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  • Niraj Ruparel, Chandani Samdaria, Chandni Shah, Senthil and P G Aditya appointed as jury chairs for Abby Awards 2024 powered by One Show

    Niraj Ruparel, Chandani Samdaria, Chandni Shah, Senthil and P G Aditya appointed as jury chairs for Abby Awards 2024 powered by One Show

    Mumbai: Niraj Ruparel, Emerging tech lead for WPP and head of mobile at GroupM, Chandani Samdaria, executive creative director at L&K Saatchi & Saatchi, Chandni Shah, COO of FCB Kinnect, Senthil, CCO, VML and P G Aditya, CCO and co-founder of Talented, join as jury chair for Technology category, Red Abby category, Mobile category, Integrated category and Digital category respectively, at The Abby Awards 2024 powered by One Show.

    Niraj Ruparel, Emerging Tech Lead for WPP and Head of Mobile at GroupM, has been appointed jury chair in Abby Awards 2024 powered by One Show in the Technology category.

    Niraj is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in Generative AI, Metaverse Marketing, Mobile Marketing, Voice Marketing, XR marketing, consumer platforms, brand communications, and marketing analytics.

    Niraj has been instrumental in developing cutting-edge creative technology solutions for agencies and clients in India.

    Niraj is a go-to expert for all things related to voice, technology, mobile, and digital platforms. His work has won several awards, including FOMG, WARC, Cannes, and I-com Data Creativity Awards. In addition, he has been personally recognised for his achievements, including winning the prestigious inaugural WPP Ignite awards, Niraj has been listed in Campaign Asia’s Top 40 Rising Talent and has been featured as a top digital marketing leader in 2022 by CMO Asia.

    Niraj was recently awarded for his contribution to Metaverse & AI industry at IAA Tech Plus 2023.

    Niraj is a true industry maverick shaping the future of digital marketing. Additionally, he’s also a die-hard fitness fanatic, hula hooper and an affectionate father.

    Chandani Samdaria, executive creative director at L&K Saatchi & Saatchi, India has been appointed jury chair in Abby Awards 2024 powered by One Show in the Red Abby category

    Chandani has been a National Gold Medalist in Figure and Artistic Skating.  She then smoothly transitioned from gliding on wheels to gliding through ideas, campaigns and briefs.

    With a career spanning over 14 years, she has honed her skills at agencies like Lowe Lintas, Leo Burnett and now L&K Saatchi &. Saatchi.

    Chandani was awarded 40 under 40, 2023 by Social Samosa.

    Chandani has created campaigns for giants like Vicks, Head & Shoulders, Nivea, Tide, Ariel, Amazon Audible, Knorr, Closeup, Kwality Wall’s, Axis Bank, Hotstar, and more.

    For every brand, her forever mantra has been to conceive campaigns that weave powerful ideas through cultural insights.

    Chandni Shah, COO of FCB Kinnect has been appointed jury chair in Abby Awards 2024 powered by One Show in the Mobile category.

    Chandni heads a team of over 400 talented #Kinnectors across multiple cities. Her charisma is unmatched and she’s a torchbearer for the next generation. Her all-guns-blazing attitude has forged strong client relationships, attracting an enviable roster of blue-chip companies.

    Under her leadership, FCB Kinnect has won some note-worthy global industry accolades, such as Cannes Lions, One Show, Spikes Asia, Grand Clio and many more.

    She was one of IMPACT’s 50 Most Influential Women. She was also the recipient of the SHE 2022 award by Agency Reporter. Chandni has also been listed in Campaign South Asia’s prestigious 40 Under 40 Award and the Young Business Leader Award for the South Asia region.

    While having contributed to almost all their large clients, she works closely with HDFC Bank, Amazon, Tata Motors, TVS, Aditya Birla Capital Group etc.

    A young woman leader herself, Chandni grooms her #Kinnectors to break the ceiling and #GetGreatShitDone.

    Senthil CCO, VML India has been appointed jury chair in the Abby Awards 2024 powered by One Show in the Integrated category.

    Senthil is the spearhead of the creative team at VML, the world’s largest creative company that’s powering the business of ideas and inspiring growth for several international brands and national market leaders, working with multilingual creative and digital teams across the country.

    Senthil believes in leading by example and leading from the front with insightful ideas that have built legendary local brands like Wipro, The Times Of India, Tata Steel, Tata Gluco Plus, Himalayan, Apollo Tyres, Hero Motors, Aditya Birla Fashion, Murugappa Group, Nestle Munch, Star Sports and leading global brands like Nike, Levi’s, Puma, Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Gatorade, KitKat, Johnnie Walker, Google, Facebook, Rotary International, Shell, Unilever Radiant and Unicef.

