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  • Havmor appoints Anindya Dutta as managing director

    Havmor appoints Anindya Dutta as managing director

    MUMBAI: Havmor, India’s leading ice cream brand and a wholly owned subsidiary of South Korean conglomerate Lotte Confectionery, has appointed Anindya Dutta as its new managing director.

    He will be the first MD after Lotte acquired Havmor Ice Cream in December 2017.

    Anindya will be taking forward Lotte’s vision of expanding its business footprint in India. His mission will be at one end to leverage the legacy, the category expertise and brand equity that Havmor enjoys in the ice cream category to rapidly scale up the business towards a national leadership position and at the other end to evaluate and build synergistic expansion into adjacent categories.

    Anindya brings 20+ years of leadership experience in the food industry across business verticals and categories including bakery, dairy and confectionery. Prior to joining Havmor, he was with Britannia for the last 17 years in roles of increasing impact in sales, marketing, strategy and P&L Management.

    In his past assignments at Britannia he was heading the dairy and bread business and more recently he was leading the international expansion of Britannia as the vice president of international business.

    Havmor ice cream, now a part of Lotte Confectionery, is one of the largest ice-cream brands in India. Over several years of its existence, the brand has worked tirelessly to deliver a differentiated product to its consumers – always keeping things real. With its last campaign the brand introduced ‘The Cool Gaiz (cows)’ and repositioned itself as an ice cream ‘Made of Milk’ which reflects the core brand philosophy and what the brand has always stood for.

    In the last decade, Havmor has grown ten-fold, establishing a strong brand presence and emerging as one of the fastest growing, most loved ice cream brand of the country. It is one of the few brands which operates both in retail with a network of over 40,000 ice cream outlets and a franchisee parlour model. Currently it operates 250+ flagship ice cream parlours across the country with a plan to add at least 100 more by 2020.

    While innovation forms the essence of every creation at Havmor, the brand ensures to introduce real innovations to its consumers with products ranging from a ‘paan ice cream’, ‘ladoo ice cream’ to premium flavours like Belgian dark chocolate, mocha or hazelnut chiffon. This guarantees the brand caters to audiences across spectrums and with its wide reach and making it accessible to every ice cream lover making it truly a national brand.

  • iProspect appoints Vishal Shah, Asad Khan as senior directors

    iProspect appoints Vishal Shah, Asad Khan as senior directors

    MUMBAI: iProspect India, the digital performance agency from Dentsu Aegis Network, has appointed Asad Khan and Vishal Shah as senior directors to lead the SEO practice at the agency.

    With more than eight years of experience, Khan has chiefly been responsible for expanding business for the Southeast Asian & Oceania markets and leading strategic planning for e-commerce portfolios. His core strengths lie in formulating data driven integrated search strategies using an agile marketing approach. 

    On joining iProspect, Khan says, “I’m happy to join the iProspect family. The agency’s belief in maintaining an open and transparent work environment, unrestricted access to knowledge and collaborative approach towards decision making is what gives them a competitive advantage and a clear path to continued growth. I'm eager to work with the team and help them grow the business.”

    Shah, who has worked across domestic and international markets for more than eight years now, has been instrumental in strengthening core organic search offerings as per technological advancements and market evolution. His ability to plan, execute and deliver in complex brand ecosystems has helped him successfully play the strategic lead on several enterprise clients. 

    “With a worldwide presence, iProspect has been successful in driving digital performance in every corner of the globe. 20 years of rich digital experience has led the agency to the position that it enjoys today. I look forward to the new set of learnings at iProspect,” adds Shah. 

    On the new appointments, iProspect India CEO Rubeena Singh mentions, “Reinvigorating the team with new talent is crucial in driving business performance. Both Asad and Vishal have rich experience. With them leading the SEO teams, we hope to strengthen our service suite and accelerate our growth in the next phase.”

    Prior to the move, both worked at Performics.Convonix as associate directors.

    Founded in 1997, iProspect India offers brands an entire spectrum of result-oriented digital marketing strategies. This includes paid and natural search, performance display, content generation, structured data & feeds, conversion optimisation, data & insights, social media management, lead generation & affiliates, videos and mobile services.

