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  • Sinha takes over from Sivakumar Sundaram who is tipped to be CEO of the group

    Partha Sinha quits McCann to head Response at BCCL

    Partha Sinha
    Partha Sinha

    By A Correspondent

     

    We were sworn to secrecy, so we kept our word. But it’s now confirmed and public: Senior media professional Partha Sinha is all set to join Bennett, Coleman and Company Limited (aka the Times of India group) as President, Response. Sinha is set to join the group next month (April 2020). Sinha takes over from Sivakumar Sundaram who is tipped to be CEO of the group. Sundaram is currently President, Revenue, BCCL

     

    A product of IIM Ahmedabad and IIT Kharagpur, Sinha is currently serving notice as Vice Chairman and Managing Director, McCann Worldgroup. He has earlier held senior positions at BBH, Ogilvy and Citibank.

     

    As has been reported, McCann has elevated Jitender Dabas as Chief Operating Officer. In the report we carried last week (Link), we did indicate that there is a transition likely… remember, we were sworn to secrecy.

     

    Last Monday, we also asked veteran mediaperson Dr Bhaskar Das, who does the series ‘Das ka Dum’ on MxMIndia on what would his recommendation be if he were asked by a media group on who to hire – an adsales honcho or someone from another field (Link). Once again, since we couldn’t talk about it, we just put in this teaser… but those in the industry who knew about the move had a hearty laugh.

  • The Havas Media CEO for South Asia has put in her papers and is all set to put in her learnings of 28 years as Head of Customer Strategy at The Times of India group.

    Anita Nayyar quits Havas, to join BCCL as Head of Customer Strategy

    By A Correspondent

     

    Havas Media CEO – South Asia Anita Nayyar is moving on and is joining Bennett Coleman and Company Ltd (BCCL) as Head of Customer Strategy.

     

    A Havas Media spokesperson has confirmed the development. While a hunt is on for Ms Nayyar’s replacement, Mr Mohit Joshi, until now Managing Partner of MPG India, has now been elevated to Managing Director.

     

    “It is a challenging role and I will be able to utilise all the learnings of 28 years from the agency side,” Ms Nayyar told MxMIndia indicating that she will continue to be based in Delhi.

     

    Ms Nayyar has been with Havas since 2007 and prior to this was Executive Director at Starcom and Vice President at Mudra Communications.

     

    Said Mr Vishnu Mohan, CEO, Havas Media APAC, “After five years, Anita leaves behind an organization seven times stronger with several specialist brands that today are over 40% of group’s portfolio and a strong talent force that are leaders in their own right. We thank her for her stewardship and wish her every success in this new stint on the other side after 28 years in the agency business. We are at present in the process of identifying a suitable leader for this role and should make an announcement to that effect shortly.”