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  • Publicis announces leadership team to for India, Sri Lanka

    Publicis announces leadership team to for India, Sri Lanka

    MUMBAI:  Publicis Groupe APAC CEO Loris Nold has announced the appointment of a Groupe leadership team to strengthen and accelerate Publicis’s capabilities at a national level across India and Sri Lanka. 

    The new team will be comprised executive leaders in India and Sri Lanka, including Publicis Media India CEO Anupriya Acharya, Publicis Communications South Asia CEO Saurabh Varma and the newly created role at Publicis Groupe South Asia for chief talent officer Surbhi Gupta.

    Additionally, Pankaj Vasani, who recently joined the company, will take on the new role of chief financial officer, Publicis Groupe South Asia. Vasani joins from Vodafone where he served for around five and half years and held various pivotal positions of responsibility in finance and tax.

    Nold said, “South Asia is a critical region of utmost strategic importance to us. With the appointment of such a strong leadership team, we are in a unique position to continue driving ‘The Power of One’ philosophy at the country level in this key market. With our recent appointments in Australia, this is a very important move as it allows us to continue driving and accelerating the exciting potential for transforming the way we work with our clients, as well as the opportunity it presents for developing and challenging our own talents.”

    The Groupe leadership team’s focus is targeted on helping brands to accelerate their transformation, enhance collaboration and achieve cumulative growth for clients.

    The Solution hub leaders who make up the Groupe leadership team in the Indian market will maintain their existing responsibilities and continue to cultivate collaborative opportunities and new business initiatives. 

    Appointed CEO of Publicis Groupe APAC in February 2018, Nold will work closely with the Groupe Leadership Team, supporting Publicis Groupe as it strengthens its relationship with existing clients, wins the trust of new ones, in addition to cultivating and attracting the brightest talent across its agencies and disciplines in the South Asia region.

  • Bobby Pawar, Partha Sinha elevated to Publicis South Asia MD

    Bobby Pawar, Partha Sinha elevated to Publicis South Asia MD

    MUMBAI: Publicis Worldwide South Asia has promoted Bobby Pawar and Partha Sinha to managing directors.

     

    This move comes as the India agency consolidates following a period of sustained growth that has seen it double its size over the past two years.

     

    In their new roles, Pawar and Sinha will continue to report to Publicis Worldwide South Asia CEO Nakul Chopra as they take on larger responsibilities to partner him in managing all business units in the region. A key focus will be to elevate the agency’s effectiveness in communication that helps lead the change for clients.

     

    As managing director and chief strategy officer, Sinha will lead all strategic development. He will take additional responsibility for the P&L of the consulting, design and digital services in South Asia. 

     

    Pawar, on the other hand, will be managing director and chief creative officer. He will lead creative development and ensure the increasing infusion of digital channels for all Publicis Worldwide entities in the region. 

     

    Chopra said that the promotions were clear recognition of the positive impact and leadership both executives had demonstrated in leading their agency teams and client relationships.

     

    Chopra said, “Both Bobby and Partha have played pivotal roles in delivering the expectations of our clients and in vastly improving our product. They have worked very closely with me and taken the lead in helping Publicis grow at a very rapid rate. These promotions not only recognise their past achievements but also focus on the future where we have high expectations for the continual transformation of our business.”

     

    In a joint statement, Sinha and Pawar added, “Publicis is on a fast growth track and is increasingly becoming a significant power in partnering clients in the new age environment. Our objective is to become the most significant partner available in this market for brands to navigate and lead the change in society, culture and the marketplace. We are on our way there.”

     

    Publicis Worldwide, APAC and emerging markets CEO Loris Nold opined, “Publicis South Asia without doubt has a world-class management team and have achieved great results in the past few years. With Partha and Bobby taking a bigger role, I am very confident that we are best positioned to help our clients in their marketing transformation.”

  • Publicis WorldWide acquires stake in Arcade

    Publicis WorldWide acquires stake in Arcade

    MUMBAI: Publicis WW has acquired a minority stake in Asia’s fastest growing digital network, Arcade.

     

    Publicis Worldwide CEO Arthur Sadoun said, “Asia is a strategic priority for us. The Arcade team’s core values of creative excellence, entrepreneurship and digital innovation are a perfect match for Publicis Worldwide, as we strive to be the preferred partner of our clients in their digital transformation.”

     

    Arcade CEO and founding partner Nick Marrett said, “The worlds of marketing, entertainment and information are colliding. Arcade’s entrepreneurial approach to creativity helps brands find new ways to thrive in this new and challenging environment. We are thrilled to be joining forces with Publicis as we accelerate our development across the region into key markets like China, Africa and India for the benefit of our clients, and strengthen our Asian credentials. The chemistry and alignment with Publicis was incredibly strong right from the outset.”

     

    Headquartered in Singapore with offices in Shanghai, Tokyo and Jakarta, Arcade currently employs more than 100 professionals across the region. Some of its key clients include Clear, Close Up, Pond’s, Rexona, IKEA, Coca-Cola, Bango, WeChat and Google.

     

    Publicis WW CEO APAC Loris Nold added, “Arcade has built a unique model that allows them to create global and incredibly innovative work out of Asia. Our key clients have made Asia a global hub for some of their brands and we are increasingly working with Asian brands that have global ambitions. To partner Arcade’s founders, Nick, Gary, Mark and Matt, across the region is fantastic news for us.”