  • Publicis India appoints Neeraj Bassi as managing partner & chief strategy officer

    Publicis India appoints Neeraj Bassi as managing partner & chief strategy officer

    MUMBAI: Publicis India has appointed Neeraj Bassi as managing partner and chief strategy officer.

    Neeraj will be based out of the agency’s New Delhi office. Along with Srija Chatterjee and Bobby Pawar, Neeraj will help in fostering collaboration and delivering on the Power of One synergies across the Groupe.

    With over two decades of professional experience, Neeraj has worked with some of the world’s most renowned brands including Coca-Cola, Asian Paints, Cadbury, BMW, KFC, Adidas, Samsung, British Airways, WeChat, Voltas, Audi, HSBC, Max Life and Tata Singapore Airlines – Vistara among others.

    He joins Publicis after a brief stint as an independent Consultant where he provided strategic guidance and brand solutions for multiple clients across various categories. Neeraj has worked with some of the top market research networks such as TNS, IMRB and NFO and led the Strategic Planning function in advertising agencies including Cheil, Ogilvy, JWT, McCann in India and abroad. Neeraj has also won multiple awards across reputed award festivals that recognise effectiveness such as Effies (India & APAC), AMES, WARC, etc.

    Announcing the new appointment and welcoming Neeraj aboard, Publicis Communications South Asia CEO Saurabh Varma says, “In Neeraj, we found a partner with a shared vision of driving a deeper level of integration within the Groupe by leveraging the Power of One model. Neeraj’s vast experience and media neutral planning approach will help clients in building a holistic brand experience which will aim to create one-to-one consumer engagement, at scale. I look forward to working with Neeraj and wish him the best of luck.”

    Publicis Worldwide India MD Srija Chatterjee adds, “Neeraj joins at a time when the Groupe is implementing a profound transformation which puts our clients front and centre of everything that we do. His wealth of experience of working across diverse sectors and with cross-functional teams, will help build a narrative around our clients’ business and marketing transformation that connects data, content and technology in an omni-channel world. I’m excited to welcome Neeraj to the Publicis Groupe family, and we look forward to him riding the next strategic wave at the agency.”

    Commenting on his appointment, and his plans for the agency, Neeraj Bassi mentions, “I am really excited to be part of Publicis India and looking forward to partnering Bobby and Srija to create stellar work that stands out in the market. Working with clients as an independent consultant has given me an insight on the primary concerns of CXOs and how communication can help resolve them. Clients today need an omni channel approach to planning that focuses on identifying and solving their business problems holistically, rather than getting trapped in a discipline specific approach. I am fascinated by the way all Groupe companies have come together at Publicis to create Power of One, and I look forward to wielding this power to build successful campaigns for our clients.”

  • Indigo Consulting appoints Prasanna Kulkarni as head of creative

    Indigo Consulting appoints Prasanna Kulkarni as head of creative

    MUMBAI: Indigo Consulting has bolstered its key leadership team with the appointment of Prasanna Kulkarni as head of creative.

    Prasanna has 20 years of advertising, brand strategy and digital media experience, and his last stint was with Cheil India as creative head  of digital. At Indigo Consulting, he will be based out of Mumbai and will report to Indigo Consulting CEO Rajesh Ghatge.

    Speaking about the new key appointment, Rajesh Ghatge says, “We have driven aggressive acquisition of new clients in the last couple of years, winning large digital marketing mandates and complex digital transformation projects in the bargain. We have some of the largest brands across categories engaged with us. To deliver the best-in-class intelligent digital and omni-channel experiences, we have built and groomed an amazing creative community at Indigo Consulting. Prasanna’s mandate is to lead this community from the front across our communication and digital platform design, and build offerings. I look forward to him leveraging his deep expertise in both, brand communication and interaction design, to fuel our momentum further. His endeavour will be to deliver a fantastic creative and innovative product to our clients.”

    Prasanna’s advertising career spans over 20 years, where he has worked at ZenithOptimedia Group (a part of Publicis.Media), J Walter Thompson, OgilvyOne and Rediff.com. He has worked on India’s largest brands, some of which are Vodafone, Samsung, Tata Motors, Asian Paints, Pidilite, ICICI Bank, Jet Airways, Godrej, Adidas, Star India, Ceat Tyres, Piaggio India, OLX and Mondelez. He is a highly-celebrated advertising professional, with several industry awards under his belt.

