New Delhi, August 9, 2016: Navin Theeng has joined Havas Worldwide as Executive Creative Director, Gurgaon. He moves from Cheil Worldwide, Gurgaon where he was Group Creative Director leading a team handling Samsung mobiles, televisions and home appliances besides other business. Navin replaces the erstwhile ECD team of Nakul Sharma and Tirtha Ghosh.
Havas worldwide
Chief Executive Officer, Nirmalya Sen
“At Havas, we are working towards not just blurring the line between digital and traditional creative but completely erasing it. And a creative leader who is comfortable with and excited by both is what we needed. I think we have found that person in Navin”, said Nima DT Namchu, Chief Creative Officer, Havas Worldwide, India. Theeng will report to Namchu and will be responsible for digital and traditional creative output of Gurgaon office.
Welcoming Navin aboard, Chief Executive Officer, Nirmalya Sen said – “Navin’s appointment is a part of our further strengthening of our already robust offering in Gurgaon. Navin brings with him not just an impressive track record as a creative mind, but also a reputation for leading his team to creative excellence. I wish him great success with Havas Worldwide.”
“It’s a bit of a homecoming”, said Theeng. This is his second stint at the agency after a fairly long first stint. “But other than that, everything has changed. Technology was a bit of a bugbear 10 years back, but now the possibilities are endless. You can expect to see more technology-infused ideas coming from Havas.”
In the 18 years he has been in the industry, Navin has worked with Bates, McCann Erickson, Euro RSCG, Rediffusion DY&R, Contract and Cheil handling brands across categories such as consumer durables, colas, airlines, mobile phones, liquor, real estate and sports.
Along the way, he has won accolades at Cannes, The One Show, New York Festival, Spikes Asia and Goafest Abbys with quite a few of the wins in the ‘Integrated Category led by Digital’.
About Havas Worldwide
Havas Worldwide is one of the world’s leading communications networks. It was Cresta’s Network of the Year four years in a row and was the first to be named Global Agency of the Year by both Advertising Age and Campaign in the same year. Committed to collaboration, Havas brings together experts across creative, media, and data to provide the most integrated offering on the market. Across 75 countries, 120 cities, and 316 offices, all 11,500 employees work with best-in-class partners to create, share, and learn.
Headquartered in New York, Havas Worldwide is the largest unit of Havas Group, a world leader in communications (Euronext Paris SA: HAV.PA). For more information, visit havasworldwide.com, or follow Havas Worldwide on Twitter (@havasww) or Facebook (facebook.com/havasworldwide).