MUMBAI: Grey Group chief financial officer Vinod Prabhakar departed for his heavenly abode on Sunday morning.

He succumbed to a cardiac arrest in Mumbai at the age of 45.

“A jovial, helpful and wonderful colleague, a doting father and a loving husband, Prabhakar will be missed by his innumerable friends and colleagues. He is survived by his wife Beena, his son, Vineet, his parents, brothers and relatives” Grey said in a statement.

A veteran of Grey, Prabhakar had joined the organisation 20 years ago, when it was still Trikaya Grey. He oversaw the agency‘s transition into Grey Group and led the agency‘s diversification and acquisitions with a team that had been with him for over 15 years.

MUMBAI: Grey’s executive creative director Rohit Malkani and creative director Bhavesh Kosambia have been appointed on
the Jury Panel for the New York Festival International Advertising Awards to be held on 5 May in New York.
 
Malkani says, “New York Festivals is one of the most prestigious advertising shows and being selected for the Jury is a huge honour. I am looking forward to a hectic but stimulating round of judging.”

This year, each juror will be assigned to 10-person online panels, which will start at different times throughout the online judging process. Each juror will be using a password and an email address, to access the entries to be judged.
 
Seven days time will be given to complete the online judging session and between 10 to 12 hours to complete a session.

Kosambia adds, “To be on board as Grand Jury for New York festival design category is undoubtedly an honor, and I am very excited about it. According to me a good design is a medium in itself to communicate and you don’t need to know any particular language to understand or appreciate it.”
 
This will be the largest gathering of nearly 300 Grand Jury members, consisting of chief creative officers, executive creative directors, creative directors, executive producers, film directors and designers, representing over 55 countries.

The awards ceremony and conferences will be held on 5 May,in New York.