Ella Stewart

Biography

Ella Stewart graduated from the Moscow Academy of Finance with a degree in International Economic Relations in 1992. Before starting her career at BBDO she worked at Ernst & Young, Mars and Kraft Jacobs Suchard.
Ella joined BBDO in 1996 as a Financial Director. She has served as the Board of Directors Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BBDO Group since 2000. Ella was also a member of the Board of Directors of BBDO Worldwide from 2005 to 2021.
In 2015 for the 12th time in a row Ella was named one of best Russian managers according to Russian Managers Association and “Kommersant” newspaper rating.
Ella Stewart was the President of Red Apple International Advertising Festival from 2011 to 2018. In 2011 Ella was elected an Academician of the Russian Academy of Advertising.