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  • Famous Innovations appoints Ferzad Variyava as group creative director

    Famous Innovations appoints Ferzad Variyava as group creative director

    Mumbai: Famous Innovations has appointed two of senior level talents, Manish Ajgaonkar as senior creative director and Ferzad Variyava as group creative director, to head its creative team.

    With close to 18 years of experience in his kitty, Manish Ajgaonkar brings onboard his finely honed creative acumen after working with India’s top creative agencies like HTA, Publicis Ambience, Saatchi and Saatchi, Contract and Interface FCB to name a few. His work has been recognized in local and international award festivals and he has also been on the jury of Goafest for Design and Out-of-home categories.

    On his appointment Manish says, “With the changing needs of advertisers nowadays, I feel there are very few agencies that are actually changing their creative product and thinking to match. Famous has been one such agency that has rapidly grown over the years and has developed a strong creative culture.”

    Ferzad Variyava brings his 15 years of experience with prestigious agencies like the DDB Mudra Group, Publicis Ambience, Alok Nanda & Company and JWT. He has had the good fortune of helming teams on marquee brands like Volkswagen, Renault, Twitter, Thomas Cook, Tata Housing and Lodha Builders to name a few. His list of accolades spans both local and international award festivals over the years.

    Variyava candidly shares, “I have had the privilege of working with some of the most talented minds in my past agencies and I am now looking forward to working with Raj who I have always considered one of the most progressive people in the industry. I equally look forward to partnering Manish whose craft I have always admired. To me, an electric place like Famous is fertile ground to develop more inventive solutions for a newer, bolder breed of clients.”

  • Ogilvy Mumbai’s Mahesh Gharat and Azazul Haque move to Ogilvy Bangalore as ECDs

    Ogilvy Mumbai’s Mahesh Gharat and Azazul Haque move to Ogilvy Bangalore as ECDs

    MUMBAI: Ogilvy Bangalore gets a creative shot in the arm with Mahesh Gharat and Azazul Haque, from the network’s Mumbai office. Gharat and Haque will head the Ogilvy Bangalore creative team in their new roles as Executive Creative Directors.

    With 38 years of work experience between them, the two bring to the table a legacy of experience across major brands, to an already thriving Bangalore team.

    Onthis shift, Ogilvy Sotuh president Poran Malani said, “Azaz and Mahesh, though highly experienced, are young at heart and their energy is highly infectious. It takes something special to excite an already charged up team, and Azaz and Mahesh have done exactly that.”

    Ogilvy India NCD Rajv Rao said, “Mahesh and Azaz are one of the rare breed of copy-art teams that’s hard to find today. They have lots of things in common including a crazy passion for clothes, shoes, and of course, advertising. They are fantastic team players and excellent captains. Ogilvy Bangalore, with some of the best brands in the country, is the perfect place for them to lead, inspire and make a huge impact”t.

    Mahesh has been with Ogilvy for 9 years and has worked on innumerable brands that include Rajasthan Tourism, Madhya Pradesh Tourism, Asian Paints, Bajaj, Star Plus (Satyamev Jayate), ICICI, Mattel, Spice Mobiles, WWF and Brooke Bond Red Label. For his work, he has been awarded more than 50 national and international awards that include Cannes Lions, Asia Pacific, New York Festival, AME and EFFIES. With creativity induced in every fibre of his body, he spends his free time pursuing his passion for painting and photography. Having worked on brands like Domino’s Pizza, Nestlé Maggi and Nescafe, Dabur, Maruti Suzuki, Havells and Nokia, Azaz comes with unbridled enthusiasm and a fresh perspective.

  • Ogilvy Mumbai’s Mahesh Gharat and Azazul Haque move to Ogilvy Bangalore as ECDs

    Ogilvy Mumbai’s Mahesh Gharat and Azazul Haque move to Ogilvy Bangalore as ECDs

    MUMBAI: Ogilvy Bangalore gets a creative shot in the arm with Mahesh Gharat and Azazul Haque, from the network’s Mumbai office. Gharat and Haque will head the Ogilvy Bangalore creative team in their new roles as Executive Creative Directors.

