Andrew Simon

Chief Creative Officer, Edelman Canada

Jake’s House Board Member

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Andrew Simon, Board Member, Jake’s House

Andrew Simon is a top communications agency executive, a talented creative guru, a genuine family man, and an integral member of the Jake’s House board. Bringing great insight, strategy, clarity and compassion to team, Andrew significantly contributes to promoting Jake’s House and to defining its vision, ultimately supporting the charity’s community impact.

A graduate of the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Andrew is anything but the typical Chief Creative Officer. His career spans North America, working at advertising agencies including JWT New York, Saatchi & Saatchi Los Angeles and DDB Canada. In his nine years at DDB, the agency was named Agency of the Year an unprecedented five times and Canada’s most creative agency six times. Since joining Edelman four years ago, the agency has won numerous awards including PR Agency of the Year as well as two Cannes Lions at the Cannes International Festival of Creativity. Recognized as an industry leader, Andrew has been featured on CBC’s The National, Metro Morning, Q, Global TV’s National News, TVO’s The Agenda with Steve Paikin, and has been profiled by both the Globe & Mail and the Toronto Star. He is also the current president of the Advertising & Design Club of Canada.

But for all of Andrew’s accomplishments and accolades, perhaps most impressive of all is his vast collection of colourful shoes. Known internally as the Man with the Golden Shoes, Andrew truly is a brilliant addition to the Jake’s House team.

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