Piyush Pandey is an advertising professional and the Chief Creative Officer Worldwide (2019)[1] and Executive Chairman India of Ogilvy (agency).
[7] Pandey studied at St. Xavier's School, Jaipur and has a Post Graduate in History from St Stephen's College, Delhi.
[1] After 6 years he got into the creative department where he created several notable ads like Luna moped, Fevicol, Cadbury and Asian paints.
[citation needed] In September 2023, Ogilvy announced a major leadership change with Piyush Pandey stepping down to transition into the role of Chief Advisor at the agency.
[11] This will be effective 1 January 2024. Notable ad campaigns in India designed by Pandey include: He also wrote the Indian patriotic song "Mile Sur Mera Tumhara" for the National Integration campaign in 1988 and co-wrote the screenplay for Bhopal Express.
He is the only Indian to win a double gold at Cannes (for his Cancer Patients Association anti-smoking campaign) and a triple grand prize at the London International Awards.
By this move, the company filled up a key position that was lying vacant since the exit of its erstwhile creative head Tham Khai Meng in July.