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  • Roposo appoints Anand Jha and Saurabh Khullar

    Roposo appoints Anand Jha and Saurabh Khullar

    MUMBAI: India’s fashion social network Roposo has strengthened its leadership ranks with the appointments of Anand Jha as the Head of Design and Saurabh Khullar as the Head of Sales.

    Speaking on the appointments, Roposo co-founder Avinash Saxena said, “Roposo has had a phenomenal growth story so far. As we prepare to helm the company into its next level of evolution, we are pleased to welcome Saurabh and Anand on board to lead the key divisions of Sales and Design. Both bring tremendous experience and dynamism along with years of rich industry experience. We are certain that their contributions to the Roposo growth narrative will be significant and that they will be a perfect synergistic match for our existing team.”

    At Roposo, Jha will look after the entire user interface and user experience.

    Speaking on his appointment, Jha said, “I am glad to be a part of this enthusiastic and diligent team at Roposo. Design is central to Roposo and my job will be to build on the already-outstanding product. Through an enriched design offering, Roposo will be able to further establish its market leadership stance and make deeper inroads in the consumer mindscape across India. ”

    Khullar too added, “I believe that Roposo has had an exceptional growth graph given the current business climate. I’m looking forward to further enhancing its revenue model and sales numbers and contribute to the company’s upward trajectory. The team’s energy and passion for the product is truly infectious and I’m looking forward to working with them.”

    As the company has been crossing one milestone after the other, with a user base of 3 Million and its ever growing popularity among celebrities and enthusiasts alike, these new appointments highlight function expansion within the team. Roposo is now entering the next stage of growth and will be focusing on revenue generation along with its persistent endeavor of product development.

  • Maxus’ Sanchayeeta Verma is the new The Advertising Club Bangalore president

    Maxus’ Sanchayeeta Verma is the new The Advertising Club Bangalore president

    MUMBAI: The Advertising Club, Bangalore has elected Maxus South India and South Asia managing partner Sanchayeeta Verma as the President of the club. Verma has taken over the mantle from Malavika Harita of Saatchi & Saatchi Focus Network.

    Verma started off her career with the TTK group in 1994. She exudes over 22 years of rich experience in advertising, marketing, media and communications and has worked across various industry sectors. Verma has been associated with Ad Club since the last 3 years.

    Speaking about her upcoming plans for Bangalore Ad Club, Verma said, “Bangalore has a perfect balance of seasoned thought-leaders with an increasing number of dynamic, young and fresh talent which I would like to capitalize through our new initiatives at the club. We are gearing up for our biggest annual award night – The Big Bang awards which recognizes the creative excellence in media and communications. We also plan to introduce events which will go beyond work into play and collaborate all our members. Some of the initiatives in the pipeline are incentivizing Ad Club members to bring in some leading rock bands for members-only nights and a gaming event to bring out the gamer in every one of us.”

    Apart from Verma, Sonia Serrao from Tata Global Beverages, Akshar Peerbhoy of Maa Communications and Nidhi Lall of Saatchi Focus Network are the new additions to the Managing Committee of the Club.

    The registrations for Big Bang Awards 2016 have already started and last date to submit entries is August 5, 2016. Keeping in mind the changing media scenario, many categories have been added this year especially in the digital, strategy and data spaces.

    Commenting on the appointment, Ad Club Bangalore executive director Arvind Kumar said, “The Ad Club will benefit from the vast experience and exposure Sanchayeeta has in her role as Managing Partner of South India and South Asia for Maxus Group. Her enthusiasm and energy to increase the Ad Club activities and enhance its image and make it more contemporary, will help in making Bangalore Ad Club into a very active body in South.”

    The Ad Club Bangalore holds a variety of events right from Sports tournaments to Advertising and Creative Quiz, Panel discussions and many more to engage a larger audience at the Club.

  • Maxus’ Sanchayeeta Verma is the new The Advertising Club Bangalore president

    Maxus’ Sanchayeeta Verma is the new The Advertising Club Bangalore president

    MUMBAI: The Advertising Club, Bangalore has elected Maxus South India and South Asia managing partner Sanchayeeta Verma as the President of the club. Verma has taken over the mantle from Malavika Harita of Saatchi & Saatchi Focus Network.

    Verma started off her career with the TTK group in 1994. She exudes over 22 years of rich experience in advertising, marketing, media and communications and has worked across various industry sectors. Verma has been associated with Ad Club since the last 3 years.

    Speaking about her upcoming plans for Bangalore Ad Club, Verma said, “Bangalore has a perfect balance of seasoned thought-leaders with an increasing number of dynamic, young and fresh talent which I would like to capitalize through our new initiatives at the club. We are gearing up for our biggest annual award night – The Big Bang awards which recognizes the creative excellence in media and communications. We also plan to introduce events which will go beyond work into play and collaborate all our members. Some of the initiatives in the pipeline are incentivizing Ad Club members to bring in some leading rock bands for members-only nights and a gaming event to bring out the gamer in every one of us.”

