Villegas – Creative Director at Lopez Negrete Communications.
October 5, 2007
Lopez Negrete Communications announced the promotion of Manuel Villegas to creative director. The promotion reflects the significant contributions Villegas has made to the agency and its clients.
Villegas began his career with Lopez Negrete in 2004 as senior copywriter and was promoted to associate creative director the following year, where he worked on a majority of the agency’s client roster. As creative director, Villegas will now focus on the Wal-Mart account and report to VP executive creative director Javier Gonzalez-Herba.
“We take great pride in promoting from within the agency. It is something that, I am fortunate to report, happens quite a bit at our agency,” said Alex López Negrete, CEO and president of Lopez Negrete Communications. “Manuel is a shining example of someone whose craft has continued to develop and mature over the years. Cathy and I believe that watching your people grow and prosper is the most rewarding thing about having an agency and owning a business.”
Before joining Lopez Negrete Communications, Villegas worked in Dallas and Mexico City as a copywriter for clients including Nissan and Budweiser.