    Speaking about his new role, Prasanna mentions, “I am extremely excited to be a part of such a talented, multidisciplinary team at Indigo Consulting. It’s an exceptional opportunity to engage with the unique blend of digital transformation engagements coupled with brand narratives. I am eager to kick-start this new journey and create some great, effective work.”

  • Sajeev Rajasekharan joins Harley Davidson India as MD

    Sajeev Rajasekharan joins Harley Davidson India as MD

    MUMBAI: Sajeev Rajasekharan, former EVP of Suzuki Motorcycle India, has joined Harley Davidson India as the managing director.

    In his new role, he will be driving Harley Davidson's recently announced plans to launch mid-size motorcycles in the 250-500 cc range in India.

    Rajasekharan joined Suzuki as executive vice president for sales and after-sales in July 2016.

    Rajasekharan has over two decades of experience in marketing, sales and operations having worked with Panasonic India as the deputy divisional managing director, Electrolux India and Samsung India.

    In July, Harley Davidson announced its plans to launch a mid-size motorcycle in the 250-500 cc range for emerging markets with a focus in India and to challenge Royal Enfield’s leadership position.

  • Rana Barua joins Havas India as CEO

    Rana Barua joins Havas India as CEO

    MUMBAI: In order to bolster its growth strategy and leadership team, Havas India has appointed Rana Barua as the new CEO.

    In his new role Barua will be responsible for Havas India’s transformation and growth, with a focus on collaboration and partnerships, new business momentum, and building and leading teams.

    Prior to this, Barua held CEO roles with Contract India, Creativeland Asia, and worked with agencies like Ogilvy, Rediffusion Y&R, McCann, JWT and held leadership profiles in leading radio stations, such as Red FM and Radio City.

    Barua will report to Havas Group India and Southeast Asia chairman and CEO Vishnu Mohan and will work closely with the existing leadership teams.

    Mohan says, “Rana’s appointment is a key milestone in the Group’s ongoing efforts to build agile teams and integrated structures to deliver the most impact for clients. Rana is an ideal candidate as his expertise will build on what we have already achieved in India and take Havas Group India forward in its next phase of growth and expansion.”

    Speaking on his appointment, Rana Barua mentions, “The growing complexity of platforms and channels calls for a multi-dimensional approach to marketing and advertising and the Havas Village model of collaboration and integration is exactly what clients are looking for. I am extremely excited to be a part of Havas Group’s futuristic agency model and looking forward to working with the team to start a new chapter for Havas Group in India.”

  • Rajesh Mani joins McCann as EDC Mumbai biz

    Rajesh Mani joins McCann as EDC Mumbai biz

    MUMBAI: Rajesh Mani has joined McCann Mumbai as executive creative director.

    He has close to18 years of work experience in advertising and his last tenure was with Happy Mcgarrybowen, Bangalore.

    Mani mentions, “I am excited to come on board as McCann is truly raising the bar in terms of ideas, craft and effectiveness. It will be great to work under the leadership of Prasoon again and partner Abhinav to take things to the next level.”

    McCann Worldgroup chairman APAC CEO and chief creative officer Prasoon Joshi says, “I welcome Rajesh Mani back into the McCann family. Rajesh has a wealth of experience and talent. Moreover, he has immense maturity to create and guide great work. I am looking forward to his second innings with us and this time closely working along with Abhinav Tripathi.”

    Having worked with agencies like Triton, Ogilvy & Mather, Bangalore and Mumbai, Leo Burnett, Commonwealth, and BBH, he has also worked with clients like Ola, Suzuki Motor Cycles, Jabong, Marico, Magnum ice-creams, Tata Capital, Bajaj, Electrical and Appliances, HDFC Life Insurance, Vodaphone, General Motors, among others.

  • FCB Ulka appoints Theresa Ronnie as head of Bangalore office

    FCB Ulka appoints Theresa Ronnie as head of Bangalore office

    MUMBAI: FCB Ulka has appointed Theresa Ronnie as the new head of office for Bengaluru.

