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  • Havas appoints Kevin Zhang as director of Human Resources Asia Pacific

    Havas appoints Kevin Zhang as director of Human Resources Asia Pacific

    MUMBAI: Havas Asia Pacific announced the appointment of Kevin Zhang, a seasoned professional with more than 15 years of human resources experience, as Director of Human Resources for the region.

    In this newly created role, Zhang will be leading regional talent initiatives across all key brands of Havas including the flagship brands Havas Worldwide and Havas Media. He has also been tasked with developing specific initiatives to attract top talent to the agency while simultaneously creating learning and development programs to retain talent.

    Prior to joining Havas, Zhang spent 10 years at IPG in New York as Director, Corporate Human Resources leading global HR initiatives. Most recently, he moved to R/GA Singapore to lead the APAC HR operations. He has also worked as Human Resources Manager with ALLOY Media + Marketing, Dow Jones & Company, and Ogilvy CommonHealth.

    As a senior HR professional, Zhang specialises in talent management, talent acquisition, employee engagement, leadership development, performance management, and diversity and inclusion programs.

    Zhang will report in to Michael Lelievre, Chief Financial Officer of Havas Asia Pacific and will work closely with the senior Asia Pacific leadership at the group. He will oversee local HR leads in Asia Pacific and will also work closely with the global talent team helmed by Patti Clifford, Havas’ Chief Talent Officer based in New York, and Celine Merle-Beral, Chief Talent Officer for Havas Media based out of Paris.

    Commenting on the appointment, Havas Asia Pacific CFO Michael Lelievre said, “Talent is the life-blood of our industry and a key competitive advantage that we have as an agency. Kevin’s appointment demonstrates Havas’ increasing focus on talent. He is a critical hire for the agency and we are quite confident that his extensive experience in the advertising space will make him a big asset for the group.”

     Havas chief talent officer Patti Clifford said, “Asia Pacific is a very important market for Havas and the fast growing nature of the region makes it important for the group to have a strong talent strategy in place. Kevin is a great addition to lead across the Creative and Media groups, further solidifying our Together strategy.”

    On his appointment, Zhang said, “Havas as a group has witnessed a huge momentum both globally and in Asia Pacific in the last few years and is in a very exciting phase of its growth. The agency not only has some big plans but also commitment around talent, and I am very pleased to be a part of these plans.”

  • Havas appoints Kevin Zhang as director of Human Resources Asia Pacific

    Havas appoints Kevin Zhang as director of Human Resources Asia Pacific

    MUMBAI: Havas Asia Pacific announced the appointment of Kevin Zhang, a seasoned professional with more than 15 years of human resources experience, as Director of Human Resources for the region.

    In this newly created role, Zhang will be leading regional talent initiatives across all key brands of Havas including the flagship brands Havas Worldwide and Havas Media. He has also been tasked with developing specific initiatives to attract top talent to the agency while simultaneously creating learning and development programs to retain talent.

    Prior to joining Havas, Zhang spent 10 years at IPG in New York as Director, Corporate Human Resources leading global HR initiatives. Most recently, he moved to R/GA Singapore to lead the APAC HR operations. He has also worked as Human Resources Manager with ALLOY Media + Marketing, Dow Jones & Company, and Ogilvy CommonHealth.

    As a senior HR professional, Zhang specialises in talent management, talent acquisition, employee engagement, leadership development, performance management, and diversity and inclusion programs.

    Zhang will report in to Michael Lelievre, Chief Financial Officer of Havas Asia Pacific and will work closely with the senior Asia Pacific leadership at the group. He will oversee local HR leads in Asia Pacific and will also work closely with the global talent team helmed by Patti Clifford, Havas’ Chief Talent Officer based in New York, and Celine Merle-Beral, Chief Talent Officer for Havas Media based out of Paris.

    Commenting on the appointment, Havas Asia Pacific CFO Michael Lelievre said, “Talent is the life-blood of our industry and a key competitive advantage that we have as an agency. Kevin’s appointment demonstrates Havas’ increasing focus on talent. He is a critical hire for the agency and we are quite confident that his extensive experience in the advertising space will make him a big asset for the group.”

     Havas chief talent officer Patti Clifford said, “Asia Pacific is a very important market for Havas and the fast growing nature of the region makes it important for the group to have a strong talent strategy in place. Kevin is a great addition to lead across the Creative and Media groups, further solidifying our Together strategy.”

