Jason Xenopoulos

Jason is the Regional Chief Creative Officer for VMLY&R North America and the Global Chief Creative Officer for WPP on Ford.

Jason’s entrepreneurial ventures have spanned all areas of the media industry from film and television to advertising, music, and the Internet. He’s a pioneer of the South African communications industry, having made his mark as a company founder and award-winning screenwriter and film director.

Among his other entrepreneurial ventures, Jason co-founded NATIVE which rapidly grew to be Africa’s leading digital marketing agency. Under Jason’s leadership, NATIVE (now VMLY&R South Africa) won a host of local and international awards including being named Entertainment Agency of the Year at Cannes Lions and Agency of the Year twice by the IAB.