• by Amy Corr  @MediaPostOTL, October 6, 2014

Sophie Schonburg joined Pereira & O'Dell Brazil as executive creative director. Schonburg began her career at AlmapBBDO where she remained for 19 years winning more than 20 Cannes Lions and multiple awards in D&AD One Show, Clio Awards, London Festival, FIAP, El Ojo and El Sol. She worked across the agency's portfolio of clients including Volkswagen, Pepsi, Visa, HP, Bayer, Getty Images and Havaianas. The placement of Schonburg completes the agency's move to make all offices of Pereira & O'Dell (San Francisco, New York, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro) effective global players. "Sophie's work is known and respected worldwide. Her arrival will allow the creative quality of the Brazilian agency to thrive at international level," said PJ Pereira, Chief Creative Officer and Co-Founder of Pereira & O'Dell. Schonburg will be part of Pereira & O'Dell's Creative Council comprised of the creative leaders of each office. "In these meetings the leaders of each region discuss the quality of jobs produced and help each other's progress, increasing the feedback between international operations as well as the influence of the Brazilian office in the United States," added Pereira. Pereira & O'Dell Brazil clients include Submarino.com, Infloglobo, Americanas.com, Fiat, Natura and Perdigao.