Fabio Fernandes, 46, is CEO and Creative Director of F/Nazca Saatchi & Saatchi (Brazil). In 1994, at the age of 31, Fabio opened his own agency, F/Nazca, in partnership with Saatchi & Saatchi.

In a league table published by Ad Age Global, in 2002, Fabio was ranked as one of the 100 best communication and marketing executives in the world. An entrepreneurial leader, he was considered the best advertising and marketing executive of 2000 and received the Executive of Value award granted by the ‘Valor Econômico’ newspaper.

In 1999, in an election promoted by the ‘Gazeta Mercantil’ newspaper, advertisers elected Fabio one of the three best creative and coveted professionals in the market.

Fabio has won lots of awards at numerous festivals around the world, including Cannes (43 Lions), the New York Festival, Clio Awards, The One Show, Art Director, London Festival, D&AD and FIAP. At home in Brazil, he has also picked up many grand prix and other awards from the São Paulo Creative Club, ABP, Columnists, About, Abril Publishers and Professionals of the Year.

He has received the Caboré Award three times – considered the Oscar of Brazilian advertising - and was elected the Ad Executive of the Year

The agency’s creative quality, combined with its business performance, has led the highly regarded American publication Advertising Age to grant F/Nazca Saatchi & Saatchi the ‘Agency of the Year for the Americas 2000’ award. And, in June 2001 at the Cannes Festival, F/Nazca Saatchi & Saatchi was the world’s most awarded agency, earning it  the ‘Agency of the Year’ title.