• by Steve McClellan  @mp_mcclellan, November 5, 2021

Sandra Alfaro has joined DDB Chicago as Head of Business Leadership. Alfaro will oversee leadership and growth for the office, reporting to DDB Chicago CEO Andrea Diquez.

Alfaro’s appointment follows the addition of Milo Chao, who joined as Chief Strategy Officer in September.

Alfaro joins DDB Chicago from Horizon Media, where she was the first leader of the culture-first creative agency 305 Worldwide, a joint venture with global artist Pitbull.

Prior to Horizon Media, she was the Managing Director of Grey Wing where she helped reel in new clients like Pfizer, Papa John’s, Lilly, and Nestle.

Earlier Alfaro served at Saatchi & Saatchi’s Conill Advertising.  After Conill, she spent over a decade at The Vidal Partnership where she worked her way to managing partner and led winning pitches for accounts including The Home Depot, JCPenney, Nissan, DIRECTV, and Old Navy.