Rafeeq ellias biography of michael

2 National Awards, 1 Emmy
2 Art Directors Club of New York Awards
over 35 other awards

 

Rafeeq Ellias began his career in 1969 with the Bombay office of McCann Ericsson where he worked for 5 years, followed by a year with J.

Walter Thompson. In 1975, he moved to Japan where he worked for the Tokyo office of Ketchum McLeod & Grove for 5 years, handling the worldwide accounts of Japan Air Lines, Imperial Hotel, Chase Bank, Suntory Whiskey, Sony TVs, among other Japanese and international brands.

 

During this time he began travelling extensively in the Far East and Southeast Asia and was soon taking travel pictures for Japan Air Lines as well as TIME Magazine and The New York Times Travel Section.

Back in India,his clients ranged from Air-India and Discover India Magazine to leading fashion brands like Benzer, Park Avenue, Vimal Sarees and large corporations like Bennett Coleman, Bank of America, Unilever and Procter & Gamble.

 

He has won over 35 natio