SM Talha Nazim joins Innocean Worldwide India as Senior ECD

Innocean Worldwide India the Indian arm of the Seoul headquartered communication network, recently hired SM Talha Nazim as senior executive creative director. Previously Nazim worked with Ogilvy India for almost three years as senior creative director.

With a stellar career spanning 21 years at Leo Burnett, Bates, McCann and Ogilvy and having worked in Kolkata, Delhi, Bengaluru, Kuala Lumpur and Mumbai, Nazim has been responsible for some amazing work on brands like McDonalds, Dutch Lady, Siemens, JSW, Exide, General Motors, Fiat, Asian Paints, Reebok, Penguin, Coca Cola and Philips, among others.

This has resulted in over 180 metals and nominations in international and domestic award shows at most major shows such as Cannes, D&AD, The One Show, Clio, LIA, Andys, Adfest, Spikes, NY Festivals, Kyoorius & Abbys. The Gunn Report listed his work as one of the most awarded pieces in 2004 & 2013. In 2006, Campaign Brief Asia ranked him among the top 10 creatives in India. In 2014, The One Show ranked him No.2 as a creative director, No.6 as a writer. His Penguin Author Audiobooks campaign which he did with his ex-art partner Rohit Devgun is India's most awarded campaign internationally yet.

In his spare time Nazim pursues collecting the 'new' which has recently resulted in him teaming up with a friend, Nasheet Shadani, to conceptualize an Urdu book for beginners that'll be launched shortly.

Commenting on the new development, Vivek Srivastava, joint managing director, Innocean Worldwide India, says in a press release, "We are delighted to have SM Talha Nazim as the leader of our Creative Team. Not only that he will play a crucial leadership role in taking Innocean Worldwide India to the next level in terms of creative excellence as a part of the core team. Our entire team feels energised with his presence and we are sure that together we will build Innocean into a bigger creative power house with a larger footprint."

Commenting on his appointment and his goal, Nazim says, "Work heart, play heart and bring out the pearls from the ocean. It is like a start up where everything is rock solid the only thing is that we have got to come up with even great stuff so that's the goal laid out. Jeremy Craigen the global CCO, has handpicked talents all over the world and now it is about producing great work."

He adds, "When a creative giant like Jeremy Craigen invites you to work on a power brand like Hyundai in the world's most promising automobile market, the offer becomes irresistible."