Creative Team
República Havas announced the appointment of Jason Wolske and Danny Alvarez as the agency’s Executive Creative Directors, effective immediately. Based out of Republica Havas’ Miami headquarters, Wolske and Alvarez will report to Luis Casamayor, Co-Founder, President and Chief Creative Officer. In the newly created roles, they will lead the agency’s creative team across a roster of major clients. “Jason and Danny have proven to be fearless proponents of transformative creativity,” said Luis Casamayor. “Bringing in senior creative leadership that understands the importance of meaningful, culturally relevant work was paramount,” added Casamayor. During their more than 15 years of industry experience, Wolske and Alvarez have played a pivotal role in winning new business as well as building and maintaining client relationships. Most recently serving as Group Creative Directors at DAVID Miami, the agency won over 25 global advertising awards for top brands, including Burger King, where their work contributed to earning the company the first-ever Cannes Lions Creative Brand of the Year, in June 2019. Previously, they each worked at several different agencies, including Crispin, Porter + Bogusky, Wieden+Kennedy, Deutsch, BBDO, and TBWAChiatDay. “With Jason and Danny joining the family, we will continue to elevate the top-level creative product that both our clients and the industry have come to expect from us,” said Jorge A. Plasencia, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, República Havas. “They will be a great addition to Republica Havas and to our executive leadership team,” he added. As Havas’ lead multicultural agency, since joining forces with the global network in September 2018, Republica Havas has continued to grow and expand its footprint. With this growth, the agency continues to evolve its creative team. The moves include key promotions and hires: Beatriz Pardo was promoted to Art Director, Ramiro Carranza, formerly with the community, was recently promoted to Senior Art Director; Miguel Ullivarri, previously at ALMA joined the team as Creative Director; Jorge Calvo and Jose Ibanez joined from VMLY&R as Copywriter and Art Director, respectively; and Bel Divi, formerly at Freixenet, relocated from New York City to serve as Senior Art Director.