    On his appointment, Zhang said, “Havas as a group has witnessed a huge momentum both globally and in Asia Pacific in the last few years and is in a very exciting phase of its growth. The agency not only has some big plans but also commitment around talent, and I am very pleased to be a part of these plans.”

  • Havas Media Group makes two senior level appointments

    Havas Media Group makes two senior level appointments

    MUMBAI: In a bid to further strengthen its team in the West, Havas Media Group has made a couple of senior level appointments.

    Kunal Jamuar has re-joined the group as Havas Media, West & South managing partner. He was earlier with the group as executive director – West and is back in the country following a stint handing the West and Central African markets as mediaReach OMD chief planning officer.

    Besides Jamuar, the group has also appointed Chanchal Shaktawat as vice president planning – West.

    Speaking on the appointments, Havas Media Group India & South Asia CEO Anita Nayyar said, “We have had a great 2015 and aspire to have a greater 2016. Kunal has the rare blend of leadership, knowledge and relationship management. We are very glad to have him back. Chanchal too comes with rich experience and is a high performance diligent professional. The mandate for the team is to consolidate and grow the Western operations, which I’m sure they will successfully achieve.”

    Havas Media Group India managing director Mohit Joshi added, “It’s homecoming for Kunal. He is a great leader and an even greater human being. Am very sure he will steer our operations to newer heights of success. Chanchal is also a thorough professional and will provide a lot of stability to the team in Mumbai with her professional skills.”

    “It is great to be back. India is an exciting business country today. My experience in multiple emerging markets will come into play to strengthen and expand the Havas Media operations,” said Jamuar.

    “Havas Media is in an interesting phase of growth. I look forward to contributing to further drive this growth by creating value for our clients,” signed off Shaktawat.

  • Havas Media Group makes two senior level appointments

    Havas Media Group makes two senior level appointments

    MUMBAI: In a bid to further strengthen its team in the West, Havas Media Group has made a couple of senior level appointments.

    Kunal Jamuar has re-joined the group as Havas Media, West & South managing partner. He was earlier with the group as executive director – West and is back in the country following a stint handing the West and Central African markets as mediaReach OMD chief planning officer.

    Besides Jamuar, the group has also appointed Chanchal Shaktawat as vice president planning – West.

    Speaking on the appointments, Havas Media Group India & South Asia CEO Anita Nayyar said, “We have had a great 2015 and aspire to have a greater 2016. Kunal has the rare blend of leadership, knowledge and relationship management. We are very glad to have him back. Chanchal too comes with rich experience and is a high performance diligent professional. The mandate for the team is to consolidate and grow the Western operations, which I’m sure they will successfully achieve.”

    Havas Media Group India managing director Mohit Joshi added, “It’s homecoming for Kunal. He is a great leader and an even greater human being. Am very sure he will steer our operations to newer heights of success. Chanchal is also a thorough professional and will provide a lot of stability to the team in Mumbai with her professional skills.”

    “It is great to be back. India is an exciting business country today. My experience in multiple emerging markets will come into play to strengthen and expand the Havas Media operations,” said Jamuar.

    “Havas Media is in an interesting phase of growth. I look forward to contributing to further drive this growth by creating value for our clients,” signed off Shaktawat.

  • Havas ups Asiya Bakht as Asia Pacific Communications head; strengthens Havas Village

    Havas ups Asiya Bakht as Asia Pacific Communications head; strengthens Havas Village

    MUMBAI: As part of its strategy to adopt a Havas Village model, Havas has promoted Asiya Bakht to the group’s director of marketing and communications for Asia Pacific. As director of marketing and communications for Havas Asia Pacific Bakht will drive visibility and awareness of Havas in the region and report to Southeast Asia CEO Levent Guenes.

    The move follows the consolidation of marketing communications function in other key markets in Asia Pacific such as Australia, China, India and the Philippines.

    In her newly defined role Bakht will be responsible for driving marketing and communications for all creative, media and specialist brands of Havas Asia, which include the flagship brands Havas Worldwide and Havas Media.

    “We are delighted to welcome Bakht. Her impressive performance at Havas Media and understanding of the group’s culture played an important role in her selection as a communications lead,” says Havas creative group Asia Pacific,  chairman, Juan Rocamora.

