Age, Biography and Wiki
David Droga (David Bjorn Droga) was born on 27 July, 1968 in Perisher Valley, New South Wales, Australia, is an Australian businessman. Discover David Droga's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 55 years old?
| Popular As |
David Bjorn Droga |
| Occupation |
Creative chairman |
| Age |
55 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Leo |
| Born |
27 July 1968 |
| Birthday |
27 July |
| Birthplace |
Perisher Valley, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality |
Australia
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He is a member of famous chairman with the age 55 years old group.
David Droga Height, Weight & Measurements
At 55 years old, David Droga height not available right now. We will update David Droga's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
| Physical Status |
| Height |
Not Available |
| Weight |
Not Available |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Who Is David Droga's Wife?
His wife is Marisa Droga (m. 1998)
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Marisa Droga (m. 1998) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Not Available |
David Droga Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is David Droga worth at the age of 55 years old? David Droga’s income source is mostly from being a successful chairman. He is from Australia. We have estimated David Droga's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
chairman |
David Droga Social Network
Timeline
David Droga (born 1968) is an Australian advertising executive, creative entrepreneur and the founder of Droga5, an advertising agency headquartered in New York City with offices in London, Tokyo, São Paulo and Dublin.
Droga attended early primary school at Jindabyne Central School (1973-1977) and then the Tudor House School (1978-1980).
He spent his high school years at The King's School in Paramatta, Sydney.
He launched his advertising career as a copywriter by winning top national student honors at the Australian Writers and Art Directors School in 1987.
Six months after being hired by global network FCB as a copywriter, 19-year-old Droga left the company and joined fledgling startup OMON in Sydney as its earliest creative hire.
His first project for radio station MMM was voted Australian Commercial of the Year, and won him his first Cannes Lion.
By the age of 22, Droga became a Partner and Executive Creative Director of OMON.
Over the next five years, OMON won Australian Agency of the Year twice and Ad of the Year four times.
In 1996, he moved to Singapore to become Executive Creative Director of Saatchi & Saatchi Singapore and Regional Creative Director of Saatchi Asia.
In 1998, Media Marketing named Saatchi Asia Regional Network of the Year and Advertising Age named the Singapore office International Agency of the Year.
Droga was promoted to Executive Creative Director of Saatchi & Saatchi London in 1999.
In 2000, Publicis Groupe acquired Saatchi and in 2004, Droga was promoted to Worldwide Chief Creative Officer of the Publicis Network, which took him to New York City in 2005.
In 2002, Advertising Age awarded Droga the World's Top Creative Director.
Saatchi & Saatchi London won Global Agency of the Year at the Cannes International Advertising Festival and both Advertising Age and Adweek named Saatchi Agency of the Year.
Droga founded his own agency, Droga5, in New York City in 2006.
The name Droga5 comes from the number-coded laundry tag his mother sewed on his clothes to help differentiate his clothes from his brothers at boarding school.
At Droga5, David also coined the title "Creative Chairman", which is now widely used across multiple industries and companies as the highest distinction of C-suite leadership with a creative bias.
Droga5 is credited with creating some of the most studied and successful digital, social, and viral campaigns of the last 20 years.
Accenture appointed Droga as Accenture Song's new CEO and creative chairman, effective September 1, 2021.
As of 2021 Droga was the most awarded creative at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity and in 2013 he was the youngest person inducted into the New York Art Directors Club Hall of the Fame.
He is also a laureate of the Asian Media and Marketing Hall of Fame, the AdNews Hall of Fame, the Campaign Brief AWARD Hall of Fame, and the American Advertising Federation's Advertising Hall of Achievement.
In 2012 he was named Global Australian of the Year by the Australian Advance Committee and honoured by the American Australian Association and G'Day USA.
In 2016 Adweek named Droga one of the top 100 most influential leaders in marketing, media and technology for the second time.
Esquire magazine has featured Droga in its annual Best and Brightest issue three times, and Creative magazine named him Australian Creative Person of the Decade.
In 2017, David Droga received the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity's Lion of St. Mark, the festival's award for outstanding contribution to the creative industry.
In 2018 Droga was named Jury President of the Cannes Sustainable Development Goals Lions.
Droga5 was acquired by Accenture in 2019 and Droga was named CEO and Creative Chairman of Accenture Interactive in August, 2021.
Droga grew up in Perisher Valley, a remote ski resort in Kosciuszko National Park, New South Wales, Australia, the fifth of six children.
His mother was a Danish artist, poet and environmentalist, while his father was an Australian businessman of Polish descent.
In 2019 the Clio Awards honored Droga with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
