My Latest Work
SEE ALL WORKLiu Yifei
Ranveer Singh
Dawood Hussein
One Summer Isn’t Enough
About me
Akhilesh started his journey in advertising in Mumbai at a malleable age of 17, before which he was a full-time teenager. A copywriter by trait he has worked at various acronymed and unacronymed agencies such as DDB, BBDO, JWT, McCann and Leo Burnett. Flashback, 2007: Akhilesh wins an all-expenses trip to Cannes as a student to be part of the Roger Hatchuel Academy. Still wet behind the ears he has no idea what to expect from the week. His mind is blown. Present Day, 2022: Now a multiple-award winning creative and CCO of Dubai Lynx Independent Agency of the Year (how about that plug) Akhilesh gets invited to an all-expenses paid trip to Cannes, this time as a jury member. He still has no idea what to expect from the week. His mind is prepared to be blown.
Sector Experience
- Destinations (Countries & Places)
- Four Wheel Drive, SUV(Sports Utility Vehicle)
- Cars
- Tires, Accessories, Oil, Petrol, Gasoline
- Full Size & DeLuxe Cars
- Health & Pharmaceutical Products
- Sportswear
- Business Services
- Banking, Finance, Law & Insurance
- Beverages
- Banking & Financial Services, Investments, Stock Brokers
- Restaurants & Fast Food
- Online Press, Media & Information
- Drugstores, Specialty Stores
- Department Stores, Supermarkets
- Mouthwashes
People I worked with
Natalie Shardan
Managing Director
Serviceplan Middle East
Andre Couto
Creative Director
Serviceplan Middle East
Gautam Wadher
Executive Creative Director
Saatchi & Saatchi Dubai
Karim Mroueh
Head of Digital & Innovation
Serviceplan Middle East
José Feliciano
Compositing & VFX
Dejavu Dubai
My Work
SEE ALL WORKBMW iJack
- BRAND:
- BMW
- AGENCY:
- Serviceplan Middle East
Can't Wait to Winter (Global)
- BRAND:
- The Department of Culture and Tourism Abu Dhabi
- AGENCY:
- HoC Dubai
Can't Wait to Winter (Dawood and Hassan)
- BRAND:
- The Department of Culture and Tourism Abu Dhabi
- AGENCY:
- HoC Dubai
Can't Wait to Winter (Liu Yifei)
- BRAND:
- The Department of Culture and Tourism Abu Dhabi
- AGENCY:
- HoC Dubai
Can't Wait to Winter (Ranveer Singh)
- BRAND:
- The Department of Culture and Tourism Abu Dhabi
- AGENCY:
- HoC Dubai
The Lane Change Song
- BRAND:
- Bridgestone
- AGENCY:
- Serviceplan Middle East
One Summer Isn’t Enough 2
- BRAND:
- DCT Abu Dhabi
- AGENCY:
- HoC Dubai
One Summer Isn’t Enough 1
- BRAND:
- DCT Abu Dhabi
- AGENCY:
- HoC Dubai
Positions
Group Chief Creative Officer
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2019 - Present (6 years 2 months)
Serviceplan Group Middle East
Chief Creative Officer Oct 2019 - Present ·
Executive Creative Director Sep 2019 - Oct 2019
Chief Creative Officer Oct 2019 - Present ·
Executive Creative Director Sep 2019 - Oct 2019
Hostages of Depression
- BRAND:
- Dubai Science Park
- AGENCY:
- HoC Dubai
Wabdan Behind the Scenes
- BRAND:
- Columbia Sportswear
- AGENCY:
- HoC Dubai
Rahaf Behind the Scenes
- BRAND:
- Columbia Sportswear
- AGENCY:
- HoC Dubai
Raise an Idea
- BRAND:
- Dubai Internet City
- AGENCY:
- HoC Dubai
Three is a Braistorm
- BRAND:
- Dubai Internet City
- AGENCY:
- HoC Dubai
Where Minds Click
- BRAND:
- Dubai Internet City
- AGENCY:
- HoC Dubai
The Librarian
- BRAND:
- Al Etihad CB
- AGENCY:
- HoC Dubai
Eyes On The Road
- BRAND:
- Bridgestone
- AGENCY:
- HoC Dubai
Turanza City Comfort
- BRAND:
- Bridgestone MEA
- AGENCY:
- HoC Dubai
Dueler All Terrain
- BRAND:
- Bridgestone MEA
- AGENCY:
- HoC Dubai
Creative Director
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2017 - 2019 (2 years)
Give in to Giving
- BRAND:
- Emirates NBD
- AGENCY:
- Leo Burnett Middle East & North Africa
Hanibal
- BRAND:
- McDelivery
- AGENCY:
- Leo Burnett Middle East & North Africa
Game
- BRAND:
- McDelivery
- AGENCY:
- Leo Burnett Middle East & North Africa
Ovni
- BRAND:
- McDelivery
- AGENCY:
- Leo Burnett Middle East & North Africa
Bear Trap
- BRAND:
- McDelivery
- AGENCY:
- Leo Burnett Middle East & North Africa
Vulture
- BRAND:
- McDelivery
- AGENCY:
- Leo Burnett Middle East & North Africa
Give In To Giving
- BRAND:
- Emirates NBD
- AGENCY:
- Leo Burnett Middle East & North Africa
HSBC UAE- I Recommend Mum
- BRAND:
- HSBC UAE
- AGENCY:
- J. Walter Thompson MEA
HSBC UAE - First on 1st
- BRAND:
- HSBC UAE
- AGENCY:
- J. Walter Thompson MEA
JWT Dubai - HSBC UAE- First on 1st #1
- BRAND:
- HSBC UAE
- AGENCY:
- J. Walter Thompson MEA
Group Chief Creative Officer
Serviceplan Middle East
Dubai, United Arab Emirates