Mumbai: Leo India has been named APAC Creative Agency of the Year at the Spikes Asia Festival of Creativity 2026, marking a major milestone for the agency and reinforcing its standing as one of the region’s leading creative powerhouses. The agency also secured the APAC Network Creative Agency of the Year title, becoming the only agency to win the top honours twice within four years.
Leo India delivered a standout performance at this year’s awards, securing 13 metals, including two Grand Prix for ACKO and Mountain Dew, a Glass Grand Prix for Whisper, along with four Gold, two Silver and four Bronze Spikes. The winning work spanned multiple brands including Lenovo, Sting, Lay’s, Flipkart and Gatorade.
The recognition underscores the agency’s creative impact across diverse categories, combining purpose-led storytelling, innovation-driven campaigns and culturally resonant ideas.
Rajdeepak Das, Chief Creative Officer, Publicis Groupe – South Asia & Chairman, Leo South Asia said, “Clinching the Creative Agency of the Year and Network Agency of the Year at Spikes Asia is an incredibly proud moment for all of us at Leo. It celebrates exactly the kind of belief we live by ‘Impacting A Billion’ lives capable of creating real change for brands and society. From purpose-led platforms like Whisper Early Periods, innovation-first brand ideas such as Mountain Dew and Lenovo to culture-forward work for ACKO and Sting, this body of creative work reflects the ambition and craft of our teams and the trust of our partners. Leo will always doff its hat to our clients who continue to believe in bold ideas and to our teams whose relentless pursuit of creative excellence keeps pushing the boundaries of what creativity can do.”
Amitesh Rao, CEO, South Asia – Leo, Publicis Health & Publicis Business said, “Winning Creative Agency of the Year and Network Agency of the Year at Spikes Asia is an incredible moment for Leo South Asia and a reflection of the momentum our teams and client partners have built together. The fact that this win comes on the back of multiple pieces of work across several brands shows that we are an agency where doing great work is institutionalised and is core to our DNA. I am proud of our work more so because it is effective creativity, demonstrated across work that has impacted people, communities, the planet, and both – our clients and brands, at scale. This win belongs to the amazingly talented women and men at Leo and to our incredible client partners with whom we ask the toughest questions and build the boldest answers.”
The wins highlight Leo India’s growing influence in the Asia-Pacific creative landscape, driven by impactful campaigns that combine brand purpose, cultural relevance and business effectiveness.
