Ranked amongst the Global Top 20 Executive Creative Directors on the 2020 World Creativity Rankings, and named South Asia Creative Person of the Year by Campaign magazine, Ali Rez has won more than 400 international awards in his 20-year career. These include multiple Gold Cannes Lions, Gold Clios, D&AD pencils, Grand Prix Effie, Grand Prix Dubai Lynx, and Grand Prix Spikes amongst many others.
Rez started in Physics before ending up in advertising in San Francisco, where – when not involved in mountain biking accidents - he spent more than a decade working on global brands such as Adobe, 7UP, ChevronTexaco and HP.
In quest for adventure, Rez moved to the Middle East, and quickly became one of the most prolific award winners in the region, while managing digital and traditional creative campaigns on global brands such as the PepsiCo portfolio, MARS, P&G, Visa, Lipton and Nestlé across the Middle East, Africa and APAC regions. Rez’s work led BBDO to be named APAC Network of the Year 2019 on the Cannes Lions Global Creativity Index amidst consistent double-digit growth for the agency. He has also been part of prestigious jury panels at Cannes Lions (twice), Clios, Global Effies, D&AD, and President of the Design Jury at Spikes Asia and Adfest.
Rez has lived and worked in several cities - including Beijing, San Francisco, New York, London, Lahore, and Dubai. He has lectured at Oxford University and St.Martin’s, exhibited at major museums such as Tate UK, spoken at Tedx, captained a cricket team in California, and - being a firm believer that curiosity leads to creativity - has traveled to 130 countries.
Contact: designbyrez@me.com