Jakes joins Thinkpot Productions as Chief Creative Officer
Released on = January 8, 2007, 2:02 am
Press Release Author = Prasanth/Mutualpr
Industry = Advertising
Press Release Summary = Thinkpot Productions, India's premier television commercial production house today announced the appointment of Mr. K. John Jacob as their Chief Creative Officer. Mr. Jacob moves form O&M Bangalore where he was the Creative Director. Prior to that, he had his longest stint with McCann, Bangalore, as Vice-President, Creative. At Thinkpot, Mr. Jacob will be responsible for enhancing the visual aspects of film making and coordinating its varied facets, bringing his creative expertise to the ad production process.
Press Release Body = Bangalore, January 8th, 2007- Thinkpot Productions, India's premier television commercial production house today announced the appointment of Mr. K. John Jacob as their Chief Creative Officer. Mr. Jacob moves form O&M Bangalore where he was the Creative Director. Prior to that, he had his longest stint with McCann, Bangalore, as Vice-President, Creative. At Thinkpot, Mr. Jacob will be responsible for enhancing the visual aspects of film making and coordinating its varied facets, bringing his creative expertise to the ad production process.
Mr. Jacob or 'Jakes' as he is popularly known in advertising circles holds an impressive 18 years of experience in the world of advertising. As the Chief Creative Officer of Thinkpot, Jakes will focus on enhancing the visual appeal of each frame or to put it in a very addy language, 'improve the sex appeal' of the film and add that very essential touch of art to the final product. His role will also extend to embellishing the script, looking after post-production details and the all important use of advanced graphics that makes the films of today real visual treats.
'Jacob joining us is definitely a landmark appointment for my company and I dare say, for the film making industry in general. He is part of our aggressive expansion plans for 2007 and I am sure both clients and agencies can look forward to some real exciting work in the days to come. It is now left to the Indian advertising industry as a whole to take advantage of this happy situation' said Mr. Manoj Pillai, Director, Thinkpot.
'I am extremely excited to join the Thinkpot team where I can utilize my skills in a multi-dimensional medium, contribute to storytelling, and work with a much richer canvas.' said John Jacob, Chief Creative Officer, Thinkpot Productions. 'Perfecting print advertising requires great attention to detail and it is this expertise that I have gained over the years that should stand me in good stead in film making.' he added.
During his tenure with O&M, Jakes took care of brands like Lenovo, IBM, Deepam Silks, Titan and Sasken. He has made significant contributions to like Levi's, BPL, TVS, ProFX and Dockers while at McCann, which have received both national and international awards. Jakes' vision is to take Thinkpot to the No.1 spot in the country and make it a hotbed for creative talent and a recipient of top international recognitions.
About Thinkpot
Thinkpot is a premier production house for television commercials. It was started up in 2001 by Mr. Manoj Pillai who is the Founder and CEO of the company. It specializes in creating hard hitting, powerful ad films for top notch Indian agencies and some of India's finest brands. Thinkpot undertakes the direction, production and final delivery of the film for telecast. The core business is the production of television commercials. Thinkpot has to date completed over 60 projects for various agencies across the country, for end clients like ITC, Dabur, Tanishq, TVS, Cavin Kare, Deccan Aviation, Complan, P&G, Cadbury, Nippon Paints, Levi's, Dockers and HP. Thinkpot is headquartered in Bangalore with liaisons in Mumbai and Chennai.
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