Jakub Hodbod

Jakub Hodbod has extensive experience in strategic leadership within the advertising industry, currently serving as Global Head of Strategy at Social Lab Group since April 2018, focusing on multi-market advertising strategies and digital transformation for major brands like Milka and Cadbury. Concurrently, Jakub holds the position of Chief Strategy Officer at Ogilvy Czech, guiding strategy teams in Prague. Previous roles include Strategy Director at Ogilvy and Ogilvy Social.Lab Belgium, where Jakub led global integration of social and brand strategies and transformed offerings to harness media thinking and creativity. Jakub's career also includes strategic planning for prominent Czech and CEE clients at Ogilvy Czech, as well as marketing communication and brand planning roles at O2 Czech Republic and Bailey Lauerman. Educational credentials encompass an MSc in International Marketing and Brand Management from Lund University and degrees in Political Theories, Marketing Communications, and PR from Charles University.