    THE ECONOMIC TIMES gave Senthil the coveted title of ‘Lion Hunter’ for winning India’s first Gold Lions in Film & Film Craft at the Cannes Lions International Festival. He has also won India’s first One Show Gold Pencils in Film, Film Craft and Film Innovation and several D&AD, Spikes, Clio Awards and New York Festival Gold Medals.

    With over 300 International Awards, Senthil is the most awarded writer, creative director and film director in Indian advertising, while leading the company to several ‘Agency Of The Year’ and ‘Campaign of the Year’ titles. Senthil has been voted ‘Copywriter of the Year’ and ‘Film Director of the Year’ several times at the National and Asia Pacific regional creative festivals.

    P G Aditya, CCO and co-founder of Talented has been appointed jury chair in Abby Awards 2024 powered by One Show in the Digital category.

    PG Aditiya is the creator of India’s most awarded campaign ever: The Unfiltered History Tour, an undercover tour of the British Museum’s disputed artefacts – for VICE.

    Talented is an employee-owned creative agency founded by PG Aditya prior to which he was the CCO of Dentsu Webchutney until February 2022.  His work is responsible for India’s only “Agency of the Year” title so far at Cannes Lions.        

    PG Aditya has helped elevate the country’s credentials at international stages through campaigns like Why is this a Swiggy Ad?, Travel on Cleartrip and Flipkart’s Hagglebot. PG was also recognised as APAC’s #1 CCO by the One Show & as  Creative Agency Leader of the Year by the IAA

    The Abby Awards will be held on the 29th, 30th, and 31st of May during Goafest 2024.

    For more details on The Abby Awards, visit https://abbyawards.com/

  • L&K Saatchi & Saatchi strengthens creative team in Mumbai

    L&K Saatchi & Saatchi strengthens creative team in Mumbai

    Mumbai: L&K Saatchi & Saatchi India has announced two key appointments for its creative teams in Mumbai. Joining the agency are Chandani Samdaria, who comes on board as senior creative director and Nikita Goswami who has joined as creative director. The duo will report to L&K Saatchi & Saatchi joint national creative director Rohit Malkani.

    Both join at a time when the agency has been winning a stream of new businesses since the start of 2020. Their task would be to ideate, co-create and put out compelling pieces of work in the marketplace while also playing an important role in increasing the creative standing of the agency especially in the western region.

    Malkani said: “At L&K Saatchi and Saatchi Mumbai, we are at the crux of a fabulous tomorrow, with a slew of new brands, leadership and energy. In the sea of prospective candidates that I met over the last few months two individuals stood out for me. They were bright, articulate and talented of course, but above all, they both had minds that were buzzing with fresh perspectives and a hunger for great work that I have rarely seen. Thank you Nikita and Chandani for teaming up for this gig and we’re looking forward to some seriously differentiated work from you!”

    Samdaria joins the agency from Leo Burnett and has nearly a decade of creative experience handling brands across categories like F&B, entertainment, haircare, detergent, personal hygiene etc. Some of the brands she has worked on include Amazon Audible, Tide, Knorr, Closeup, Clinic Plus, Ariel, Hotstar, Kwality Walls, Pillsbury etc.

    Chandani said: “L&K Saatchi & Saatchi has a bag full of established brands and I feel that I can help build the creative prowess further. When I spoke to Paritosh, I liked the vision he had for the agency and that’s what pulled me towards it. The only challenge was joining during the ongoing Covid2019 crisis, but everything fell into place sooner than I’d imagined. In fact, this pandemic made me realise that advertising today is more relevant than ever before. We are not just selling a product, we are selling stories of hope and emotions that will help us rebuild as a race. There’s a sea of negativity around us. Along with L&K Saatchi & Saatchi, I’m just hoping to create a few waves of positivity in it.”

    Goswami joins the agency from Ogilvy & Mather and has over ten years of experience managing creative mandates for brands like Taj Hotels, Dove Hair, Tang, Cadbury’s, Red Label Tea, Vodafone, Parachute, State Bank of India, Vodafone among others. She has also had promising stints at Publicis Capital, Euro RSCG, McCann Erickson and Lowe Lintas.

    Goswami said: “I see myself as a perfect fit for the leadership Paritosh and Rohit were looking for. I'm thrilled to join L&K Saatchi & Saatchi – a place with rich veins of talent and a good portfolio to match. I enjoy being a part of a dynamic culture that continues to bring forth interesting opportunities despite an ongoing pandemic. Today's advertising is particularly challenging and needs conscious messaging and speedy execution. I look forward to bring these to the agency and contribute meaningfully to its creative output.”

    Both the appointments are effective immediately and based out of Mumbai.

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