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  • Malkani joins Law & Kenneth Saatchi & Saatchi

    Malkani joins Law & Kenneth Saatchi & Saatchi

    MUMBAI: Rohit Malkani has joined Law & Kenneth Saatchi & Saatchi from Minority Brand Creation and Management. He has over 22 years of experience in agencies such as Rediffusion DY&R, Planetasia.com, JWT, Grey Worldwide, Publicis Ambience Advertising, Bates 141, Publicis Singapore. He will be based out of the Mumbai office of the agency.

    He has worked on brands such as Van Heusen, Unilever, Kingfisher, Sony Music, P&G, Reliance Telecom, Killer Jeans, Parle, ICICI Bank, Citibank, Virgin Mobile, Legrand and Siemens.

    Law & Kenneth Saatchi & Saatchi CEO & managing partner Anil S Nair says, “Rohit’s expertise and energy will be a great asset for Law & Kenneth Saatchi & Saatchi clients.”

    Malkani says, “Law & Kenneth Saatchi & Saatchi is at yet another inflection point with an agenda that promises one heck of a ride. We have brands that would make any agency envious, a team that is hungry, a vision that is inspiring and audacious and the ammunition to fire us into the next level. To me it was an irresistible.”

  • Malkani joins Law & Kenneth Saatchi & Saatchi

    Malkani joins Law & Kenneth Saatchi & Saatchi

    MUMBAI: Rohit Malkani has joined Law & Kenneth Saatchi & Saatchi from Minority Brand Creation and Management. He has over 22 years of experience in agencies such as Rediffusion DY&R, Planetasia.com, JWT, Grey Worldwide, Publicis Ambience Advertising, Bates 141, Publicis Singapore. He will be based out of the Mumbai office of the agency.

    He has worked on brands such as Van Heusen, Unilever, Kingfisher, Sony Music, P&G, Reliance Telecom, Killer Jeans, Parle, ICICI Bank, Citibank, Virgin Mobile, Legrand and Siemens.

    Law & Kenneth Saatchi & Saatchi CEO & managing partner Anil S Nair says, “Rohit’s expertise and energy will be a great asset for Law & Kenneth Saatchi & Saatchi clients.”

    Malkani says, “Law & Kenneth Saatchi & Saatchi is at yet another inflection point with an agenda that promises one heck of a ride. We have brands that would make any agency envious, a team that is hungry, a vision that is inspiring and audacious and the ammunition to fire us into the next level. To me it was an irresistible.”

  • NavinTheeng has joined Havas Worldwide as Executive Creative Director, Gurgaon

    NavinTheeng has joined Havas Worldwide as Executive Creative Director, Gurgaon

    MUMBAI: NavinTheeng has joined Havas Worldwide as Executive Creative Director, Gurgaon. He moves from Cheil Worldwide, Gurgaon where he was Group Creative Director leading a team handling Samsung mobiles, televisions and home appliances besides other business. Navin replaces the erstwhile ECD team of Nakul Sharma and TirthaGhosh.

    “At Havas, we are working towards not just blurring the line between digital and traditional creative but completely erasing it. And a creative leader who is comfortable with and excited by both is what we needed. I think we have found that person in Navin”, said Nima DT Namchu, Chief Creative Officer, Havas Worldwide, India. Theeng will report to Namchu and will be responsible for digital and traditional creative output of Gurgaon office.

    Welcoming Navin aboard, Chief Executive Officer, NirmalyaSen said – “Navin’s appointment is a part of our further strengthening of our already robust offering in Gurgaon. Navin brings with him not just an impressive track record as a creative mind, but also a reputation for leading his team to creative excellence. I wish him great success with Havas Worldwide.”

    “It’s a bit of a homecoming”, said Theeng. This is his second stint at the agency after a fairly long first stint. “But other than that, everything has changed. Technology was a bit of a bugbear 10 years back, but now the possibilities are endless. You can expect to see more technology-infused ideas coming from Havas.”

    In the 18 years he has been in the industry, Navin has worked with Bates, McCann Erickson, Euro RSCG, Rediffusion DY&R, Contract and Cheil handling brands across categories such as consumer durables, colas, airlines, mobile phones, liquor, real estate and sports.

