Mercedes Erra, president of Havas Worldwide and co-founder and president of BETC (Brazil, France, United Kingdom, China), says, "I am proud that both my agency BETC and my network Havas have remarkably performed at the Gerety Awards this year."

"It is the fruit of continuous efforts. It is the work of our most talented people. Congrats to them. I like so much this female gaze on creativity," adds Erra. 

On being awarded Agency of the year, Matt Murphy, partner / executive of creative direction at 72andSunny, says, "It's an honour and a privilege to be recognised by the esteemed jury, made up of the top female talent in our industry, as the most awarded agency."

"72andSunny believes in the power of unignorable creativity and this is an achievement that everyone in the company will be extremely proud of," adds Murphy.

72andSunny received two Golds, three Silvers and two Bronze. Its awards include: 
  • Gold with 'Next 100 for National Football League' in the Entertainment Cut for TV / Cinema
  • Silver with 'Swipe Night for Tinder' in the Communication Cut for Digital
  • Silver with 'Swipe Night for Tinder' in the Entertainment Cut Digital
  • Silver with 'Next 100 for National Football League' in the Experience Cut for TV / Cinema
  • Bronze with 'Swipe Night for Tinder' in the Experience Cut for Digital
  • Bronze with 'Swipe Night for Tinder' in the Innovation Cut for Digital
  • Gold with 'Swipe Night for Tinder' in the Media Cut Digital 
Havas was awarded the Network of the Year and received one Gold, six Silvers, four Bronze and three shortlists across seven agencies from:
  • France
  • Australia
  • South Africa
  • the United States of America
  • Brazil, and
  • Spain.
Gerety Awards co-founder Lucia Ongay concludes, "When defining the greatest in advertising through the female lens, we have a responsibility to celebrate only the very best. Advertisers who want to know how to target the world's most powerful consumers need to look no further than the Gerety winners list."

The full list of winners is available for view here. 

For more information, visit www.geretyawards.com or contact [email protected]. You can also follow the Gerety Awards on Facebook, Twitter or on Instagram.