Ogilvy Names four New Creative Seniors

Ogilvy Mumbai is pleased to announce the very recent appointment of four creative directors and aligned with Ogilvy Advertising, Mumbai.  They will be based out of Mumbai and reporting to the senior creative and business heads in Ogilvy Advertising, Mumbai.

Abhijit Avasthi, National Creative Director, Ogilvy India: Last few months have been fabulous for us with lots of new biz coming in. In order to bolster our creative strength we have brought in these stars. Each of them has a unique way of thinking which will enrich Ogilvy greatly.

Neville Shah, appointed as Group Creative Director, is a post graduate from Symbiosis Institute of Mass Communication and completed Copywriting at The Creative Circus in Atlanta.
His work experience spans over companies like MTV India & MTV Indies, Commonwealth Worldwide, McCann Worldgroup, Creativeland Asia, JWT, Mudra, TBWA, McCann-Erickson, Times of India Group, JAM, 107.1 FM Rainbow and The Company Theatre.  Neville worked on Indian and multinational brands such as Chevrolet, Set Max, Standard Chartered Bank, Nissan, Airtel, Philips, ESPN, Star Sports, Bajaj Allianz,   Parle Agro, Dabur, ITC and several more.

His talent as an actor, producer and in stand-up comedy has led to his involvement in the movie Malabar Cadillac and the documentary The Old Elephant Route and several productions at a national and international level.  Neville is an active member of The Laugh Club, Comedy Store as also a part of the SNG Comedy. In his spare time he is a guest lecturer at SIMC teaching advertising, film and drama.

Syed Mohammed Talha Nazim, also appointed as Senior Creative Director has spent the first 19 years of his career (since the age of 19!) in Kolkata, Delhi, Bangalore & Kuala Lumpur. Having worked in agencies such as Burnett & McCann on prestigious clients like Chevrolet, BMW, Fiat, Petronas, Coca-Cola, Nescafe, Dutch Lady, Aircel, McDonalds, to name some, he chose to return to Mumbai when Ogilvy beckoned. 

Talha’s philosophy: Work hard. Be good. Miracles will happen. The results: 170 odd regional and international metals and nominations (finalists) at most major shows such as Cannes, D&AD, The One Show, Clio, LIA, Andys, Adfest, Spikes, NY Festivals & the Indian Abbys. The Gunn Report  listed his work as one of the most awarded pieces in 2004 & 2013. In 2006, Campaign Brief Asia ranked him among the top 10 creatives in India. In 2014, The One Show ranked him No.2 as a creative director, No.6 as writer and art director in the world.
In his spare time Talha pursues collecting the ‘new’ which has recently resulted in him developing a mobile app along with a friend that’ll be launched shortly.

Mahesh Madhukar Parab, appointed as Senior Creative Director, is a BFA graduate from Sir JJ Institute of Applied Art.  Mahesh has worked with agencies such as Da’Cunha Communications, Ambience Publicis, McCann Erickson, DDB Mudra and Contract Advertising. 

His work experiences spans across Indian and multinational brands such as Amul, Western Union, Siemens, HUL, Marico, Reliance, Yellow Pages, Hanes, Tata Indicom, BPL Mobile, NEO, Star Plus, Edelweiss, Tata Motor International, Asian Paints, Cadbury’s, BATA, Yamaha, Dabur, Wrigley’s, UTI Bank, Kotak Bank, to name a few.

Mahesh is an accomplished visualiser and has received recognition at Cannes (11 Silver for Onida alone), Campaign Brief Asia, ONE Show, D&AD Annual, Communication Arts, CLIO, ADFEST, Spikes Asia, Creative ABBY Awards and AAAI Awards.  His creative work has also earned its place in The Work.

Talha Bin Mohsin the fourth Senior Creative Director newly appointed, is a post graduate in Communication after doing his Bachelors in International Business & Finance. Talha has worked with agencies such as Contract, DDB Mudra, Leo Burnett & McCann Erickson.  His work experience covers brands such as Coca Cola, National Geographic Channel, Schneider Electric, Philips Lighting, HBO, McDonald’s, Dabur, Godrej, Big Bazaar, Maharashtra Tourism, Parachute, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Barclays Bank, Radio Mirchi, Mediker, Twinings, Wrigley’s (Boomer & Orbit), Yamaha, Bata, Cadbury (Choclairs, Halls), Asian Paints (Tractor, Apcolite), Tata Motors. 

Talha has earned his stripes with recognition at  ADFEST, Cannes, EFFIE, AAAI, New York Festival and Radio Mirchi Kaan Awards.  He was ranked No.1 Creative Director  in ‘The Creative Rankings’ 2012, ranked 22 in The Work Creative Rankings 2012.

The partnership between Talha Mohsin (copy) and Mahesh Parab (art) goes back over 6 years. Navin Talreja, President, Ogilvy Mumbai & Kolkata: New ways of thinking, new kind of work and new ways of adding value is what Ogilvy is known for and what we continuously strive to achieve. To stay ahead of the game we need to constantly add new energy and new ideas to existing ones. These exceptionally talented hires will do just that.