Eka Ruola is the CEO and ECD of hasan & partners Group. He is one of the most awarded creative directors in Finland and in the Nordics – both on the national and international level. His work has been awarded in all the major award shows including Cannes Lions, CLIO Awards, New York Festivals, Cresta, Eurobest, EFFIE Awards and the Golden Drum. He is also a frequent jury member in these shows. Last year Eka was also selected as one of the Internationalist Agency Innovators.

Under Eka’s lead hasan & partners Group has grown to become one of the leading modern marketing communications agencies in the Nordics. The agency group has offices in Helsinki, Stockholm and Amsterdam and serves their clients needs in consumer insight, brand strategy, creative storytelling, PR, innovative digital and high class production.

Eka has a strong passion for creating engaging campaigns that activate audiences to interact with the brand. He strongly believes that we are currently living in the Golden Age of Marketing Creativity, with its rapidly evolving new channels, innovations and possibilities to reach and effect consumers’ emotions and actions.