Ramnathkar is a gold medallist from the JJ School of Arts, Mumbai.
He began his career in 1983 with Enterprise Advertising, one of the leading creative agencies in India.
He has also worked with DDB Needham, Dubai, Mudra DDB and Leo Burnett.
He has around 150 national and 50 international awards on his shelf; Cannes, One Show, Clio, London International, New York Festivals, Asia Pacific Adfest and C A Design Awards.
His work for Complan has been bestowed with the ‘Best Work of the Century in Indian Advertising’ by the Advertising Club of Mumbai.
He is the first Indian to judge the Outdoor Category at Cannes in 2006.
He was on the jury of this year’s Dubai Lynx Awards which has included the design category for the first time this year.
Ramnathkar is now a Chairman and Founder of Umbrella Design, Mumbai, a speciality design house which provides advertising and design solutions to its national and multinational clients.
You can view Umbrella’s work here: www.umbrelladesign.in