DDB Worldwide Team Members

Alex Lubar has been a fixture at McCann for a decade, rising from CMO for North America, then global CMO, to CEO of the London office and president of the Asia Pacific Region and president of North America. Now, DDB has lured Lubar away from the IPG network, naming him president and chief operating officer of DDB Worldwide, a new role at the Omnicom agency. The appointment is a strategic move to further strengthen the DDB global leadership team under CEO Marty O’Halloran, who was elevated to the position in 2020. Lubar said that it was always a dream to work for DDB, saying that it has “one of the best creative histories of any of the big agencies…I started out at Rapp Collins 20-plus years ago, and we were on the floor below DDB. And I always, always looked up at DDB and saw the guys coming in and thought, ‘God, I’d love to work there one day.’ And so here’s the chance,” Lubar told Adweek. For DDB, getting a talent like Lubar helps solidify the creative edge for the agency, and O’Halloran said his hiring will open opportunities to encourage more collaboration between the 149 offices around the world. ( Source AdWeek) https://www.adweek.com/agencies/alex-lubar-named-president-and-coo-of-ddb-worldwide/

Chaka Sobhani is Global Chief Creative Officer at DDB Worldwide.

Before joining the ad industry, Chaka spent ten years as a film-maker and in TV. She set up ITV’s first in-house creative agency and helped the network win Channel of the Year for the first time as well as numerous Baftas and the Rose D’Or. Chaka then spent a number of years at leading independent agency Mother running accounts and building the agency’s content ability. Highly awarded amongst all the major honours, she has been privileged to serve as jury member and President numerous times at the world’s greatest awards shows including the One Show, D&AD, the Andy’s, Cannes, Art Directors Club, LIA, Eurobest and the British Arrows. She has featured in Campaigns Top 20 Creative Leaders consistently for the past 5 years and sits on the board of the British Arrows, Creative Circle ,Facebook EMEA Creative Council & Snapchat.

Currently Creative Chief of Staff at DDB Worldwide. My role is to bring together our creative community to make us stronger - for our clients, for our business and for our people.

20 years of experience working in creative communications and culture at global organisations including ten years running the Cannes Lions Awards. Unique skills in insight, strategy, marketing, business operations, product development and launch. 

Marty is a creative thinker and strategic marketer who runs one of DDB’s most successful regions. A former elite athlete, he is highly competitive and driven to grow his client’s businesses. He does this through an ability to attract the market’s best talent and by encouraging a culture that champions creativity. Like Bill Bernbach, Marty knows that creativity is the most powerful force in business, and he has a reputation for delivering brand platforms that deliver long-term success for his clients.During his time leading DDB Australia and New Zealand, Marty has transformed the agency creating a group of specialist agencies that deliver market-leading integration for their clients. In the past five years, DDB has been the fastest-growing International Network in the region.