By Our Staff
The Abbys Award Governing Council has announced the names of five more industry seniors as part of the awards jury:
Carlton D’Silva: Co-Founder House of Awe and Musemakers Marketing Services
Paresh Chaudhry: Group Executive director, Value 360
Praveen Someshwar: MD and CEO, HT Media Group
Rajat Ojha: CEO, Gamitronics
Rekha Nigam: Director, Sutradhar Media & Communications
By A Correspondent
Hungama Digital Services announced the elevation of Kamal Amesur and Manesh Swamy as Executive Creative Director and Creative Director respectively.
“I congratulate Kamal and Manesh on this well- deserved elevation. With Kamal being the ECD and Manesh the Creative Director of HDS we have strengthened the platform of innovative thinking. They will set the bar for the next phase of solutions in the digital domainâ€, said Carlton D’Silva, CEO & CCO of HDS.
Kamal, previously a Creative Director has been with HDS since 2000. He has been actively involved in creating campaigns for HDS that have won at both national and international award shows. Besides bring in new business for HDS, Kamal works with clients such as ACC Cement, Godrej, HUL, Mahindra, Wipro and Intel.
Manesh Swamy is a digital native who has over 15 years of experience in the digital space and has created multiple campaigns across multiple mediums including Digital, Activation & Mobile.
Manesh, who has been with HDS since 2004, has worked on various innovative campaigns for many global companies such as Mahindra, Intel, Pepsi, Airtel and Microsoft to name a few.
By A Correspondent
J. Walter Thompson South Asia has named Carlton D’Silva as the new Chief Executive Officer, Hungama Digital Services. Carlton will be reporting into Tarun Rai and will continue to lead HDS’s creative leadership as its Chief Creative Officer.
In his new role, Carlton will be responsible for leading the growth at HDS and further enhancing its creative output. He will partner Tarun to seamlessly integrate and deliver on J. Walter Thompson South Asia’s creative vision to offer the best value proposition to its clients. Carlton will have complete oversight of all six offices of HDS, including Hungama Promo Marketing.
Announcing his elevation, Tarun Rai, Chief Executive Officer, J. Walter Thompson South Asia said, “Carlton is a dynamic, creative leader with strategic capabilities, which makes him an ideal choice to head HDS. He is young, ambitious and has the drive to take HDS to the next level.â€
Carlton has spent close to 16 years with HDS. He is imaginative and inspiring and has diverse experience of working with some of the biggest brands in the country. He has won several awards and accolades for HDS across national and international award shows.
“We are delighted to elevate Carlton as the CEO of HDS. Apart from being one of the most experienced digital advertising professionals in India, Carlton has demonstrated tremendous leadership qualities in leading a team of top performers who have won accolades for their clients and given them innovative and sustainable solutions with impactful and engaging consumer interactions. In his new role, Carlton will prepare our clients from leveraging creative digital activations and transform their communities to transactions. I wish him all the very best, always!â€, said Neeraj Roy, Director on board, HDS.