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Aditya Sunilkumar joins Meta as creative director after Havas India stint
The advertising creative moves to Meta after more than two years at Havas India
MUMBAI: From adland to Meta-land. Aditya Sunilkumar has joined Meta as creative director, marking his latest move after a career spanning creative leadership roles across agencies in India and Europe.
Sunilkumar announced the appointment on LinkedIn, saying he was starting a new position as creative director at Meta. His profile lists the role as beginning in October 2026, with the position based in Mumbai.
He joins Meta after spending more than two years at Havas India, where he served as executive creative director & head of digital from July 2024 to October 2026.
At Havas India, Sunilkumar combined creative leadership with digital responsibilities, building on an advertising career that has included work across creative, copywriting and digital.
Before Havas India, he was executive creative director at Creativeland Asia between August 2022 and July 2024.
His previous roles also include a six-month stint as senior creative director at The Glitch from March to August 2022.
Sunilkumar began his career in Europe, spending more than four years at Scholz & Friends in Hamburg. He joined the agency as a copywriter in December 2017 and was promoted to senior copywriter in April 2021, before moving to India in 2022.
His academic background is rooted in communication and advertising. Sunilkumar holds a master of professional communication in copywriting from Miami Ad School Europe, which he completed between 2015 and 2017. He also holds a bachelor of media studies in audio visual production from Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication, completed between 2009 and 2012.
The move to Meta marks a shift from agency-side creative leadership to an in-house role at one of the world’s largest technology platforms. With experience spanning copywriting, digital and creative direction, Sunilkumar brings a mix of agency and international experience to his new role.
His appointment comes as the lines between advertising, technology and digital platforms continue to blur, putting creative leadership increasingly close to the heart of how brands and audiences connect.
