Eka Ruola
Chief Creative Officer and Chairman, Nitro Group, Finland
Eka is one of the most awarded Finnish creative directors – both on the national and international level. His work has been awarded in all the major award shows including Golden Drum, Cannes Lions, Clio Awards, The One Show, LIA and Effie’s. He is also a frequent jury member and speaker in the industry events around the world. In 2015 Ruola was awarded with The Internationalist’s Agency Innovator Award in New York. Last year Ruola was awarded with the Platinum Award by Grafia in Finland, which is the most prestigious lifetime achievement award in the country for exceptional work within the creative industry.
The Golden Drum has always been a very special festival for Eka. He has sat in the jury and been a speaker there twice. He has also brought home a Golden Drum Grand Prix and multiple Golds and Silvers. In 2024 he was inducted into the Golden Drum Hall of Fame.
Eka is known for his long tenure at the helm of hasan & partners group, a 30-yearold creative powerhouse in the Nordics. He left the agency in 2020 and bought the majority share of a Finnish hybrid agency Nitro Group and returned to the creative business arena in April 2021. Recently Eka also wrote his first marketing book, The New 4 P’s of Marketing, which was published by Alma Talent in May 2021.
