for the Bogota's Cancer League
Mauricio has served as juror in different festivals like: Clio Awards, New York Festival, President in one category for El Ojo de Iberoamérica 2014, El Sol, FIAP, Wave Festival, President for Young Lions 2018, Festival de Antigua y El Volcán.
In 2019 he represent Colombia as a jury at Cannes Lions in the Direct category.
In 2020, according to the Scope studio, Mauricio is one of the 10 most relevant people of creative agencies in Colombia
In 2021, The Drum published the Top 100 Ranking of the best CCOs in the world and Mauricio is part of the ranking.
In the ART DIRECTORS CLUB ranking 2021, Mauricio was the CCO Top 1 in Latam.
Skills
Advertising, B2B, Brain storming, Brand building, Branding, Copywriting, Creative Direction
Sector Experience
Automotive, Banking, Building & Carpentry, Communications, Food & Beverages, Footwear & Accessories, Information Technology, Insurance, Retail
Awards
Andys - Gold, Art Director’s Club - Gold, Art Director’s Club - Merit, Cannes Lions - Gold, Cannes Lions - Grand Prix, Cannes Lions - Shortlist, Cannes Lions - Silver, Clios - Bronze, Clios - Gold, Clios - Shortlist, Clios - Silver, D&AD Award - Wood Pencil, Effie\'s - Bronze, Effie\'s - Gold, Effie\'s - Silver, El Ojo Bronze, El Ojo Gold, El Ojo Shortlist, El Ojo Silver, El Sol, EPICA Award - Bronze, EPICA Award - Gold, FIAP, LIA Award - Bronze, LIA Award - Gold, LIA Award - Silver, New York Ad Festival - First Prize, New York Ad Festival - Second Prize, New York Ad Festival - Third Prize, New York Festival - Finalist, One Club Award - Bronze, One Show - Merit
Clients
ABinBev, Alpina, Bolivar Insurance, Cerrefour, Coca Cola, Davivienda Bank, DHL, Diageo, Enel, Falabella, Kelloggs, Mcdonalds, Mercedes Benz, movistar, Samsung, Toyota
on 6th September 2021 Contributor:
Mauricio Sarmiento has been a Contributor since 25th November 2015.