    With 38 years of work experience between them, the two bring to the table a legacy of experience across major brands, to an already thriving Bangalore team.

    Onthis shift, Ogilvy Sotuh president Poran Malani said, “Azaz and Mahesh, though highly experienced, are young at heart and their energy is highly infectious. It takes something special to excite an already charged up team, and Azaz and Mahesh have done exactly that.”

    Ogilvy India NCD Rajv Rao said, “Mahesh and Azaz are one of the rare breed of copy-art teams that’s hard to find today. They have lots of things in common including a crazy passion for clothes, shoes, and of course, advertising. They are fantastic team players and excellent captains. Ogilvy Bangalore, with some of the best brands in the country, is the perfect place for them to lead, inspire and make a huge impact”t.

    Mahesh has been with Ogilvy for 9 years and has worked on innumerable brands that include Rajasthan Tourism, Madhya Pradesh Tourism, Asian Paints, Bajaj, Star Plus (Satyamev Jayate), ICICI, Mattel, Spice Mobiles, WWF and Brooke Bond Red Label. For his work, he has been awarded more than 50 national and international awards that include Cannes Lions, Asia Pacific, New York Festival, AME and EFFIES. With creativity induced in every fibre of his body, he spends his free time pursuing his passion for painting and photography. Having worked on brands like Domino’s Pizza, Nestlé Maggi and Nescafe, Dabur, Maruti Suzuki, Havells and Nokia, Azaz comes with unbridled enthusiasm and a fresh perspective.

  • Dentsu Webchutney appoints Gautam Reghunath as Senior VP and Branch Head

    Dentsu Webchutney appoints Gautam Reghunath as Senior VP and Branch Head

    MUMBAI: Dentsu Webchutney, the digital agency from Dentsu Aegis Network, has appointed Gautam Reghunath as Senior Vice President and Branch Head, Bangalore. He will lead the 40-member-strong team in Bangalore, overseeing clients including Flipkart, Dailyhunt, Helpchat and Quikr.

    Reghunath, formerly Vice President, will report directly to Dentsu Webchutney CEO Sidharth Rao. Reghunath’s key role will be to further build on the Bangalore office’s business success in addition to strengthening the agency’s creative and content production capabilities.

    Confirming Reghunath’s new assignment, Rao said, “Under Gautam’s leadership, our South India business continues to evolve at tremendous speed, having grown 200% over last year. From what was a five-member office in early 2015, we are now a 40-people-strong team in Bangalore. It is imperative that we have the strongest possible leadership there to take us to new heights. Gautam has an ambitious vision for the company and is a powerful advocate of putting young talent at the forefront of our business.”

    Talking about his new role, Reghunath said, “I am Dentsu Webchutney through and through, and this is a responsibility I am proud to be tasked with. The last one year has been great, being ranked number 1, great new clients and moving into our new space in Bangalore. We have embarked on an ambitious growth path, not just from a business perspective but also as individual creative professionals. The agency is brimming with young creative and leadership talent and it will be a privilege to lead them in our endeavor to continue evolving as a new-age agency – relevant for 2017 and relevant for our clients.”

    Reghunath joined Dentsu Webchutney’s Mumbai office in 2010 at a junior servicing position and over the last two years had been tasked with building the agency’s Bangalore operations. He was recently named in Social Samosa’s ‘Top 30 under 30’ list and has previously worked with L&K Saatchi and Saatchi.

    Dentsu Webchutney’s clients include Flipkart, Airtel, TI Cycles and Redbull across areas of digital marketing, online video content, website design, mobile marketing and social media. The agency runs with a team of over 200 digital marketing professionals across New Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru.

  • Dentsu Webchutney appoints Gautam Reghunath as Senior VP and Branch Head

    Dentsu Webchutney appoints Gautam Reghunath as Senior VP and Branch Head

    MUMBAI: Dentsu Webchutney, the digital agency from Dentsu Aegis Network, has appointed Gautam Reghunath as Senior Vice President and Branch Head, Bangalore. He will lead the 40-member-strong team in Bangalore, overseeing clients including Flipkart, Dailyhunt, Helpchat and Quikr.

