Larry Gies

Larry Gies currently serves as Chief Strategy Officer at Energy BBDO, a position held since January 2009, where Gies collaborates with the leadership team to focus on agency growth, creative excellence, and client relationships, while establishing a vision for the agency's strategic discipline. Prior to this, Gies was the Group Planning Director at Energy BBDO, leading strategy for the Mars-Wrigley gum brand portfolio. Gies has extensive experience in brand planning through roles at Y&R Chicago, TBWA\Chiat\Day, Wieden + Kennedy, J. Walter Thompson, and Euro RSCG Tatham Partners, contributing to significant brand strategies for clients such as SAB Miller, Absolut Vodka, and Nike. Gies graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Michigan in April 1992.