Emotive.
Independent creative agency Emotive has appointed Praveen Vaidyanathan strategy director and Karen Liddle resource manager.
They join Emotive following a string of recent new business wins for the independent agency, including THE ICONIC, Nespresso, El Jannah and AMP North.
Before Emotive, Vaidyanathan was VP, strategy director at Saatchi & Saatchi New York, leading strategy across Campbell Snacks’ US portfolio.
He also worked as strategy director at VICE / Virtue Scandinavia and Khanna\Reidinga Amsterdam, having started his planning career at George Patterson Y&R Melbourne.
“For a not-so-beach person, working in a dive-shop-turned-agency in a suit, overlooking Coogee Oval, meditative waves on one side and distracting seagulls on the other, felt like just the right amount of juxtaposition,” said Vaidyanathan.
“Of course, working with legends like Sebastian Revell and Gavin McLeod every day is a feast."
In a career spanning Y&R, Leo and BMF, Liddle brings experience across production, project management, traffic and studio operations.
“I’m so lucky to have found a group of like-minded people to work with,” said Liddle.
“The values, the energy, the sheer hunger to "craft the hell out" of every single piece of work is exactly my kind of chaos, passion and love. I’m so excited to call myself an Emotive person!”
Both roles are effective immediately.
”They are both our newest architects behind creating ideas that change how people feel,” said chief strategy officer Sebastian Revell.
“Because the more strongly an idea makes people feel, the more attention it generates and the more commercial impact it earns.
“Praveen isn’t someone who just ties his colours to any mast (topical Odysseus reference anyone…). he goes wherever interesting things are happening.
“So we’re absolutely thrilled that he’s seen that in what we’re building in Coogee, and we couldn’t be happier to have his cultural astuteness, and fondness for a suit on board.
“Karen has brought a unique blend of creativity and operational precision to get the best out of us, and to get to our best work more effectively than ever.
“But most importantly, we’ve been blown away by her kindness and consideration for those around her and she has made us all better already - long may it continue!”
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