Creative Director from Panama City, PA.
Kochi’s real name is: Osvaldo Gabriel Restrepo López.
Kochi is currently the General Creative Director at Corkidi Studios Panama, an independent agency.
Previously, he was Creative Director at McCann Worldgroup Panama, managing accounts for brands like Chevrolet, Isuzu, Nestlé, and Credicorp Bank. Before McCann, Kochi built a solid, award-winning reputation over nearly a decade as a Creative Copywriter and Creative Director at Ogilvy Panama.
His work has been featured in Contagious, CNET, Adweek, Ad Age, CNN, BuzzFeed, Mashable, Trend Hunter, Entrepreneur, Fast Company, PSFK, Future Vision, Smithsonian, Tech Times, Big Think, The NY Egotist, Slate, Fortune, The Australian, Reddit, Mic, Insider, Taxi, LatinSpots, Adlatina, and RoastBrief.
Kochi’s achievements include awards from prestigious festivals like Cannes Lions, Effie, Clio, The One Show, LIA, Ad Stars, WPP Cream, Best of Ogilvy, Ojo de Iberoamérica, FIAP, Festival Antigua, Festival Caribe, and Promax.
Additional career highlights include:
Winner - Fiction Feature Screenplay | Panama National Film Fund 2021
Jury | FEPI
Jury | AD Forum
Jury | Effie Latam
Portfolio Reviewer | Brother Panama
Speaker | Social Media Day Panama
Ranked No. 18 | PSD TUTS Top 20 Best Digital Artists from Latin America
When he’s not busy creating ads, Kochi enjoys composing music with his band, Dowel, writing screenplays, watching movies, plays, and TV shows, and cooking delicious meals.
HONORS & AWARDS
4 CANNES LION
7 CANNES LIONS SHORTLIST
3 EFFIE LATAM
2 EFFIE PANAMA
1 BEST OF OGILVY
2 WPP CREAM
2 CLIO AWARDS
3 ONE SHOWS
2 LONDON INTERNATIONAL AWARD
8 AD STARS
8 OJO DE IBEROAMÉRICA
3 FESTIVAL ANTIGUA
2 FIAP
9 FESTIVAL CARIBE
1 PROMAX BDA LATIN AMERICAN
1 SOCIAL MEDIA IBEROAMERICAN AWARDS
1 OPEN TV AWARDS
WORK EXPERIENCE
2022 – Current | General Creative Director. Corkidi Studios
2019 – 2022 | Creative Director. McCann Worldgroup
Nestlé, Chevrolet, Isuzu, Credicorp Bank
2017 - 2019 | Creative Director. P4 Ogilvy
Toyota, Lexus, BAC, Cochez
2016 - 2017 | Digital Creative Director. Massive
Atlas Golden Light, Atlas, Pepsi, Malta Vigor
2012 - 2016 | Creative Director. Ogilvy
Claro, Toyota, Lexus, ASSA Insurance, BAC
2010 | Art Director. Y&R Brands
Movistar, Banco General, LG, BMW, Mini
2009 – 2010 | Senior Graphic Designer. La Union Publicitaria
Hospital San Fernando, Telecarrier, Venetto Hotel & Casino, Lumicentro, Honda
2008 – 2009 | Graphic Designer. McCann Erickson
Cerveza Balboa
2008 | Graphic Designer. Y&R Brands
Movistar, LG, BMW, Mini
2008 | Graphic Designer. The Ad Company
Nestlé, L’oréal, Peroni
2007 – 2008 | Graphic Designer. Net Think Media
Movibal
EDUCATION
Escuela Superior de Creativos Publicitarios, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Universidad Latina, Panama City, Panama
Marketing / Advertising / Storytelling / Graphic Design
COURSES
Miami Ad School Madrid - Master: Creative Branded Content
Masterclass - Screenwriting by Aaron Sorkin
Masterclass - Filmaking by Martin Scorsese
Masterclass - Filmaking by Werner Herzog
Masterclass - The art of storytelling by Neil Gaiman
Masterclass - Creativy and film by David Linch
Domestika - Branded content and content curation
Domestika - Movie and TV writing
Domestika - Fiction TV shows development