    Reghunath, formerly Vice President, will report directly to Dentsu Webchutney CEO Sidharth Rao. Reghunath’s key role will be to further build on the Bangalore office’s business success in addition to strengthening the agency’s creative and content production capabilities.

    Confirming Reghunath’s new assignment, Rao said, “Under Gautam’s leadership, our South India business continues to evolve at tremendous speed, having grown 200% over last year. From what was a five-member office in early 2015, we are now a 40-people-strong team in Bangalore. It is imperative that we have the strongest possible leadership there to take us to new heights. Gautam has an ambitious vision for the company and is a powerful advocate of putting young talent at the forefront of our business.”

    Talking about his new role, Reghunath said, “I am Dentsu Webchutney through and through, and this is a responsibility I am proud to be tasked with. The last one year has been great, being ranked number 1, great new clients and moving into our new space in Bangalore. We have embarked on an ambitious growth path, not just from a business perspective but also as individual creative professionals. The agency is brimming with young creative and leadership talent and it will be a privilege to lead them in our endeavor to continue evolving as a new-age agency – relevant for 2017 and relevant for our clients.”

    Reghunath joined Dentsu Webchutney’s Mumbai office in 2010 at a junior servicing position and over the last two years had been tasked with building the agency’s Bangalore operations. He was recently named in Social Samosa’s ‘Top 30 under 30’ list and has previously worked with L&K Saatchi and Saatchi.

    Dentsu Webchutney’s clients include Flipkart, Airtel, TI Cycles and Redbull across areas of digital marketing, online video content, website design, mobile marketing and social media. The agency runs with a team of over 200 digital marketing professionals across New Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru.

  • Zee’s Sharlton Menezes joined LeEco’s new Content Business as head of strategy; Debashish Ghosh to be the COO

    Zee’s Sharlton Menezes joined LeEco’s new Content Business as head of strategy; Debashish Ghosh to be the COO

    MUMBAI: Former biz head of Original Digital Content at Zee Digital Convergence has joined chinese technology giant LeEco as head of strategy of Content Business effective since May 23 2016. He will be responsible for overall strategy of Le Eco’s soon to be announced content business in India that will include an Over-The-Top video service. In addition to that he will also oversee the new marketing and membership initiatives put forth by the company.

    Menezes is expected to directly report to the newly christened COO of the content business. As reported earlier by Indiantelevision.com, Menezes’ former senior and ZMCL CEO Debashish Ghosh is set to take over as the COO at LeEco’s new content outfit by June 1. In what industry called ‘a major reshuffle’, both Menezes and Ghosh left their former portfolios at ZMCL earlier in May.

    As per a source close to the development the new content business, details of which is expected to be announced by June 8, will run separate but parallelly with the company’s already established technology business in India. It is to be noted that LeEco is well known for its content business in the home country, often referred to as the ‘Netflix of China’ and word has it that the technology giant is taking a similar route with its business strategy in Indian market.

  • Zee’s Sharlton Menezes joined LeEco’s new Content Business as head of strategy; Debashish Ghosh to be the COO

    Zee’s Sharlton Menezes joined LeEco’s new Content Business as head of strategy; Debashish Ghosh to be the COO

    MUMBAI: Former biz head of Original Digital Content at Zee Digital Convergence has joined chinese technology giant LeEco as head of strategy of Content Business effective since May 23 2016. He will be responsible for overall strategy of Le Eco’s soon to be announced content business in India that will include an Over-The-Top video service. In addition to that he will also oversee the new marketing and membership initiatives put forth by the company.

    Menezes is expected to directly report to the newly christened COO of the content business. As reported earlier by Indiantelevision.com, Menezes’ former senior and ZMCL CEO Debashish Ghosh is set to take over as the COO at LeEco’s new content outfit by June 1. In what industry called ‘a major reshuffle’, both Menezes and Ghosh left their former portfolios at ZMCL earlier in May.

