Board member
Ferenc Benesch
Creative director, brand strategist & communication consultant
Ferenc “Feri” Benesch is an award-winning Creative Director, Brand Strategist and Communication Consultant with more than 25 years of experience helping global brands solve complex creative, communication and business challenges. He began his career as an Art Director at Young & Rubicam and Ogilvy before freelancing for agencies including Saatchi & Saatchi, Leo Burnett, Publicis, BBDO and McCann Erickson. He later spent eight years as Executive Creative Director of Geometry Global and Ogilvy Group Hungary, leading work for brands including Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Ford, Heineken, Unilever, Wizz Air, P&G, Nestlé, Vodafone and OTP Bank.
His work has earned a D&AD Yellow Pencil, a Golden Drum Grand Prix, and Gold awards at EPICA, EFFIE, Golden Hammer, Golden Blade and the Art Directors Club. Lürzer's Archive ranked him the world's #1 Creative Director based on published campaigns.
A dedicated mentor, two of his creative teams won the Cannes Young Lions competition. He has served on juries for Golden Drum, New York Festivals, PIAF and CRESTA, and chaired Hungary's Kraft Awards jury.