Mr K George John
Independent Director
Member of Board of Directors
Muthoot Finance
India
Biography
Mr. George is a post graduate in Mathematical Statistics. He joined Lintas India as a Media Planner in 1969. He handled some of Hindustan Lever’s most important and successful brand launches including Liril, Close-Up and Fair & Lovely. After 10 years at Lintas, he took over the management of Ulka Advertising (now FCB- Ulka). He turned the company around in less than a year and Ulka went on to become the 4th Honda Motorcycles “FILL IT”. SHUT IT”, FORGET IT” made it is the world’s largest selling motorcycle. In 1988, Mr George founded Anthem Communications Pvt Ltd in Delhi which was rated India’s fastest growing agency thrice by A&M Magazine In 1997, Anthem became the youngest Agency among the top ten in India with 8 offices and 350 employees spread across the country. In 1998, Anthem was invited to join TBWA/WORLDWIDE, part of Omnicom Group, the world’s No 1 Communication company as 50:50 JV partner. TBWA is a Global Agency with 228 offices in 98 countries. In an Imnicom Global communication in 2007, TBWA/Anthem was rated one of Omnicom’s best partners worldwide, a unique distinction for an india- born agency. At TBWA, Mr George helped launch the entire range of Sony Products in India as well as key launches and Brand Campaigns for Yamaha Motorcycles. , Adidas, Samsonite, Pedigree, Bajaj Allianz, Standard Chartered Bank, Geojit BP Paribas, Malayala Manorama, Michelin Tyres, Henkel, Nivea, Apple and Electrolux. In addition to the position of Chairman & Managing Director of TBWA india, Mr George also helped set up TBWA/offices in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. After 40 years in Advertising , during which time he created two successful national advertising agencies and rebuilt Ulka, Mr George retired in September 2008 when he sold jis entire stake in TBWA Anthem to the parent company, Omnicom. George lives in scenic Edakochi now with his wife for 40 years, Minu and youngest son, Kithu. Their daughter, Susan, lives with her husband and two sons in Delhi, while their elder son, John lives in New York with his wife and daughter.
Research Interest
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