The people
Built to do big things – together. From the management team to every project squad, BBDO Germany is powered by people who think bigger, push harder, and turn ambitious briefs into big ideas with big impact.
Björn Bremer
Luisa Rode
Achim Schauerte
Ville Ohtonen
Björn Bremer
Chief Executive Officer
Björn Bremer serves as CEO of BBDO Holding Germany, leading the BBDO agency group and driving its strategic development. Björn heads the management team. Previously, Björn was CEO of the DDB Germany Group and served as Chief Creative Officer and CEO of other leading agency brands in Germany, London, New York and Amsterdam. His global perspective shapes his leadership philosophy: bold ideas, driven by strategic clarity and executed with excellence.
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Björn Bremer
Chief Executive Officer
Björn Bremer serves as CEO of BBDO Holding Germany, leading the BBDO agency group and driving its strategic development. Björn heads the management team. Previously, Björn was CEO of the DDB Germany Group and served as Chief Creative Officer and CEO of other leading agency brands in Germany, London, New York and Amsterdam. His global perspective shapes his leadership philosophy: bold ideas, driven by strategic clarity and executed with excellence.
Luisa Rode
Chief Client Officer
Luisa is responsible for strengthening our client partnerships and driving sustainable growth. She ensures that strategic ambition translates into measurable business impact, fostering close collaboration between clients and agency teams. Prior to her current role, Luisa held senior leadership positions in Business Development and New Business. She began her career in strategy consulting, advising organizations on brand and business transformation.
Achim Schauerte
Chief Strategy Director
Achim is Chief Strategy Officer of BBDO Holding Germany, responsible for defining the group’s strategic agenda and enabling long-term, sustainable growth for our clients. He ensures that strategic clarity translates into competitive advantage and measurable business performance. Previously, Achim spent significant parts of his career in London, advising international clients and leading cross-market strategy teams. He has partnered with many global brands on positioning, transformation, and integrated growth strategies.
Ville Ohtonen
Chief Creative Officer
Ville is a multidisciplinary creative leader, whose international teams have not only won at Cannes Lions, Effie Euro and Red Dot, but also changed legislation and created work ending up in permanent exhibitions of museums. After two decades in Finnish agencies, Ville joined BBDO Germany and the BBDO Global Creative Council in 2025.