Design Leader / Creative Director

Lokesh Mohan. I build design teams, systems & brands that scale.

18+ years across global brands & organizations

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Design leadership
Global capability building
Brand systems
Creative direction
Team building
Design governance

18+

Years of creative leadership

20+

Designers & specialists empowered

Regions: North America, EMEA, APAC and LATAM

25%

Faster through smarter design systems

Selected work

Kenvue

Design Leadership & Global Operations

2024 — PresentView project

Adidas

Brand Campaign & OOH

Adidas UltraboostView project

Accel

Event Design System

Accel ConnectView project

Cicada

Luxury Brand Identity

Cicada AssistView project

Makers Beach flags and palm trees along a beachfront walkway, with people relaxing and walking in the background

Makers District – Abu Dhabi

Brand Identity & Pattern System

Makers BeachView project

View all work 09 projects

People, brands & systems

I don’t just lead designers. I build the conditions for great design.

Leadership, for me, is about creating clarity, building trust and giving talented people the space to make better decisions.

01
People
Build teams where talent can thrive.
I build high-performing creative teams, develop emerging leaders and create environments where people have the clarity, trust and ownership to do their best work.
02
Brands
Create brands people remember.
I connect strategy, creativity and execution to build distinctive brand experiences across physical and digital touchpoints.
03
Systems
Make great design scalable.
I create frameworks, processes and design systems that bring consistency, speed and quality without compromising creativity.

What I do

Leadership, for me, is about creating clarity, building trust and giving talented people the space to make better decisions.
- Clarity — Turn ambiguity into direction.
- Trust — Give talented people ownership.
- Coaching — Ask better questions.
- Empowerment — Build decision-making capability.
- Scale — Create systems that enable creativity.
02Creative Direction
03Brand Strategy
Design systems create the structure that allows teams to move faster while protecting brand integrity.
- Design realization frameworks
- Brand systems
- Packaging systems
- ARDI templates
- Print feasibility
- Production workflows
- Brand stewardship
- Global adaptation frameworks
Established scalable packaging systems, templates and workflows, reducing delivery timelines by 25%.
- ARDI
- Design Realization
- Print Feasibility
- Brand Stewardship
- Workflow Frameworks
06Design Operations
My focus is not simply on team size. It’s on building capability.
- Hiring thoughtfully
- Defining roles clearly
- Creating ownership
- Developing emerging leaders
- Giving meaningful feedback
- Creating psychological safety
- Improving collaboration
- Raising creative standards
A standing design capability in India that global brand teams rely on for realization, stewardship and systems.
- North America
- EMEA
- APAC
- LATAM

18+ years, agency & in-house

2024 — PresentKenvueManager – Design India
2023 — 2024UnigageSenior Creative Director, Design
2022 — 2023VIRTUE WorldwideAssociate Creative Director, Design, APAC
2019 — 2021Publicis CanadaSenior Creative, Design
2017 — 2019J. Walter ThompsonSenior Creative Director, Design
2013 — 2017J. Walter ThompsonCreative Director, Art · Associate Creative Director, Art
2011 — 2013Lowe and PartnersArt Director
2010 — 2011Leo Burnett GroupArt Director
2008 — 2009Umak Creative ResourceGraphic Design Specialist
2005 — 2008EducationB.Sc., Visual Communication (Design)

Brands

Johnson’s Baby
Aveeno
Neutrogena
Tylenol
Listerine
Band-Aid
Adidas
Walmart
Nestlé
Heineken
Nutella
Nivea
Coca-Cola
Diageo
Johnnie Walker

Agencies & organizations

Leo Burnett
Lowe
J. Walter Thompson
Publicis
VIRTUE Worldwide
Unigage
Kenvue

About

Design has always been my craft. Leadership became my next one.

I’m now a Design Manager at Kenvue, leading a 20-member team of designers and production artists building a global design capability out of India.

More about me

Lokesh Mohan seated on a stool against a deep red backdrop, in a white sweatshirt and black-framed glasses, looking toward the camera

Let’s build
something
meaningful.

lokesh.mohan86@gmail.com

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