Hemant Jain has recently been appointed as the executive creative director of Leo Burnett. Jain came down to India from Wieden+Kennedy, London. Prior to this he worked at the W+K Amsterdam office. He will be working at the Mumbai office of Leo Burnett. He has had associations with Indian organizations like O&M, Leo Burnett and Rediffussion Y&R.
Speaking about the appointment K.V.Sridhar aka Pops, National Creative Director, Leo Burnett India said, “Hemant comes in at the right moment. His global perspective on creative output will strengthen and add visibility to the strategic initiatives we have chalked out for our clients, for the coming year. The creative business requires both youth and experience. We see to that we always have both in abundance within the Leo Burnett system.”
Jain is also a writer, an art director, and an illustrator. He has bagged a number of international awards, including Cannes Gold and Clio to One Show, D&AD, Abby and AAAI.