    “When we were looking for someone to lead marketing for Havas as a group we couldn’t think of a better person than Bakht,” adds Havas Media Group Asia Pacific, CEO Vishnu Mohan.  “She is not only committed to Havas’ vision of meaningful communications and collaboration, but also shares excellent relationships with stake holders within the group.” 

    “Bakht’s promotion is a testament to our collaborative ‘together’ culture, which allows us to leverage skills and talent available across the network, “said Havas Creative Group Southeast Asia, CEO Levent Guenes.
      “We are very excited to have her on board and looking forward to working with her to further raise Havas’ profile in the region.”

    Havas Village is a client centric organisation that brings all disciplines and teams in the agency – creative, media and digital – under one roof and is the foundation of group’s collaborative culture. The Village mode aims to simplify the agency’s offering for clients  by aligning resources, production, analytics and insights across divisions thus driving greater efficiency and effectiveness. 

  • Havas ups Asiya Bakht as Asia Pacific Communications head; strengthens Havas Village

    Havas ups Asiya Bakht as Asia Pacific Communications head; strengthens Havas Village

    MUMBAI: As part of its strategy to adopt a Havas Village model, Havas has promoted Asiya Bakht to the group’s director of marketing and communications for Asia Pacific. As director of marketing and communications for Havas Asia Pacific Bakht will drive visibility and awareness of Havas in the region and report to Southeast Asia CEO Levent Guenes.

    The move follows the consolidation of marketing communications function in other key markets in Asia Pacific such as Australia, China, India and the Philippines.

    In her newly defined role Bakht will be responsible for driving marketing and communications for all creative, media and specialist brands of Havas Asia, which include the flagship brands Havas Worldwide and Havas Media.

    “We are delighted to welcome Bakht. Her impressive performance at Havas Media and understanding of the group’s culture played an important role in her selection as a communications lead,” says Havas creative group Asia Pacific,  chairman, Juan Rocamora.

    “When we were looking for someone to lead marketing for Havas as a group we couldn’t think of a better person than Bakht,” adds Havas Media Group Asia Pacific, CEO Vishnu Mohan.  “She is not only committed to Havas’ vision of meaningful communications and collaboration, but also shares excellent relationships with stake holders within the group.” 

    “Bakht’s promotion is a testament to our collaborative ‘together’ culture, which allows us to leverage skills and talent available across the network, “said Havas Creative Group Southeast Asia, CEO Levent Guenes.
      “We are very excited to have her on board and looking forward to working with her to further raise Havas’ profile in the region.”

    Havas Village is a client centric organisation that brings all disciplines and teams in the agency – creative, media and digital – under one roof and is the foundation of group’s collaborative culture. The Village mode aims to simplify the agency’s offering for clients  by aligning resources, production, analytics and insights across divisions thus driving greater efficiency and effectiveness. 

  • Changing role of media agencies

    Changing role of media agencies

    2015 rang true with the anticipated digital growth and enthusiasm. 

    Mobile led and ‘download the app’ became an almost expected byline. Popular companies saw fit to do away with the very website that built their brand. And, the viewers that most marketers wanted to tap were multi-screen. Further, media measurement across the multi-screens and the rural customer became legitimate. Year-on-Year the only constant with media has been change, some more disruptive; but nonetheless – it’s change.

    With the changing role of today’s ‘Media Agency’ they can aptly be re-branded -‘Media Brand Smith.’

    Closely aligned to client, brand and their customer, the Brand Smith must blend brand ethos and objective in a compelling story using relevant prevailing media and technology. Drawing from ensuing trends, the Brand Smith must craft unique SMART business solutions – that resonate to the brand’s core, echoing it to its customer perception. A ‘meaningful’ solution will be all the better! The Brand Smith further needs to be unwaveringly consistent in this task. They need to be the brand, the agency, the expert and the customer all rolled into one for a full perspective.

    Media Agencies need to unlearn, learn, re-learn, adapt, collaborate and communicate in a way they have never done before within their own internal teams as well as external stakeholders to sprout ideas and talent, both latent and new. Integration is a tough word and matter does not integrate easily. Integration of people, tech, knowledge and skill on the foundation of an idea, takes time; so does the idea itself.

