MUMBAI: Publicis national creative director Emmanuel Upputuru has resigned in his papers at the agency.

Upputuru joined Publicis in 2007 and has worked for more than four years with Hemant Misra, CEO, Publicis India. Before that he was employed at Ogilvy & Mather Delhi as senior creative director.

Misra joined O&M in 2002, following which he moved to Saatchi & Saatchi in 2003. He moved back to O&M Delhi in 2005, from where he shifted to Publicis India in 2007. His total experience in the advertising world spans nearly 16 years.

Misra started his career with Contract Advertising and has worked at agencies such as Contract, Leo Burnett and McCann Erickson. He has handled brands such as Shell, Dabur, Nokia, Mother Dairy, Gillette, Limca, Sprite, Motorola, Maruti and American Express.