About

b. 1986, HK.

AWARDS :

MENA Effies
Cannes Lions
D&AD
The One Show
Clios
Dubai Lynx
Loeries
AdStars
Cresta
Premios Eficácia (Portugal)
+ more

Jury :

Cannes Lions
Effie’s
AME Awards
Webby Awards
New York Festival
AdStars
Lisbon International
PHNX Tribute

Fabio Silveira, Managing Director of Havas Creative Middle East. Fabio has set the vision and built the structure that led Havas to become a regional creative powerhouse – being recognized as the number one agency in the Middle East in D&AD, The One Show, Loeries, and Adfest. Under his management, the agency won the Cannes Lions Outdoor Grand Prix in 2022 with the adidas Liquid Billboard – a campaign that went on to be awarded in all major creative festivals and to be listed as the 7th most awarded creative campaign and the 2nd most awarded media campaign in the WARC Rankings of 2022.

Born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Fabio has lived in Austin, Lisbon, Paris, and Dubai and worked with agencies such as DM9DDB Sao Paulo, Africa DDB Sao Paulo, BETC Sao Paulo and Havas Portugal. Fabio’s experience spans 20 years and 5 continents, in leadership positions as a Strategist and Business Lead working for local, regional, and global accounts. He has won 40+ effectiveness and strategy awards throughout his career and 22 Cannes Lions.

Fabio has served on the Jury of multiple creative and effectiveness festivals: Cannes Lions Shortlist Jury, New York Festival, Adstars, Webby Awards, MENA Effies, AME Awards, and others. 

Under his leadership, Havas Middle East was recognized as one of the best networks across the Middle East and Africa at the Campaign Global Agency of the Year Awards 2022 and was ranked as the number 2 agency globally in WARC Media 100.

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