    As per a source close to the development the new content business, details of which is expected to be announced by June 8, will run separate but parallelly with the company’s already established technology business in India. It is to be noted that LeEco is well known for its content business in the home country, often referred to as the ‘Netflix of China’ and word has it that the technology giant is taking a similar route with its business strategy in Indian market.

  • Publicis appoints Suraj Pombra as new EVP

    Publicis appoints Suraj Pombra as new EVP

    MUMBAI: Publicis announced the appointment of Suraj Pombra as executive vice president for the Publicis Capital Mumbai operations. In his new role Pombra will oversee all operations of the company in Mumbai and will report to Publicis Capital CEO Hemant Misra.

    Announcing his appointment Misra said, “Suraj is a seasoned Publicis man and I am delighted to welcome him back to our fold. He will lead a large team and have responsibility for some of our marque accounts like Garnier and Sanofi. I am very confident he will quickly make his mark with the value he will bring for our clients and their business.”

    Pombra discovered his attitude and aptitude for advertising two decades ago. In this time, he has sharpened his instincts across a plethora of categories and stewarded many a brand, including Marico, Citibank, Kotak, IndianOil, Bisleri, Park Hotel, Reliance Infrastructure, Meru, Legrand and more. Starting with Trikaya Grey in Kolkata, his tryst with advertising has taken him through DDB/Mudra, JWT, Grey again, Publicis Ambience and even the rare entrepreneurial experience of founding & running a startup agency. Having been there, done that, he returns to Publicis, a place he calls home.

  • Publicis appoints Suraj Pombra as new EVP

    Publicis appoints Suraj Pombra as new EVP

    MUMBAI: Publicis announced the appointment of Suraj Pombra as executive vice president for the Publicis Capital Mumbai operations. In his new role Pombra will oversee all operations of the company in Mumbai and will report to Publicis Capital CEO Hemant Misra.

    Announcing his appointment Misra said, “Suraj is a seasoned Publicis man and I am delighted to welcome him back to our fold. He will lead a large team and have responsibility for some of our marque accounts like Garnier and Sanofi. I am very confident he will quickly make his mark with the value he will bring for our clients and their business.”

    Pombra discovered his attitude and aptitude for advertising two decades ago. In this time, he has sharpened his instincts across a plethora of categories and stewarded many a brand, including Marico, Citibank, Kotak, IndianOil, Bisleri, Park Hotel, Reliance Infrastructure, Meru, Legrand and more. Starting with Trikaya Grey in Kolkata, his tryst with advertising has taken him through DDB/Mudra, JWT, Grey again, Publicis Ambience and even the rare entrepreneurial experience of founding & running a startup agency. Having been there, done that, he returns to Publicis, a place he calls home.

  • iProspect India appoints Mihir Mehta as director of Display Media

    iProspect India appoints Mihir Mehta as director of Display Media

    MUMBAI: iProspect India, the end-to-end digital agency from the Dentsu Aegis Network, has beefed up its Display team with the appointment of Mihir Mehta as Director of Display Media.

    Mehta joins with over 6 years of experience in the digital industry, previously holding the position of Digital Media Head at World Wide Open and Reliance Entertainment – Digital. Recognized as one of the top 50 most influential Digital Media Professionals in 2015 by World Marketing Congress, his portfolio of achievements includes increasing revenue and improving brand awareness through Digital platforms for brands in India and abroad.

    Commenting on the appointment, iProspect CEO Vivek Bhargava said, “Display is a huge part of online media as it has immense potential for growth. With Mihir on board, we are gearing up to take our Display services to a whole new level. We are really excited to welcome him to the team and look forward to the award winning campaigns that are to come.”

    From strategy to execution, media planning to buying, affiliates marketing, strategic partnerships and alliances, his focus has always been to drive value to the last cent for all clients. Mihir has experience in all major sectors, working actively on clients such as Reliance Group Companies (Reliance Communication, Reliance Mutual Fund, Reliance General Insurance, Reliance Life) Babyoye, Big Cinemas, SBI Life and Jockey, to name a few.