Chris Ogunlowo is a writer and creative director with more than 15 years in advertising and brand strategy. As Creative Director at SO&U/M&C Saatchi Africa, he led “Mother’s Secret Weapons”, the agency’s Mother’s Day campaign. It won Gold at the African Cristal Festival, Gold, Silver and Bronze at LAIF, the Lagos Advertising and Ideas Festival. His “Rhythm” commercial for Globacom won three Golds and a Silver at LAIF. His work has been featured in Lürzer’s Archive.
In 2019 he was named Creative Personality of the Year at the Marketing Edge Awards. The same year he sat on the Grand Jury of the New York Festivals Advertising Awards, and he judged AD STARS (South Korea) as a juror in 2019 and 2020. His career has taken him through Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, the UAE and Ghana, with roles at Barclays UK and Muvar AI.
He is now a doctoral researcher in marketing at King’s Business School, King’s College London, and has been a guest lecturer at Queen Mary University of London. He holds a master’s degree from the University of Strathclyde, Scotland. He lives in London.