    Along the way, he has won accolades at Cannes, The One Show, New York Festival, Spikes Asia and Goafest Abbys with quite a few of the wins in the ‘Integrated Category led by Digital’.

  • NavinTheeng has joined Havas Worldwide as Executive Creative Director, Gurgaon

    NavinTheeng has joined Havas Worldwide as Executive Creative Director, Gurgaon

    MUMBAI: NavinTheeng has joined Havas Worldwide as Executive Creative Director, Gurgaon. He moves from Cheil Worldwide, Gurgaon where he was Group Creative Director leading a team handling Samsung mobiles, televisions and home appliances besides other business. Navin replaces the erstwhile ECD team of Nakul Sharma and TirthaGhosh.

    “At Havas, we are working towards not just blurring the line between digital and traditional creative but completely erasing it. And a creative leader who is comfortable with and excited by both is what we needed. I think we have found that person in Navin”, said Nima DT Namchu, Chief Creative Officer, Havas Worldwide, India. Theeng will report to Namchu and will be responsible for digital and traditional creative output of Gurgaon office.

    Welcoming Navin aboard, Chief Executive Officer, NirmalyaSen said – “Navin’s appointment is a part of our further strengthening of our already robust offering in Gurgaon. Navin brings with him not just an impressive track record as a creative mind, but also a reputation for leading his team to creative excellence. I wish him great success with Havas Worldwide.”

    “It’s a bit of a homecoming”, said Theeng. This is his second stint at the agency after a fairly long first stint. “But other than that, everything has changed. Technology was a bit of a bugbear 10 years back, but now the possibilities are endless. You can expect to see more technology-infused ideas coming from Havas.”

    In the 18 years he has been in the industry, Navin has worked with Bates, McCann Erickson, Euro RSCG, Rediffusion DY&R, Contract and Cheil handling brands across categories such as consumer durables, colas, airlines, mobile phones, liquor, real estate and sports.

    Along the way, he has won accolades at Cannes, The One Show, New York Festival, Spikes Asia and Goafest Abbys with quite a few of the wins in the ‘Integrated Category led by Digital’.

  • Soho Square Mumbai names Ishrath Nawaz as creative director

    Soho Square Mumbai names Ishrath Nawaz as creative director

    MUMBAI: Soho Square Mumbai has appointed Ishrath Nawaz as creative director with effect from 3 September.

     

    Soho Square executive creative directors Anuraag Khandelwal and Satish Desa said, “Our young and dynamic team is a constantly evolving one. Our focus is to continuously adapt to new age ideas and ideals, with growth that is not just exponential but organic as well. Ishrath brings with him a unique mix of talents and a crisp understanding of different brand segments. We believe he has what it takes to strengthen our vision.”

     

    Nawaz added, “There’s nothing like it. I’ve always wanted to be a part of the Ogilvy group and it’s like a dream come true for me. Soho Square has been breaking tremendous ground over the last few years. Anuraag and Satish are two highly competitive and creative individuals who are firmly entrenched in market realities while striving to achieve creative excellence. I think this is the perfect mix. It’s going to be great working and growing with them.”

     

    Having an experience of 14 years in advertising, Nawaz has worked across agencies like Saatchi & Saatchi, Rediffusion DYR, Network Advertising and Draft FCB+Ulka.

  • Ranjeev Vij quits BBDO Proximity

    Ranjeev Vij quits BBDO Proximity

    MUMBAI: After a stint of over two years, Proximity India vice-president and head Ranjeev Vij has decided to move on.

    This is Vij‘s last week at Proximity, the digital and data arm of BBDO. However, Vij‘s next venture is still not known.

    Confirming the news to Indiantelevision.com, Vij said, “Yes, I have quit. I am leaving because of personal reasons.”

    Vij has over 18 years of experience in the industry. This was Vij‘s second inning at BBDO India. Earlier, he had joined BBDO India as vice president and business director in 2008. He had quit in 2009 to join iris worldwide as board director. Prior to BBDO India, he had also worked with agencies like Rediffusion DYR, Lowe Lintas, O&M and DraftFCB Ulka.