- Previously held tech leadership positions at AI-powered startups Raft and Picsart
- Rounds out Powerhouse executive team, following recent appointments of Thibault Imbert as Chief Product & Growth Officer and Maikao Grare as Chief Financial Officer
New York, USA; 22 May 2025: AI-powered ad campaign platform Creatopy has appointed Ovidiu Gavril as Chief Technology Officer. Gavril brings a wealth of tech leadership experience from prominent tech companies, including Raft, Picsart, Trilogy, Jive Software, Crossover for Work, Optivia and Wave Motion Labs.
Gavril’s appointment signals Creatopy’s strong commitment to accelerating its technological advancements with AI at its center. As CTO, Gavril will lead the company’s engineering and technology strategy, drive innovation, and expand the platform’s capabilities to further empower marketers with sophisticated AI-driven tools.
With a proven track record in building scalable, world-class products and leading high-performing engineering teams, Gavril is well-positioned to guide Creatopy through its next phase of growth. His extensive background in AI-driven product development, leveraging technologies such as LLMs and agents, aligns with Creatopy’s core mission.
Gavril, CTO, Creatopy, said: “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.”
Tammy Nam, CEO, 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.”
This news follows the appointment of Thibault Imbert as Chief Product & Growth Officer and Maikao Grare as its new Chief Financial Officer.
With over 15 years of experience in product management and growth at leading technology companies including Picsart, Adobe and GitHub, Imbert is responsible for overseeing product strategy, development and execution, as well as leading the company’s growth initiatives to expand its market reach and impact.
Grare brings over 20 years of experience scaling high-growth startups and is helping to accelerate the company’s momentum, shape long-term strategy, and support international expansion. Most recently, Grare served as Vice President of FP&A and Strategic Finance at MasterClass, and SVP of Finance at Picsart before that. Grare has also held top finance roles at Bolt Threads, Rdio and Skype.
About Creatopy
Creatopy is transforming the way marketers create and publish ad campaigns. Our AI-powered platform helps brands scale high-quality, on-brand ads faster and more efficiently than ever before. Unlike bloated enterprise software or fragmented AI tools, Creatopy streamlines the process—from design to deployment and measurement—driving better performance and higher ROI. Trusted by thousands of global brands, Creatopy is helping to eliminate friction in the campaign process so that marketers can move at the speed of relevance.
With teams in the United States, Romania and Spain, Creatopy launched in 2021 and raised $10 million in Series A financing in 2023. Find out more at www.creatopy.com.
