Ogilvy ropes in Samuel Heath as Global Executive Creative Director for Unilever

Ogilvy has appointed Samuel Heath as Global Executive Creative Director for Unilever. In this new role, he will be based out of Ogilvy UK and will report to Global Chief Creative Officer Liz Taylor.  

He comes with over two decades of experience at iconic agencies and brands like Wieden+Kennedy and Apple, Heath will drive creative ambition and excellence across Ogilvy’s long-standing partnership with Unilever's global portfolio.

Liz Taylor, Ogilvy's Global Chief Creative Officer, said: “Sam is exactly the kind of creative soul this role was made for. He has this extraordinary ability to place bold ideas at the very heart of business challenges — and to create brand stories that forge the deepest emotional connections. His craft, his strategic instinct, his heart, his talent, will no doubt take us to a whole new level with our beloved Unilever brands. We are endlessly thrilled for all the future magic we will make together.” 

Heath said of his appointment: “To make work that wins awards is one thing. To make work that changes culture and the whole business of advertising is quite another. And to do so consistently year after year is unheard of. Ogilvy and Unilever have done exactly that — a partnership that stretches back to David Ogilvy himself — and I’m thrilled and more than a little awestruck to have been given the opportunity to continue that legacy and can only hope to live up to it.” 

As Global Executive Creative Director for Unilever, Heath joins a legacy-making industry partnership, one that consistently delivers impactful results across some of Unilever’s global brands, including Dove, Vaseline and Hellmann’s. 

Heath began his advertising career at Lowe Howard Spink after studying Law at Oxford University, followed by Fallon London before joining Wieden+Kennedy London, where he spent over a decade building his career and a notable canon of work. Heath then joined Apple’s in-house team in Cupertino as Global Creative Director.