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David Leonardi
Chief Creative Officer
JACQUES
New York
David brings 25+ years of experience in advertising to lead the creative group across North America for Jacaques. After spending years working on traditional consumer accounts such as UPS, Mercedes-Benz, and Arby’s, he brought his fresh, award-winning consumer approach to brand building and storytelling in healthcare.
In his past lives, he created best-in-category work for brands such as LIPITOR, PREVACID, SPIRIVA and Smith+Nephew. At his most recent agency before joining Havas, he built a strong creative team that launched mega-brands INVOKANA and COSENTYX across multiple indications, relaunched high-profile brands XARELTO and LINZESS, while also steering the group towards smart, targeted work on rare diseases, oncology and mental health, helping brands like CAPLYTA, ILARIS, KISQALI, and PIQRAY reach the people who needed them most. Leading Jacques, he’s proud of his work across Amgen and Viiv consumer portfolio brands, including Clio-winning Back Seat Hot Seat for Apretude.
Above all, David cherishes the positive impact his team’s work has had on people’s lives, his rewarding client partnerships, and all the fun he’s had along the way. He has recently been inducted into the DTC Hall of Fame and has been recognized by Lions Health, Clio Health, NY Health Festivals, One Show, DTC Nationals, MM&M Awards, PM360, and several global bartenders