Ogilvy has announced that it has elevated Tim LeGallo to chief production officer, North America. A new role within the agency, Tim will be integral to Ogilvy North America鈥檚 regional leadership, partnering closely with chief creative officer Rafael Rizuto to drive the effective integration of talent, capabilities and resources, and deliver world-class creative excellence across North America clients and key global accounts.
Rafael Rizuto, chief creative officer, Ogilvy North America said, 鈥淐reative ideas are only as great as the production that鈥檚 put to them. Tim is someone who operates at the absolute highest levels of the discipline, always pushing ideas and opening doors to elevate what鈥檚 possible in our work with clients. He epitomises what it means to be a trusted partner, and I can鈥檛 wait to see his impact reach even further into our teams and creative product as he helms this vital new role.鈥
Tim LeGallo said, 鈥淧roduction is everything I love 鈥 a passion that only expands as the discipline continues to take on new, innovative shapes creatively and in culture. I feel beyond privileged to step into this role at Ogilvy and put production even more at the core of how we think, plan and partner across the agency and with clients. The future of this discipline is incredibly exciting, and I鈥檓 here to ensure it becomes just as synonymous with creative excellence as Ogilvy itself.鈥
Most recently, Tim served as head of production for Ogilvy New York, taking on an expanded role after helping lead the Verizon account as executive director of production. He joined Ogilvy in 2023, building upon his experience as EVP, head of production, Team Verizon at McCann. Prior to McCann, he spent a decade in various production leadership positions at Publicis.
Tim鈥檚 campaign credits include such notable work as Verizon鈥檚 鈥楥an鈥檛 B Broken鈥 Super Bowl collaboration with Beyonc茅, the much-awarded Diesel 鈥楪o With the Fake鈥, and 鈥楾he List鈥 for Citi, enabling trans and nonbinary customers to utilize their chosen name on credit cards.