Livingroom's Chief Creative Officer Seyoan Vela Made Partner

Livingroom has made Seyoan Vela, its chief creative officer, a partner in the business. He already has an active role in the running of the agency and in relationships with clients. He will now also continue to pursue and develop other creative business opportunities as Livingroom continues to adapt and evolve to stay relevant to the communications needs of modern clients.

Seyoan has been at Livingroom for six years and had previously been ECD at JWT Dubai and Chairman of Grey Amsterdam.

Dani Oneisse, founding partner and CEO of Livingroom, said: “Seyoan has played a large part in our success over the last few years. He has attracted and retained some of the top talent in the region to the agency and has been instrumental in our run of new business successes over the last year from Amazon and Emirates Post to Lenskart and Nakheel.

"It is rare to find a creative leader who has studied both Economics and then Graphic Design at two of the world’s top Universities and also have the experience of previously running creative agencies and global accounts. I do believe his global creative viewpoint that has come from working at some of the world’s most creative agencies mixed with the in-depth knowledge we possess by being born and brought up and created in the region has created a unique offering that is very appealing to clients”.

Seyoan was a judge at this year’s D&AD awards and has both won at and judged at every major awards festival. He is also a previous winner of the BBC/Levis short film award and has directed numerous commercials and even a documentary about modern art in India. He also has experience as a partner and founder of a start up app called Guzzle that was recognized and awarded by both Time Out and Forbes.