Ex-Ogilvy honcho Ajay Gahlaut to join Publicis

Ajay Gahlaut who recently quit as chief creative officer of Ogilvy North and deputy chief creative officer, Ogilvy India, is joining Publicis, as chief creative officer and managing director, Publicis Worldwide India. Gahlaut will be based out of the agency's Mumbai office and will begin his stint on February 4, 2019.

Ajay Gahlaut

Gahlaut worked at Ogilvy as creative consultant between 2001 and 2005 after which he left and re-joined the agency in 2007 and had been with it ever since. At Ogilvy, Gahlaut has worked on brands such as Pernod Ricard, BMW, KFC, Taco Bell, Dabur, Perfetti Van Melle, Mother Dairy, Pizza Hut, Sprite, Best Foods, HT Mint, Philips, to name a few.

Previously, Gahlaut has had stints with McCann, Saatchi & Saatchi (then Sista Saatchi & Saatchi) Mumbai, among others.