MUMBAI  – FCB Ulka Advertising today announced the appointment of Saad Khan as  strategy planning vice president. Khan has spent over 17 years building brands and has worked with some of the biggest advertising houses in India including Leo Burnett, Lowe Lintas, Dentsu Marcomm and Euro RSCG. In 2011, he founded ‘Marketing Unplugged’ along with Suman Srivastava.

Commenting on Khan’s appointment FCB Ulka Group strategy planning vice chairman Suman Srivastava said, “Khan is one of the most creative planners that I have ever worked with. Many creative people have told me that they love working with Khan because he makes their job easy. To me that is the highest compliment that a planner can get. I have worked with Khan almost continuously for the last 10 years and it is great to have him as part of the strategic planning team at FCB Ulka.”

Speaking on his new role, Khan Khan added, "Excited to be back in the business of advertising after consulting. It is like coming back to the alma mater.  There is a lot of energy and fervour at FCB Ulka which is infectious, and this agency culture driven by Rohit Ohri and Suman Srivastava will propel me to do work which is distinctive and brave and will help client businesses stand out and grow."