MUMBAI: Joono Simon has been appointed as the executive creative director of Ogilvy & Mather, Bangalore.

Simon was previously heading Leo Burnett Solutions - Colombo as chief creative officer.

Before his Colombo stint, Simon was heading the creative team in Mudra South, overseeing the Bangalore, Chennai and Kochi offices. 
 
Prior to that, he was senior vice president and senior creative director of JWT Chennai. He has also worked across agencies such as Contract, RK Swami BBDO, SSC&B Lintas and MAA Bozell.

Ogilvy president south Prateek Srivastava said, "We are sure that under Joono‘s creative leadership, and with the guidance of our national creative directors, Ogilvy Bangalore‘s creative reputation will shine brighter than ever before. Joono comes to us with a robust and much applauded background having won at Cannes, Spikes Asia, and at Adfest.

Simon joins Ogilvy with 18 years of industry experience and has worked on multinational brands such as Jockey, Louis Philippe, Himalaya, Signature Whiskey, Peter England, Ford, and Pepsi Foods. He was recently named in the top 50 creative rankings for Asia Pacific.