2024
Laura Esteves
DM9 - Presidente/ CEO / VP/ Sócio Proprietário/C-level
As one of the very few female leaderships in Brazil, Laura has the unique opportunity to work with the largest and most sophisticated clients in the country.
After graduating, she started her career at DM9DDB. There she was selected for Young Creatives, at the time the youngest female participant ever to represent Brazil.
After winning a global pitch, she was invited to join the DDB NY branch where she lived for 5 years working for clients such as Budweiser, Unilever, Philips and Johnson & Johnson.
Back in Brazil, she worked for VMLY&R and Galeria. And after a few years, she is now back to DM9. Laura collects 32 Cannes Lions, including 6 Gold Lions and Glass, 6 D&AD Pencils and several other international and local awards. In 2023 Laura was the Creative of Year in Brazil. And has been selected to judge international festivals such as Cannes Lions, One Show and D&AD and is currently on a Harvard Business School Program to senior female executives.