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Publicis Global Delivery was awarded Best Workplace in Media, India by Great Place to Work
Mumbai – Publicis Global Delivery (PGD) India, part of the Publicis Groupe India, has announced that it is ranked among the Best Workplaces in Media 2024 by Great Place to Work®. This marks the third consecutive year that PGD India has been included in the winning list for their workplace practices, which is a recognition of PGD India’s steadfast efforts to foster a high-trust, high-performance work culture. Additionally, PGD India also won the Great Places to Work certification in 2024
PGD India is a world-class capabilities centre of expertise catering to international markets on a full spectrum of media, data, technology, creative and production services. It is one of the largest capability centres of the Groupe with a presence across Mumbai, Gurgaon, Pune, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad. It also has one of the largest teams of certified professionals on various global platforms.
“PGD India, one of the largest Delivery Centres within the Publicis Global Delivery network, has been the backbone of PGD from day one. Delivering expertise of Publicis’ capabilities at scale with an unwavering commitment to excellence. Our talent, teams, and culture drive our business and enable industry-defining work each day. PGD India being recognised as a Best Place to Work for a third year in a row highlights our commitment to our people and the enthusiasm and passion they bring to our business and Publicis clients.” said PGD Global chief delivery officer Theodore Hadjis.
“Earning a spot on the Best Workplace list means that PGD India has surpassed rigorous benchmarks, establishing ourselves as one of the best workplaces among our peers across the industry. Receiving this honour thrice in a row highlights our continued commitment towards prioritising a people-first culture, and the advancement and growth of our talent. It is a continuous journey, and we are proud of our efforts in building an inclusive, diverse, collaborative, and cohesive work culture at PGD India. Recognition such as this is a wonderful testament to our commitment in building a progressive, exceptional workplace.” said PGD India CEO Sunish Jose.
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Publicis Brazil’s creative chief Mauro Ramalho lands the jury chair at Abby Awards 2026
Mauro Ramalho brings 25 years of global advertising firepower to the new creative commerce, use of data and B2B category at Goafest
GOA: The Abby Awards 2026, powered by The One Club and The One Show, has appointed Mauro Ramalho, chief creative officer of Publicis Brazil, as jury chair for its newly launched creative commerce, use of data and B2B category. The announcement, made on 18 March, signals the awards’ intent to bring serious international muscle to a category that sits squarely at the intersection of creativity and commercial performance.
Ramalho is not a name that needs much introduction in global advertising circles. Over 25 years spanning three countries, he has worked at some of the industry’s most creatively restless addresses. At AKQA in San Francisco, he worked across McDonald’s, Nike, Fox, Target, Kraft Foods and GAP, and helped lead “The Lost Ring” for McDonald’s, one of the first alternate reality campaigns and among the most awarded projects of its era. He later moved to Organic in Toronto, bridging the Detroit and Toronto offices on Dodge, Jeep and Chrysler, before spending over a decade building CUBOCC into one of Brazil’s most iconic and innovative independent agencies, which subsequently joined the IPG network.
A stint at FCB followed, where Ramalho led integrated work bridging online and offline, before he joined R/GA São Paulo as vice-president and executive creative director, stitching together the São Paulo office with New York, London, Portland and California on global clients including Verizon, Google, Meta, Samsung, American Express and Heineken. He now heads Publicis Brazil as its chief creative officer.
His trophy cabinet includes Clios, Effies, TikTok awards and MMA Smarties, and he has served on juries at the Andys, TikTok and the Lisbon Awards.
The Abby Awards 2026 is scheduled to take place at Goafest 2026 on 20, 21 and 22 May in Goa.
For Indian advertising, landing a jury chair of Ramalho’s calibre for a category built around data-driven creativity and commerce is a statement of ambition. Goafest just raised its own bar.