    In her role, Theresa will be responsible for upping the ante for the Bangalore office.

    Theresa will report to FCB Ulka CEO Nitin Karkare and will be based out of the Bangalore office.

    Theresa is a brand communications specialist with over 16 years in the business of shaping brands. She joins from Publicis, where she was heading the Bengaluru operations. Theresa has worked at agency teams in JWT and Rediffusion in India and with Bates, M&C Saatchi and Leo Burnett in Dubai and Malaysia respectively.

    Some of the brands she has shaped in the past include Ford, Citibank, Swatch, MontBlanc, Volkswagen, PETRONAS, Heineken, Amstel, Kingfisher Ultra and Ultra Max.

  • Wavemaker’s Anil Kumar joins Spatial Access

    Wavemaker’s Anil Kumar joins Spatial Access

    MUMBAI: Anil Kumar from Wavemaker has joined Spatial Access, India’s first and largest media audit and advisory company, as its head of strategy. Kumar comes with over two decades of experience having worked in multiple markets and agencies, recently with Wavemaker, Mumbai.

    “Anil’s one point agenda will be to bring more transparency and better ROI for our client’s media spends,” said Spatial Access CEO Vineet Sodhani. “His deep and wide experience in media agencies and media houses will help us drive our transparency agenda. He will also enhance client deliveries by giving strategic inputs on their media spends with the objective of improving their ROI.”

    Prior to joining Spatial Access, Kumar was working with Wavemaker where he worked on multiple clients like Tata Sky, Kotak, Zydus and DPA among others. And earlier to that, he was with MediaCom, Starcom, Mudra Max, BCCL and Lodestar.

    On his appointment, he said, “I am excited to join Spatial Access to be able to offer more transparency and better value for our clients’ investments.”

    Spatial Access is India’s largest marketing and media audit and advisory company that helps advertisers increase their ROI on marcom expenditure. It uses proprietary tools and processes to analyse a marketer’s spends in traditional as well as digital media, print production, BTL, Ad Films, agency partnerships etc. and give them specific recommendations on how to improve both efficiency and impact. Spatial Access works with clients whose spends range from a few million to few billion – Indian start-ups and conglomerates as well as global MNCs.

  • PHD makes two Delhi appointments

    PHD makes two Delhi appointments

    MUMBAI: PHD India has strengthened its leadership team in Delhi with the appointment of Dipika Bhasin as the new head of Delhi office while Anuj Madan has been elevated to Delhi digital lead.

    PHD India CEO Jyoti Kumar Bansal says, “The appointments reflect the growing demands of our clients based in North India and the volume of activity the Delhi office now manages, especially after the Vivo digital account win and the growth in mandates from HP, SC Johnson and other clients. With Dipika’s deep-rooted knowledge of the North India market and how to make brands thrive there, as well as Anuj’s digital prowess, I am confident that we will continue to see more impressive wins come out of our office in Delhi.”

    Bhasin brings over 17 years of experience, joining from sister-agency, OMD, where she spent six years and most recently served as vice president for the Delhi office. Prior to joining Omnicom Media Group in 2011, Bhasin developed extensive media experience through roles at Zee Telefilms, Carat and Aircel.

    Dipika Bhasin mentions, “PHD has demonstrated impressive growth, having been recognised as Campaign’s Agency of the Year last year and won prominent international and local business in recent years. I am excited to be joining the team and continuing the momentum in Delhi and North India.”

    Madan has an experience in transforming digital businesses for brands like Renault, HP India, Samsung, Amex, Lufthansa and Swatch, among others, over the last 12 years. Prior to joining Omnicom Media Group in 2015, Madan served as a business director at Cheil Worldwide and Mindshare, leading the digital business to build brands by driving high performance marketing.

    Anuj Madan adds, “It’s been great to have played a part in PHD’s growth journey in Delhi during my role at Omnicom Media Group, with the recent Vivo win a testament to the agency’s superior digital offering in the market. I look forward to working with Vivo and our other clients in North India on raising their digital credentials and driving real business performance for them as a result.”