Name: Milka Pogliani
Title: Chairman of European Creative Council EMEA, Executive Creative Director, McCann Worldgroup, Italy, Milano
Milka started her career by joining a group of directors with Rai (Italian State Television) as a screen-writer. After a few years she accepted a job offer as a copywriter in advertising. She gained her experience by working for international networks, such as JWB and Benton & Bowles. In 1979 she started to work with McCann Erickson as a senior copywriter, then as executive creative director and then in her current role.
Milka is responsible for many projects on a global level for multinationals including Unilever and L’Oreal. She is a member of McCann Worldgroup Management Board. She has taken part on the juries of the most important international advertising festivals (Cannes, Clio, Cresta, Andy Awards, Eurobest and Golden Drum).
As a creative director she has won many international awards including the Grand Prix, gold, silver and bronze Lions at Cannes Festival and other awards including the New York Festivals, Cresta International, LIAA, Art Directors Club of New York, Art Directors Club of Europe, Eurobest, beside prestigious Italian creative awards. From 1999 to 2002 Milka was Chairman of the Art Directors Club of Italy.
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