Havas Worldwide India Expands Creative Team with Four ECD Appointments

Havas Worldwide India has expanded its creative team by hiring four new executive creative directors: Arjun Jetly, Neharika Awal, Ajitesh Verma, and Monish Gupta. They will be tasked with enhancing the agency’s creative offering and will be based in Gurugram. They will report to Anupama Ramaswamy, chief creative officer at Havas Worldwide India.

Havas Worldwide India bolsters its creative team

Jetly, who is returning to Havas Worldwide India after leaving Cheil India, previously developed successful campaigns for Durex and has worked with The Glitch, among other agencies. Campaigns for companies like Veet, Mirinda, Doritos, Cadbury, MG Motor, Adobe, Eno, and Horlicks are included in his portfolio. He has won accolades from the ABBYs, Effies, and Cannes Lions.

Awal previously worked for Dentsu for eight years. Prior to that, she was associated with Leo Burnett, Saatchu & Saatchi, Ogilvy, and DDB Mudra. She has worked with brands like Honda Cars, OLX, Biba, Canon, and Dominos and has won Effies and ABBYs.

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Verma has held roles at McCann Worldwide, Wunderman Thompson, BBDO India, and Leo Burnett. He has contributed to projects for Mountain Dew Global, Pepsi Foods, ITC, Britania, Nestle, GSK, Meta, The Times of India, Flipkart, PhonePe, and Swiggy.

Over the course of his career, Gupta has overseen a broad range of brands, including some of the most well-known names in Lifestyle, Fashion, Automobiles, and Hospitality, including Maruti Suzuki, Honda Motorcycles, Citroen, LG, Samsung Phones, Myntra, and Burger King. Gupta previously worked for Leo Burnett, Dentsu, Lowe Lintas, J Walter Thompson, and Cheil before joining.

Here’s what they said

Anupama Ramaswamy, chief creative officer, Havas Worldwide India, said,

“Now is the time for our work to shine. And I can’t think of a better team to lead this than Neharika, Monish, Arjun and Ajitesh. I’m delighted to welcome them into the Havas family. They are a dynamic bunch, brimming with new ideas, each having their own individual strengths, which will not just help the brands we work on but also the teams. I believe in their capabilities and mindset to take Havas Worldwide India to newer heights.” 

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