Rajesh Mani joins Leo Burnett Mumbai as ECD

After 12 years at Ogilvy Rajesh Mani (left) has moved to Leo Burnett as Executive Creative Director at the Mumbai office.

Mani’s recent work includes “BlackBerry Boys” which he co-created with Rajiv Rao and wrote that hugely popular song ‘Blackberry Boys’. He has also done some acclaimed films like Hutch callertunes, Vodafone 60P/minute film and was also part of the core team that launched zoozoos. His other internationally acclaimed work was for the global launch of  Lenovo X300 laptops with a film that was showcased during the Beijing Olympics titled ‘the flying sumos’.

KV Sridhar, National CD at Leo Burnett said: “Being a Humankind Agency we are always eager to work with creatives who have human stories to tell in simple ways. Mani is completely that kind of person and it will be a pleasure to work alongside him on some of our key clients”.

On his new venture Mani added, “At Ogilvy I worked on one of the best brands in the country – Vodafone. Now it was time to seek new challenges and expand my horizons. Pops gave me an opportunity to do just that. I am happy and excited to come on board”.