Mudra North & East, a unit of Mudra India, has recently welcomed Nikhlesh Jhingan as Group Director – Brand Communications. Nikhlesh will be working out of the Delhi office and will be handling the HBO, Wrigley and Philips accounts. He will report to Ajay Naqvi, EVP & Head, Mudra North & East. He joins us from Publicis where he worked as an Account Director for Nestle.
Nikhlesh brings with him over a decade of experience working on large brands such as Nestle India, Parle Foods – Smoothies and Melody, Marico Mealmaker Soya, Royal Enfield’s Thunderbird and Electra Models, Ambi Pur Car Perfumes and Radio City in Mumbai and Delhi. As a Marketing Manager at Peter England People, he was instrumental in launching several stores across the country. He has also worked with Citibank for 2 years as a Sales and Relationship Manager.
Nikhlesh has worked with top advertising agencies such as Publicis, Percept/H, Grey Worldwide and Relationship Marketing Group (O&M). He also brings with him over a year of international experience from working with Scottish Widows PLC, Lloyds TSB Group in Edinburgh, UK.
On joining Mudra North & East, Nikhlesh says, "The opportunity, to be a part of an energetic and very talented group of people, who have set out on a journey to rediscover the simple joys of advertising, has me very excited. Inked in black and white, Mudra has a legacy that is second to none and this coupled with the amazing talent the agency has nurtured, has me salivating at the prospect of the heights we plan to scale."
Commenting on Nikhlesh’s appointment, Ajay Naqvi, EVP & Head, Mudra North & East said, “Nikhlesh has a fantastic mix of advertising and marketing experience nationally and internationally. His perspective and experience will help Mudra Delhi deliver even more value to the key client relationship on Philips, Wrigley and HBO. I wish him best and welcome him on behalf of everybody at Mudra.”
Nikhlesh is an avid golfer and has played Rugby at an All India and South Asia level. Traveling, cooking and reading are his favourite hobbies.
About Mudra India
Starting with just one client and a single room office, Mudra India is one of the leading agency networks in the country today. Mudra India has 5 specialist units- including Mudra West, Mudra South and Mudra North & East which provide clients business solutions through advertising. Water, a strategy & design specialist, and Maatra, a localization & pre-media specialist, complete Mudra India.
Mudra India has been responsible for several iconic campaigns over its 30 year history, including Only Vimal, I Love You Rasna, My Daddy Strongest, The Mint with the Hole, McDonalds Mein Hai Kuch Baat and Kar Lo Duniya Mutthi Mein, amongst others.
Mudra India also boasts some of the most stable client relationships in the industry with names such as Godrej Group, Future Group, LIC, United Spirits, Dabur, Aditya Birla Nuvo, Cavin Kare, Union Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, Amrutanjan, HCC and Bennett Coleman & Co, amongst others.
