Kalpesh Patankar
- Chief Creative Officer
- United Arab Emirates
- Member since 2023
Kalpesh believes there is only one rule – there isn’t any. His entire career stands testimony to this fact. Kalpesh Patankar - or 'Kal' - is a man of few words and many achievements. In a career spanning nearly two decades, his 'let the work speak for itself' brand of advertising has taken him from Mumbai to Singapore and the Middle East.
Under his leadership, VMLY&R Dubai was consistently named among the top creative agencies in the world, going on to win the MEA Agency of the Decade at Cannes Lions in 2020.
In a very short time into his appointment as Chief Creative Officer, Leo Burnett was named Network and Agency of the Year at Dubai Lynx, MENA Effies, and Jay Chiat Awards to name a few. Beyond agency wins, Kal has been fortunate enough to win the region's first D&AD Yellow Pencil. He was also ranked amongst ADWEEK's Top 10 Global Agency Leaders. He has been the Jury President at D&AD and ADFEST and has judged Cannes Lions, One Show, The Clio Awards, LIA, Loeries and many more.
If you ask Kal, he'll tell you his biggest achievement is being blessed to have worked with wonderful people that have made every success possible.
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