BBDO Bangkok’s creative legend Suthisak Sucharittanonta named ‘Legend’ at AdFest 2017
Suthisak Sucharittanonta, Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of BBDO Bangkok has been awarded the Lotus Legend at AdFest. A multi award winner Sucharittanonta has won acclaim at the most prestigious award competitions around the world, including Cannes Lions, Clio Awards, One Show and D&AD as well as many successes at AdFest.
Suthisak (pictured) started his career as a freelance photographer in 1980, until he joined Dentsu Thailand as a visualizer and Art Director in 1984. In 1987, he joined Ogilvy & Mather Thailand where he worked as both Art Director and Copywriter until he was promoted to be Head of Creative at Results Advertising Thailand, an offshoot agency of Ogilvy.
In 1999, Suthisak joined BBDO Bangkok and has been a member of the BBDO Worldwide Creative Committee since 2004. That same year, he was elected into the Bangkok Art Directors Association Hall of Fame.
Under his leadership, BBDO Bangkok’s creative award recognition has reached an all-time high. Suthisak made history by receiving Thailand’s first Cannes Film Gold Lion award in 2003 and in 2004 ranked 8th in GUNN Report’s World’s Most Awarded Agency rankings.
For the past 2 consecutive years, BBDO Bangkok has been named Agency of The Year and in 2016 also Digital Agency of The Year, and has been ranked No. 1 creative agency in Thailand by The Gunn Report for 3 consecutive years.
Lotus Legend is nominated by all 56 Juries of this year’s Lotus Awards, where they were asked to put forward one creative contender, either previously or currently active in the advertising and communication industry of Asia Pacific or Middle East region. He or she must have achieved creative excellence whilst working in those regions, as well as being a role model to new creative generations.