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  • RAPP India has roped in Kapil Bhatia as Associate Vice President for the agency’s growing clientele in Mumbai.

    RAPP India appoints Kapil Bhatia as AVP

    By A Correspondent

     

    Kapil Bhatia

    RAPP India has roped in Kapil Bhatia as Associate Vice President for the agency’s growing clientele in Mumbai.

     

    Mr Bhatia joins RAPP India from Squad Digital, Nairobi, where he was General Manager overseeing the operations of the agency across digital strategy, creative solutions, media planning, social media marketing and mobile marketing.

     

    Before moving to Nairobi, Mr Bhatia worked with the DDB Mudra Group for four years and was primarily in-charge of client servicing for one of the agency’s largest clients, LIC.

     

    Venkat Mallik

    Said Venkat Mallik, President, RAPP India and Tribal Worldwide India, ‘We are going through an interesting phase of transformation and growth at RAPP in India. Kapil joins RAPP at just the right time as we look to remodel the agency and introduce a set of new initiatives to strengthen  the multi-channel RAPP offering across Mass Media, E Commerce, Social Media, Email marketing & CRM. RAPP is one of the few agencies with the ability to offer genuinely integrated communication thinking and Kapil’s skills and experience complement this really well.’

     

     

    Bijoe George

    Commenting on this, Bijoe George, Vice President, RAPP India said, “As we go about building RAPP INDIA as a media agnostic, data-led agency we needed leaders who can champion this cause amongst clients. Kapil comes with the requisite experience and fits the bill perfectly”.

     

    On joining RAPP India, Mr Bhatia said, This is going to be an exciting opportunity to tap into my through the line communication understanding. I look forward to help RAPP with the building its multi-channel capabilities.

     

  • Bijoe George, VP, Rapp, will now handle Rapp India's operations in the West and South. Saugata Bagchi, VP, Tribal DDB, will now be in charge of the West & South operations for Tribal DDB through the Tribal DDB presence in Mumbai and Bangalore

    Saugata Bagchi, Bijoe George get wider roles at Tribal DDB, Rapp India

    By A Correspondent

     

    Saugata Bagchi
    Bijoe George

    Saugata Bagchi and Bijoe George are taking on additional roles for Tribal DDB and Rapp India respectively. Mr George, VP – Rapp, will now handle Rapp India’s operations in the West and South. He will also continue his lead role on the HP business that is a key client for Rapp in India. Mr Bagchi, VP Tribal DDB, will now be in charge of the West & South operations for Tribal DDB through the Tribal DDB presence in Mumbai and Bangalore.

     

    Both of them will continue to report to Venkat Mallik, President, Tribal DDB and Rapp India.

     

    Tribal DDB is a digital agency while Rapp is a new age data-driven multi-channel agency. Rapp and Tribal DDB are members of the DDB Mudra Group and the Omnicom Group world-wide.

     

    Commenting on his new role, Mr Bagchi said, “We’ve had a strong hold in the western market and were able to further consolidate it in 2012. I am very excited about this new opportunity and believe that with our new improved digital skill-sets, our clients in Southern India will increasingly contribute to the fast pace of growth that we’ve set for Tribal DDB India.”

     

    Mr George said, “Over the last few years Rapp India has won many blue-chip clients and 2013 would further propel our growth story. It would be exciting to lead this growth and transformation. Given Rapp’s legacy in the data analytics space combined with its media-neutral offering, clients across verticals will find the Rapp proposition a compelling one.”

     

    Venkat Mallik

    Venkat Mallik, President, Tribal DDB and Rapp India, said, “We have had a very good 2012 for both Tribal DDB & Rapp. The new structure with expanded roles for Bijoe and Saugata will help us leverage their skills better &build on the progress we have made in 2012. The year 2013 should see us deepening our capabilities and delivering higher quality business and creative solutions for our clients while we build Rapp and Tribal DDB into stronger, bigger communications agencies.”