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  • Dingra will be reporting into Amit Wadhwa, CEO, Dentsu Creative India

    Dentsu India 2.0 merges digital, experiential & PR within Isobar, Heeru Dingra to be CEO

    By Our Staff

     

    Heeru Dingra
    Heeru Dingra

    Dentsu India has put its Digital, Experiential and PR capabilities under the Isobar India group. This means that Isobar India, WatConsult, and PR agency Perfect Relations will be under this head. Heeru Dingra,  Chief Executive Officer of WatConsult, will lead the group as its CEO, reporting into Amit Wadhwa, CEO, Dentsu Creative India.

     

    Jean Lin
    Jean Lin

    Said Jean Lin, Global CEO, Creative and Executive Officer, Dentsu Group Inc: “Strategically, India is one of our largest and most important markets for Isobar. Heeru joined us through the acquisition of WatConsult and has gone from strength to strength, cultivating a culture of creativity and innovation. Heeru will strengthen Isobar’s growth story, bringing together the best specialists from different creative disciplines to create the next wave of transformative experiences for our clients and in turn, accelerate our brands into the Dentsu India 2.0 vision. I am certain that with Heeru at its helm, the Isobar India group will continue to grow and deliver excellence for our clients.”

     

    Amit Wadhwa
    Amit Wadhwa

    Added Wadhwa: “Heeru’s appointment to lead the Isobar group as its Country CEO takes the Dentsu India 2.0 journey a notch up. The decision is also in alignment with our global ambition of transforming into the most integrated network by 2024. We aim to deliver the best of our offerings to clients with pathbreaking ideas and solution-led strategies, making our headway into excellence.”

     

    Said Dingra: “The Isobar India group houses some of the best agency teams in the country…and I feel humbled to lead this brilliant bunch. As I take this new leap, my aim is to offer world-class integrated services and top-notch expertise that bring value to our current and future clients. People and creativity are at the core of our business, and I assure our clients will only be served with the industry’s best.”

     

  • Wendy Clark appointed Global CEO of Dentsu Aegis Network (DAN)

    Wendy Clark to join DAN as Global CEO in Sept

    By A Correspondent

     

    Dentsu Aegis Network (DAN  has announced the appointment of Wendy Clark as Global CEO of Dentsu Aegis Network.

     

    Clark brings almost 30 years’ of industry experience having worked for global brands such as The Coca-Cola Company and AT&T, as well as industry-leading agency roles. She joins Dentsu Aegis Network in September 2020 from Omnicom where she held the role of Global President & CEO for DDB Worldwide. Prior to Omnicom, Clark spent seven years at The Coca-Cola Company in global and regional operating roles, culminating in her promotion to Coca-Cola’s President of Sparkling Brands and Strategic Marketing.

     

    Wendy Clark

    Said Clark: “It’s both an incredible honour and deep responsibility to join DAN at this crucial time. Given such unprecedented global change it’s more important than ever that we’re completely focused on creating insightful, informed, important ideas for brands, businesses and their customers. The focused investments made by DAN over the last few years to acquire and grow the right assets, talent and capabilities, enabling modern marketing solutions, is undeniable and ready-made for today’s marketplace and beyond.”

     

    Clark will report to Tim Andree, Executive Chairman, Dentsu Aegis Network and will be appointed Executive Officer Dentsu Group Inc. at the same time as she joins the business in September with the approval of the Board of Dentsu Group Inc. Andree has been Executive Chairman of DAN since its founding in 2013, adding the CEO role to his responsibilities for the past 15 months, and he has lead the search process.

     

    Added Andree: “Following a thorough and considered global search, I am happy to welcome Wendy as our new CEO and look forward to working together to drive our ambitious agenda forward. With her combined experience of walking in the shoes of the client, coupled with her leadership in running a large global creative agency network, Wendy is the stand-out choice for the role. Her experience is hugely complementary to DAN’s growth plans over the coming decade where Dentsu’s long-standing history of client-centricity combined with an ability to deliver fully integrated solutions will be critical. Wendy will join us as the world is emerging from a period of unprecedented challenges. I am confident that her strong leadership style and comprehensive experience will inspire our people, connect with our clients to help drive their brands forward and continue our focus on providing integrated global solutions while building excellence into every part of the rapidly changing marketing ecosystem we serve.”