Marcelo Passos

Marcelo Passos, Vice President Client Services for DDB Brasil, leads a team of highly skilled professionals who are responsible for managing the advertising accounts of some of the major advertisers in Brazil, such as Itaú Bank, Whirlpool, Guaraná Antarctica (AMBEV), Johnson & Johnson, Intel and Vivo/Telefonica. Founder and President of the Client Service Group in Brazil, Passos combines dedication to the training and development of professionals with business-oriented management and results for his clients. This is the second time he has worked for DDB Brasil. He has previously worked with Africa Agency where, as General Manager for Client Services and Management, he handled accounts such as Brahma, Budweiser (Ambev), Itaú Bank, Procter & Gamble and Grendene; and he was a partner of MPM Propaganda, one of the most traditional agencies in Brazil. Before joining DDB Brasil for the first time he was with Seagram do Brasil, one of our clients. Among other things he was responsible for the country-wide distribution of Absolut Vodka.Marcelo Passos graduated in publicity at the FAAP. He specialized in marketing at the University of California and the Kellogg School of Management in Illinois, and in Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He was awarded the Caboré Award for Client Service Professionals in 2011 and was nominated as Client Service Man of the Year by APP. He just won Caboré Awards 2013