Rediffusion Y&R has announced the elevation of Deepesh Jha to Executive Creative Director and Branch Creative Head of their Delhi office. Jha has successfully led their largest client Airtel for two years. He has been associated with advertising for the last 15 years and had started off with Bates 141 (then Clarion advertising) and in early 1997 moved to Euro RSCG, to work on Essar Cellphone. He joined McCann in the beginning of 1998. During his five-year stint at the agency, he worked on accounts such as Reckitt Benckiser, Dettol, Perfetti for brands Alpenliebe and Big Babol, and also put in place the first Sprite commercial with the tagline - Baaki Sab Bakwaas. He has also worked with agencies like JWT, Cheil, Publicis India, DraftFCB Ulka (then FCB Ulka) and Contract Advertising. In 2003, he shifted base to Kuala Lumpur, joining Leo Burnett. In 2007, he moved to McCann in Kuala Lumpur.
