Eoin Welsh – Chief Creative Officer Havas
Born in Dublin, Ireland, and bred in Johannesburg, Eoin began his career writing property brochures. From these humble beginnings he has risen through the ranks to Creative Director at such esteemed agencies as Draft FCB, King James, Metropolitan Republic, Lowe & Partners (both in South African and Europe) and now is the Chief Creative Officer Executive Creative Director of the Havas Group of Companies in Southern Africa. Eoin has headed up creative development on a wide range of local and international brands including FNB, MTN, Vodacom, 702 Talk Radio, MNet, Edgars, Toyota, Unilever, Samsung, Nestle and Deloitte, to name a few. Eoin has had a hand (sometimes both hands!) in work that has earned over 30 Loerie Awards, over 40 Creative Circle Ad of the Month Awards, 5 Cannes Awards finalists and a Pendoring Gold. But the real reward, he says, is in discovering a creative business solution that makes his clients’ brands prosper.