    Apart from Verma, Sonia Serrao from Tata Global Beverages, Akshar Peerbhoy of Maa Communications and Nidhi Lall of Saatchi Focus Network are the new additions to the Managing Committee of the Club.

    The registrations for Big Bang Awards 2016 have already started and last date to submit entries is August 5, 2016. Keeping in mind the changing media scenario, many categories have been added this year especially in the digital, strategy and data spaces.

    Commenting on the appointment, Ad Club Bangalore executive director Arvind Kumar said, “The Ad Club will benefit from the vast experience and exposure Sanchayeeta has in her role as Managing Partner of South India and South Asia for Maxus Group. Her enthusiasm and energy to increase the Ad Club activities and enhance its image and make it more contemporary, will help in making Bangalore Ad Club into a very active body in South.”

    The Ad Club Bangalore holds a variety of events right from Sports tournaments to Advertising and Creative Quiz, Panel discussions and many more to engage a larger audience at the Club.

  • Publicis’ Nakul Chopra elected AAAI president

    Publicis’ Nakul Chopra elected AAAI president

    MUMBAI: Publicis Communications India CEO Nakul Chopra has been elected president of Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) for the year 2016-2017 at its Annual General Body Meeting. This comes after he successfully served as the chairman of Goafest Organising Committee for year 2016.

    Following this announcement, AAAI also selected Dentsu Aegis Network south Asia CEO and chairman Ashish Bhasin as the vice-president of the association.

    Other members of the Executive Committee in alphabetical order are:

    C V L Srinivas Group M Media India Pvt Ltd

    Ganesh Baliga Fifth Estate Communications Pvt Ltd

    Kunal Lalani Crayons Advertising Ltd

    Pranav Premnarayen Prem Associates Advertising & Marketing

    Rana Barua Contract Advertising (India) Pvt Ltd

    Srinivasan K Swamy R K SWAMY BBDO Pvt Ltd

    T Gangadhar Mediaedge:Cia India Pvt Ltd

    Vivek Srivastava Innocean Worldwide Communication Pvt Ltd

    Immediate Past President, Dr M G Parameswaran will be the ex-officio member of the new AAAI Executive Committee.

    The Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) is the national organisation of advertising agencies, formed in 1945, to promote their industry interests so that they continue to make an essential and ever-increasing contribution to the nation. The AAAI today is truly representative, with a very large number of small, medium and large-sized agencies as its members, who together account for almost 80% of the advertising business placed in the country.

  • Publicis’ Nakul Chopra elected AAAI president

    Publicis’ Nakul Chopra elected AAAI president

    MUMBAI: Publicis Communications India CEO Nakul Chopra has been elected president of Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) for the year 2016-2017 at its Annual General Body Meeting. This comes after he successfully served as the chairman of Goafest Organising Committee for year 2016.

    Following this announcement, AAAI also selected Dentsu Aegis Network south Asia CEO and chairman Ashish Bhasin as the vice-president of the association.

    Other members of the Executive Committee in alphabetical order are:

    C V L Srinivas Group M Media India Pvt Ltd

    Ganesh Baliga Fifth Estate Communications Pvt Ltd

    Kunal Lalani Crayons Advertising Ltd

    Pranav Premnarayen Prem Associates Advertising & Marketing

    Rana Barua Contract Advertising (India) Pvt Ltd

    Srinivasan K Swamy R K SWAMY BBDO Pvt Ltd

    T Gangadhar Mediaedge:Cia India Pvt Ltd

    Vivek Srivastava Innocean Worldwide Communication Pvt Ltd

    Immediate Past President, Dr M G Parameswaran will be the ex-officio member of the new AAAI Executive Committee.

    The Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) is the national organisation of advertising agencies, formed in 1945, to promote their industry interests so that they continue to make an essential and ever-increasing contribution to the nation. The AAAI today is truly representative, with a very large number of small, medium and large-sized agencies as its members, who together account for almost 80% of the advertising business placed in the country.

  • Sapientnitro India appoints Amod Dani as creative head for north

    Sapientnitro India appoints Amod Dani as creative head for north

    MUMBAI: SapientNitroSM has strengthened its creative offering by bringing on board Amod Dani, previously Vice President Creative at AffinityX, as Creative Head for the Northern region.

    With over a decade of experience in advertising, Amod has worked with brands like Škoda, Citibank, McDonald’s, Cadbury, Asian Paints, Procter & Gamble, Vista Print (Global) and won awards at festivals like Cannes Lions, New York Festivals, The One show, The Clio awards, Spikes Asia, AdFest Asia, Goafest and The Award Australia. At AffinityX, Amod was responsible for spearheading and driving the creative vision for a staff of 1,900 highly skilled creatives to provide white-label creative and marketing services for companies that serve small and medium businesses (SMBs). Prior to AffinityX, Amod played a key creative leadership role at Publicis, Contract and Leo Burnett.

    Reporting into SapientNitro India’s Chief Creative Officer K.V. Sridhar (Pops), Amod will be responsible for driving creative excellence across all clients in the northern region of India, as well as lead and shape the team to deliver work that breaks boundaries at the intersection of technology and story.