    The job is to be informed and inform, what to do and when, as well as what not to do. It is not about the razzle-dazzle of data, beacons, 3D printing, Augmented Reality, etc., or the immediate big ticket spend but a deeper articulation of the insights, the technology-devices details, its uses, the brand fit and campaign fit – for the long term.

    We live in exciting times with a flood of opportunities and technologies coming out like from a Pandora’s Box. Channelising this and helping clients navigate through a shifting-sands media-devices landscape to unleash its potential will not only win new customers, build engaging-entertaining content but more so create some memorable brand and client experiences!

    2016 is a year we wholeheartedly look forward to. Undoubtedly it will be interesting with some amazing work and of course a very challenging one.

    (These are purely personal views of Havas Media Group, India & South Asia CEO Anita Nayyar and Indiantelevision.com does not necessarily subscribe to these views.)

  • Dentsu Webchutney hires Havas’ Gaurav Soi as EVP

    Dentsu Webchutney hires Havas’ Gaurav Soi as EVP

    MUMBAI: Dentsu Aegis’ digital agency Dentsu Webchutney, has appointed Gaurav Soi to head its new business operations, nationally as executive vice president (EVP).

     

    Soi will report to Dentsu Webchutney CEO Sidharth Rao. He joins the agency from Havas Worldwide, Mumbai where he was senior vice president. 

     

    As part of his new mandate, Soi will identify and channelise new opportunities for the agency across its offices in Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru.

    On his appointment, Soi said, “The most commonly used word in conversations today is digital. It is no longer the future. It is here and now! Denstu Webchutney has a proven track record and is associated with very prestigious brands. Known for its quality product and forward thinking, I am extremely proud to be a part of this team. The company is aggressively focusing on growth; and yet, we will need to retain the quality of our product across client offerings. It is this balance that will make the road ahead a very exciting one.” 

    Rao added, “Dentsu Webchutney has now entered its next phase of growth and it’s absolutely essential for us that we use the right kind of experiences to steer this growth forward. Gaurav comes in with immense experience and exposure across clients and categories. And his appointment will only further catalyse the strength that already holds the Dentsu Webchutney fort so strong. I am extremely happy to welcome him on board.” 

    With more than 15 years of experience, Soi has worked with agencies including The Grey Group, Mumbai, Ambience Publicis, Metal Communications and Havas Worldwide. He has also been part of the events and activations industry through Line Communications.

  • Isobar names Maciek Nowicki as chief creative officer for South East Asia & India

    Isobar names Maciek Nowicki as chief creative officer for South East Asia & India

    MUMBAI: Isobar has promoted Maciek Nowicki to chief creative officer of Isobar South East Asia & India, a newly created role, overseeing 13 Isobar locations across nine countries.

     

    Nowicki will relocate from Isobar Poland and will report to Isobar APAC MD Sven Huberts.

     

    Nowicki will be responsible for enhancing and integrating the creative teams, increasing the agency creative output and acting as the creative lead on multi-market pitches. Bolstering the creative leadership line-up is a critical step in strengthening Isobar’s Brand Commerce offering and driving the business forward across the region. Nowicki also joins Isobar’s Global Creative Excellence Council, chaired by Isobar EMEA chief creative officer Nick Bailey.

     

    Huberts said, “Maciek is one of those people who has the dexterity, stamina and drive to create a high performance creative culture. He understands how brands are currently being built for todays convergent world. Everyone is really excited to work closely with Maciek to help deliver borderless, game changing ideas that help solve our clients business challenges.”

     

    Nowicki added, “I love the vast and amazingly multi-layered Asian culture and people, so I am doubly excited to get started in this new role. We have some great talent in Isobar in Asia and I look forward to working alongside them to produce work that makes a difference.”

     

    Prior to his promotion, Nowicki was managing creative director for the 300+ strong team at Isobar Poland, looking after brands including P&G, GM, Disney and Arla Foods. In addition, he oversaw the creative output across multiple Dentsu Aegis Network agencies in Poland.

     

    During his tenure, Isobar Poland entered the elite club of the best integrated agencies in the country, winning over 60 major international, regional and domestic awards and merits.

     

    Yuri Drabent has been promoted to Isobar Poland creative director.

     

    Nowicki was previously a creative director in Procter & Gamble Poland, and prior to that he worked for Grey Group, JWT, Havas, McCann and spent a year in Moscow, working as Creative Director for FCB.