Publicis Ambience ropes in Ferzad Variyava as ECD

MUMBAI: Publicis Ambience has appointed Ferzad Variyava as its executive creative director.

Variyava joins from Alok Nanda & Company where he was working as senior creative director.

Based in Mumbai, he will report to Publicis Ambience vice-chairperson and NCD Ashish Khazanchi.

"Yes, Variyava has joined us," said Publicis South Asia CEO Nakul Chopra.

Variyava started his career in 2000 as junior copywriter in Ambience Publicis. He then moved to McCann Erickson India in 2004 as creative group head. In 2005, he joined Leo Burnett as creative group head and then as creative director in Fortune Communications in March 2006. His last stint prior to Alok Nanda & Company was with JWT as senior creative director.