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Ogilvy announces new APAC creative leadership team
MUMBAI: Ogilvy has announced the names of its new capability leadership team in the Asia-Pacific region as a next step in the agency’s transformation journey.
While Giri Jadhav has been announced as the head of advertising in Asia, Sheilen Rathod is taking on the leadership of Ogilvy’s customer experience and commerce capabilities across the region. Ali Kazmi will head Ogilvy’s partnerships in Asia – an extension of his current role in China. Andrew Thomas will be taking on an increased role in developing Ogilvy’s PR and influence offerings in the ASEAN markets. Thomas will continue to be based in Singapore.
Jadhav, Rathod, Kazmi, and Thomas will join Ogilvy’s capability leadership already in place in the region led by Scott Kronick (PR and influence), Benoit Wiesser (brand strategy), and Jerry Smith (digital transformation).
Jadhav is a long-term Ogilvy veteran who started with the network in India and has held various regional positions based out of Singapore – most recently heading the agency’s global client portfolio in the region. Rathod is also an Ogilvy veteran, who has previously worked in Hong Kong before moving to his current posting in China. He now takes on this regional position based in Shanghai.
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Time brings TIME100 Next franchise to India with Reliance
List to spotlight 100 emerging leaders, gala set for December 2026 in Mumbai.
MUMBAI: It’s about time India’s next wave got a global spotlight and now, it’s on the list. New York-headquartered Time is expanding its TIME100 Next franchise to India, partnering with Reliance Industries Limited to launch TIME100 Next India, its first international extension of the rising leaders platform. The announcement was made at the Time100 Gala in New York by Jessica Sibley and Nita Mukesh Ambani, signalling a strategic push to tap into India’s growing influence across sectors.
The India edition will recognise 100 emerging leaders from the country and the global Indian diaspora, spanning business, science, sports, arts and social impact. The list will be curated by Time’s editorial team and published online, continuing the franchise’s focus on identifying individuals shaping the future.
The initiative will culminate in a gala event scheduled for December 2026 at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre, anchoring the platform within India’s cultural and business ecosystem.
TIME’s broader Time100 franchise has steadily expanded its global footprint since 2021 through events and impact-led initiatives. Executives noted that India’s growing pool of influential voices and innovators made it a natural next step for the platform’s international ambitions.
For Reliance, the partnership aligns with its broader push to support emerging talent and ideas on a global stage. For Time, it marks a timely bet on India not just as a market, but as a talent engine shaping the next chapter of global leadership.
