MUMBAI: At least two creative brains from the Indian advertising fraternity will be seen on the jury at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2012. While DDB Mudra Group COO Pratap Bose will be representing India on the Promo & Activation Lions category, Scarecrow Communications founder director Manish Bhatt will be on the jury for the Direct Category.

Apart from his position as the COO of DDB Mudra Group, Pratap Bose is also a member of the company‘s operating board. He drives the vision and growth strategy for the Group comprising DDB Mudra, DDB MudraMax and Mudra. He joined DDB Mudra Group from Ogilvy & Mather India where he had worked for 17 years in various capacities and went on to becoming its CEO in 2006.

Meanwhile, In a career spanning 15 years, Bhatt has worked with agencies like Ogilvy & Mather, McCann Erickson, Ambience Publicis and handled brands like Tata Indicom, Aegon Religare, Cadbury, Asian Paints, HSBC, Hanes, Wonderbra, Vaseline, Johnson & Johnson, L‘Oreal, Nestle, Eristoff (Bacardi), Barclays, Anchor Panasonic, Viacom 18 and many more.

His work has been recognised by award bodies like Cannes Lions, D&AD, One Show, Clio, Communication Arts, Asia Pacific Awards and many more.

Colenso BBDO New Zealand creative chairman Nick Worthington is the Promo and Activation Lions Jury President this year. While, Shalmor Avnon Amichay / Y&R Interactive Tel Aviv former chief creative officer and joint managing partner Gideon Amichay will chair the Direct Lions Jury.