Joe Dy signs on with Wunderman Thompson Philippines as Chief Creative Officer

Joe Dy is returning to Wunderman Thompson Philippines as its new Chief Creative Officer. He had previously been part of Wunderman Thompson (then J. Walter Thompson) back in 2012-2014 during which he helped the team win a Gold Lion.

Until early 2021, Dy was CCO with McCann Worldgroup Philippines, among the country’s biggest agencies. During his time, he helped guide the company into becoming one of the most awarded agencies in Asia. He led his team to winning Gold Lion at Cannes and the country’s first three Golds at the APAC Effies, along with several other honors.

A consistent award winner throughout his career, Dy has multiple achievements under his belt, including metals from major international creative and effectiveness shows such as Cannes, Clio, The One Show, APAC Effies, The New York Festivals, AdFest, Spikes, Tangrams and London International. He also led his team to winning agency of the year at both the Asia-Pacific Tambuli Awards, and the local Kidlat Awards, and to becoming the best performing Philippine agency at the APAC Effies for three straight years.

“I’ll always be thankful for the trust, opportunities and growth I receieved, and I hope to bring some of that experience when I rejoin Wunderman Thompson. Wunderman Thompson has already been doing some really good work in the past couple of years and I’m really excited to see what we can achieve together,” said Dy.

The move also sees Dy reunite with former teammates Wunderman Thompson ECD Brandie Tan and Deputy-ECD Tin Sanchez.

“We go way back, and the chance to collaborate with them again was a major factor in my decision,” said Dy, “I’m thrilled to be teaming up with two strong, well-renowned and well-traveled creative leaders who share my drive and passion for great work.”

“We’re very happy to be welcoming Joe back to the WPP family,” said Chief Executive Officer Golda Roldan, “A lot of what we have achieved these last few years was built on foundations that he and I helped establish under our late mentor and friend, Dave Ferrer.”

“My intention was really to bring in a leader from a big agency who can help us as we grow. Someone with a solid creative reputation, who would fit our culture, who has a passion for great work, for awards, for clients’ business and most importantly for the people,” said Roldan.