    Sapient India CCO KV Sridhar said, “As we continue to build our capabilities and momentum in delivering a unique blend of storytelling with the power of technology, we are delighted to welcome a creative talent of Amod’s caliber to our team. He will not only add more muscle to our creative craft with his industry insights but also bring diverse global experience and leadership skills. Together with the entire SapientNitro creative team, Amod will strongly contribute to help shape our creative excellence and deliver dynamic business results for our clients.”

    On his new appointment Dani commented, “I am absolutely thrilled to join SapientNitro and look forward to be a part of the legacy of creative excellence that is native to the organization. I believe that innovative use of technology and an integrated approach towards problem solving is the way ahead. SapientNitro is leading the change for brand-customer engagement globally and their vision is incredibly relevant in today’s hyper-connected world.”

  • Sapientnitro India appoints Amod Dani as creative head for north

    Sapientnitro India appoints Amod Dani as creative head for north

    MUMBAI: SapientNitroSM has strengthened its creative offering by bringing on board Amod Dani, previously Vice President Creative at AffinityX, as Creative Head for the Northern region.

    With over a decade of experience in advertising, Amod has worked with brands like Škoda, Citibank, McDonald’s, Cadbury, Asian Paints, Procter & Gamble, Vista Print (Global) and won awards at festivals like Cannes Lions, New York Festivals, The One show, The Clio awards, Spikes Asia, AdFest Asia, Goafest and The Award Australia. At AffinityX, Amod was responsible for spearheading and driving the creative vision for a staff of 1,900 highly skilled creatives to provide white-label creative and marketing services for companies that serve small and medium businesses (SMBs). Prior to AffinityX, Amod played a key creative leadership role at Publicis, Contract and Leo Burnett.

    Reporting into SapientNitro India’s Chief Creative Officer K.V. Sridhar (Pops), Amod will be responsible for driving creative excellence across all clients in the northern region of India, as well as lead and shape the team to deliver work that breaks boundaries at the intersection of technology and story.

    Sapient India CCO KV Sridhar said, “As we continue to build our capabilities and momentum in delivering a unique blend of storytelling with the power of technology, we are delighted to welcome a creative talent of Amod’s caliber to our team. He will not only add more muscle to our creative craft with his industry insights but also bring diverse global experience and leadership skills. Together with the entire SapientNitro creative team, Amod will strongly contribute to help shape our creative excellence and deliver dynamic business results for our clients.”

    On his new appointment Dani commented, “I am absolutely thrilled to join SapientNitro and look forward to be a part of the legacy of creative excellence that is native to the organization. I believe that innovative use of technology and an integrated approach towards problem solving is the way ahead. SapientNitro is leading the change for brand-customer engagement globally and their vision is incredibly relevant in today’s hyper-connected world.”

  • Hari Krishnan is new Lowe Lintas president – South

    Hari Krishnan is new Lowe Lintas president – South

    MUMBAI: Lowe Lintas has announced that Hari Krishnan is the new president of its South operations. This appointment comes on the back of GV Krishnan’s recent exit.

    To be based out of Bengaluru, his remit includes the agency’s offices in Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad. As the largest creative agency in South region, the portfolio includes over a 100 clients and brands such as Arvind, Britannia, Fastrack, Flipkart, Gold Drop, Hike, ITC Foods, MRF, Mobizz, Paperboat, Sonata, Tanishq, TI Cycles, TVS Motors and many other companies and brands.

    Krishnan, currently CEO of MullenLowe’s operations in Sri Lanka is in the process of transitioning into his new role.

    He had joined MullenLowe early 2015 from Grey India where he was heading their South operations.

    Hari has about 20 years of experience in the advertising and media industry; having spent most of it between Lowe Lintas, JWT, Star TV and Grey.

    Commenting on his move, MullenLowe Lintas Group, India Group CEO Joseph George said:“Hari has done an incredible job in Sri Lanka almost transforming our operations there overnight. Going by his track record across the agencies he has worked in, he is just the right person we need to build on the fantastic momentum that the South operations of Lowe Lintas have achieved over the past 3-4 years in terms of creative product and new business acquisition. Both of which, Hari is rabidly passionate about.”

    Hari Krishnan too added, “This is a homecoming of sorts for me since my association with Lowe Lintas almost 18 years ago started in the Bengaluru office. The India operations of Lowe Lintas has been on an unbelievable roll the past few years and my mandate is clear. The talent in our 3 offices in the South, especially the creative fire-power under Rajesh Ramaswamy’s leadership is just reassuringly and intimidatingly brilliant. Can’t wait to get started!”

    Speaking of succession for MullenLowe Sri Lanka, Joseph George said, “Our Sri Lanka operations are in a sweet spot thanks to all the efforts made in the past 18 months under Hari’s leadership and some fantastic clients. And we are perfectly poised to build on from here; which is why Hari’s replacement for the Sri Lanka CEO’s role is crucial; and so I am very pleased with whom we have found. The announcement will take place in a few days.”