Aditya Kanthy Appointed President of Omnicom Advertising India
Former DDB Mudra Group CEO steps into expanded leadership role as part of Omnicom–IPG’s new operating structure.
On The Move
Under the newly formed leadership framework at Omnicom IPG, Aditya Kanthy has been named President of Omnicom Advertising India, highly placed sources have confirmed to EM. Kanthy most recently served as CEO overseeing Omnicom’s creative agencies across the region, including BBDO, DDB, and TBWA.
He began his career with Mudra in 2003 as a strategic planner, steadily rising through the ranks to become Chief Strategy Officer, and later taking over as CEO and Managing Director of DDB Mudra Group in 2023. During his tenure, the agency achieved significant global recognition, ranking Asia’s #1 most effective agency in the WARC Rankings 2021and becoming the first Indian agency to be named APAC Agency of the Year at Spikes Asia 2022.
In 2024, Kanthy further cemented his industry standing by serving as Jury President for Creative Effectiveness and Creative Strategy at Spikes Asia.
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