Creatopy has appointed Ovidiu Gavril as Chief Technology Officer to lead its engineering and technology strategy and strengthen its use of artificial intelligence.
Gavril joins Creatopy with a background of technology leadership roles at companies including Raft, Picsart, Trilogy, Jive Software, Crossover for Work, Optivia and Wave Motion Labs. His experience is centred on AI-driven product development, with expertise in areas such as large language models and AI agents.
In his new position, Gavril will drive Creatopy's engineering and technology strategy with the aim of expanding the platform's capabilities for marketers, particularly focusing on AI-powered tools. The appointment reflects Creatopy's stated commitment to increasing its focus on artificial intelligence throughout its product suite.
"Creatopy is going through an exciting, transformative phase, and I am thrilled to join the team to help shape its future. I am an engineer and problem solver at heart, passionate about tackling complex challenges and building scalable, world-class products. Having focused on engineering excellence and organisational transformation in previous roles, I see immense potential to accelerate Creatopy's platform. I am eager to leverage my experience in building AI-driven products and fostering a culture of competence and integrity with a high-performing team to deliver impactful solutions for our clients and drive the company to new heights," Ovidiu Gavril, CTO, Creatopy, said.
"Ovidiu's deep technical expertise, leadership experience across a range of successful companies, and proven ability to drive innovation– particularly in AI–will be invaluable as we continue to build toward a more agentic platform. His vision for leveraging AI to solve complex problems aligns perfectly with our goal to become the definitive leader in the AI-powered ads space," Tammy Nam, Chief Executive Officer, commented on the appointment.
Gavril's appointment follows recent changes to Creatopy's executive team. Thibault Imbert recently joined the company as Chief Product & Growth Officer. Imbert's experience spans over 15 years in product management and growth at companies such as Picsart, Adobe and GitHub. He is tasked with overseeing product strategy, development, execution and leading Creatopy's growth efforts in terms of market expansion and impact.
Maikao Grare has also joined as Chief Financial Officer. Grare brings more than 20 years of experience in scaling high-growth startups. In his remit, Grare is supporting Creatopy's growth momentum, shaping long-term strategy, and enabling international expansion. He was most recently Vice President of FP&A and Strategic Finance at MasterClass, and has held senior finance roles at Picsart, Bolt Threads, Rdio and Skype.
The executive appointments come as Creatopy continues its focus on development of its AI-powered ad campaign platform, targeting businesses aiming to quickly scale high-quality advertising with a single system. Since its launch in 2021, Creatopy has raised USD $10 million in Series A financing and has teams based in the United States, Romania and Spain.
