| Piyush Pandey's career at Ogilvy, from a trainee Account Executive to Executive Chairman is a story of excitement and achievement, accolades and applause. |
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Born in Jaipur, Rajasthan, Piyush obtained his Master's degree from St Stephen's College, Delhi.
Under his leadership, O&M has succeeded in retaining its well-acknowledged leadership position in Indian advertising for 8 years in succession. In Feb 2004, he was appointed the Executive Chairman for Ogilvy, India & South Asia. |
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| Piyush redefined Indian advertising by curing its colonial hangover and reaching out to the 1 billion strong Indian masses, by speaking to them in their own language. Within the country, Piyush is acknowledged as an industry leader. |
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| In fact, The Economic Times, India's largest business newspaper declared him "the most influential man in Indian advertising". |
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| Piyush has won over 600 national and international awards to date. He was voted Asia's Creative person of the year at the Media Asia Awards 2002. This was not just for winning Gold and Silver Lions, a couple of One Show Pencils, a Clio, a presence in the CA and a dozen finalists across the most prestigious advertising festivals of the world; but also for putting India on the world's creativity map. |
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| He is the only Indian to have won a double Gold at Cannes and a triple Grand Prize at London International Awards. In 2003, O&M India won a record 10 Lions at Cannes, which was more than the collective metals won by rest of the Indian advertising fraternity. In 2002, he won India's first ever Silver Pencil at the One Show Awards. |
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| In June 2004, he was invited to be the President of the Jury for Outdoor & Press and Film at the Cannes International Advertising Festival, a first for an Asian, in 51 years of the Cannes Advertising Awards. |
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| Piyush's work has helped make advertising creativity a preferred career option for young professionals in India. The environment he has fostered in O&M has made it the most sought after job destination for young creative talent. |
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