Komal has served as Chief Creative Officer in Saatchi & Saatchi Dubai, Y&R Singapore and Y&R India.
She is a creative leader with more than 25 years of experience at Y&R, Grey, Lowe, Rediffusion and Saatchi & Saatchi across
India, South East Asia and the Middle East on global brands like Ford, Cadillac, HSBC, PepsiCo, P&G, Mondelez, Nivea, Harvey Nichols,
Colgate, Virgin Atlantic, Tata Motors and Land Rover, to name a few.
— Yet, Leica is her favourite brand ever.
Her work has received multiple golds at Cannes Lions, One Show, ANDYs, ADC, Clio, LIA, Epica, D&AD, Spikes Asia, Effie, WARC,
Dubai Lynx and Goa Fest. Her campaign for Harvey Nichols was ranked the number two press campaign in the world.
And the Big Won ranked her number two on the list of Top Art Directors.
— Yet, her real grand prix are her son and daughter. Naturally, her husband is on the credit list.
She has served as jury president for art direction at D&AD, a jury member at Cannes Lions, Art Director’s Club, Clio, Adfest and New York Festivals.
— Yet, she loves being judged by Grey Joy, her big, burly, always-sleepy cat.
Over a decade ago, she brought the Middle East into the spotlight through art direction and craft, and became the first female ECD in the region.
She is the author and designer of three photography based books, including Chola Maati (Mapin Publishers, 2025).
Her photographs exhibited in New York, Paris, London, Rome, Venice. She was also selected for the
2024 La Vie Un Bleu International Photography Residency, France. She believes in a world where women can and will.
— At least, the case study says so.
Connect on ︎ komalbsohal@gmail.com