Kishan Kumar

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About Kishan Kumar

MICA graduate and communication professional with 20 years of experience in strategic planning, business development, trading, new media, product development and talent management. One of the key architects in building Maxus the biggest media agency in South India. Now leads Wavemaker South business across Bangalore, Chennai, Kerala & Hyderabad. Part of the team that has created business impacting work for key clients like Titan Company, Britannia, Tata Global Beverages, Google India, Wipro Consumer Care, AMD, MTR Foods, Arvind Brands, Manappuram Finance, Centuary Mattress & Mathrubhumi group. Recipient of 150+ national & international awards including 3 Cannes wins, 2 Festival of Media Global Golds, 2 WPP Creme De La Creme (winner & shortlist), Mashable Global shortlist, Spikes & Festival of Media Asia multiple metals, WARC Prize shortlist, 50+ wins at Emvies including the coveted Grand Emvies and Emvies Client of the year, wins at Goafest, Big Bang to name a few. Winner of 3 individual & 4 team Choreo Awards (GroupM India's internal value awards). Part of Aspire, GroupM's regional training community since 2007. Part of Maxus India Mancom since 2014. Part of the Wavemaker Global Creative Council since 2018. Leads Program committee, Advertising Club, Bangalore. A strong believer in unlocking people's potential for organisational success.