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  • Current CEOs Anita Nayyar and Nirmalya Sen will report to him

    Winds of change at Havas with Rana Barua as Group CEO

     

    By A Correspondent

    In the relatively new office of Havas in Mumbai, there is a ‘hava’ or winds of change that are blowing. For the first time in its existence under the Havas umbrella, the media and creative units will now work under a Group CEO. Rana Barua, a seasoned CEO in the A&M industry, has joined today (October 3) as Group CEO of Havas Group India.

    This is in sync with Havas’s overall global strategy of accelerating integration by breaking silos across creative and media functions. In his new role, Barua’s mandate will be to chart Havas India’s journey of transformation and exponential growth with a focus on collaboration and partnerships, new business momentum, and building & leading future-ready teams.

    Barua will report to Vishnu Mohan, Chairman & CEO of Havas Group, India & Southeast Asia, and work closely with the existing leadership teams. Significantly, current CEOs of the media and creative agencies – Anita Nayyar and Nirmalya Sen – will report to Barua.

    Barua has held CEO roles with Contract India, and most recently with Creativeland Asia, as well as worked with agencies like Ogilvy, Rediffusion Y&R, McCann, JWT and led radio stations Red FM and Radio City.

    Commenting on the appointment, Mohan said: “Rana’s appointment is a key milestone in the Group’s ongoing efforts to build agile teams and integrated structures to deliver the most impact for clients. Rana is an ideal candidate as his expertise will build on what we have already achieved in India and take Havas Group India forward in its next phase of growth and expansion. Not only will his leadership strengthen our integrated product but also facilitate the collaboration between Havas Group and other Vivendi companies – Universal Music, GameLoft, Daily Motion -  to create a powerful marketing force, unique only to Havas Group in the market. As a group, we are committed in our efforts to make Havas Group an indomitable force in the industry and Rana’s appointment is the first of a number of significant appointments and developments to move us ahead in that direction. I am delighted to welcome Rana to the Havas family and I am confident that he will propel Havas Group India in its next phase of evolution.”

    Added Barua: “The growing complexity of platforms and channels calls for a multi-dimensional approach to marketing and advertising and the Havas Village model of collaboration and integration is exactly what clients are looking for. I am extremely excited to be a part of Havas Group’s futuristic agency model and looking forward to working with the team to start a new chapter for Havas Group in India.”

     

     

  • Chakraborty joins Havas from Contract Advertising

    Sanghamitra Chakraborty to head Havas’ RB biz

     

     

    Sanghamitra Chakraborty has joined the Gurugram operations of Havas India as Senior Vice President and Business Bead. She will lead the integrated Reckitt Benckiser (RB) team at Havas India, which is the creative partner for many of RB India’s brands. It is also a hub responsible for origination of thinking and creative work on three major RB brands – Harpic, Mortein and Veet – for the entire world other than for Europe and North America. Chakraborty joins Havas from Contract Advertising.

     

    Welcoming her aboard, Nirmalya Sen, Chief Executive Officer, Havas India said:”Anyone who has worked with Hong – clients and colleagues alike – will agree that she isn’t just a ‘make-it-happen’ person. She is a ‘make-everyone-happen’ person. Her energy is infectious, as is her ability to pull off the impossible. I am sure our relationship with Reckitt Benckiser will be even stronger with her at the helm.”

     

    Commenting on the development, Chakraborty said:”My decision to join Havas was easy. In an environment where agencies have been trying to redefine themselves to stay relevant, Havas, for me, seems to have found the sweet spot as an agency. It is a whole new experience to work in an environment where the offline and online worlds, as well as the creative and media worlds, have been woven seamlessly into one Village, held together with the brand’s philosophy of ‘Better Together’. My other reason, really, was fairly selfish, Havas and RB gave me the opportunity to be an origin market for some of the biggest brands in the FMCG space, and that to me is challenging and should be rewarding at the same time.”

  • While Nayyar would report to Mohan even earlier, Sen's reporting changes from Juan Rocamora to Vishnu Mohan

    Havas unites creative and media. Vishnu Mohan to head India & SE Asia. Anita Nayyar & Nirmalya Sen roles unchanged

    By A Correspondent

     

    Effective immediately Havas Creative Group and Havas Media Group will be a combined unit, as separate business units but under one P&L.

     

    The process of the unification has been in the works for long, but now it impacts the APAC region.

     

    How does it impact India? Well the veteran Vishnu Mohan will now take charge of both media and creative for India and the rest of South East Asia. The India heads – Anita Nayyar and Nirmalya Sen – will continue in their respective roles. In fact Nayyar would report to Mohan even earlier, only Sen’s reporting changes from Juan Rocamora to Vishnu Mohan.

     

    Look out for updated report later in the day

     

  • He moves from Cheil Worldwide where he was Group Creative Director leading a team handling Samsung mobiles,televisions and home appliances besides other businesses

    Navin Theeng joins Havas Worldwide as ECD in GGM

    By A Correspondent

     

    Navin Theeng

    Navin Theeng has joined Havas Worldwide as Executive Creative Director, Gurugram. He moves from Cheil Worldwide where he was Group Creative Director leading a team handling Samsung mobiles, televisions and home appliances besides other businesses.Theeng replaces the erstwhile ECD team of Nakul Sharma and Tirtha Ghosh.

     

    “At Havas, we are working towards not just blurring the line between digital and traditional creative but completely erasing it. And a creative leader who is comfortable with and excited by both is what we needed. I think we have found that person in Navin,” said Nima DT Namchu, Chief Creative Officer, Havas Worldwide, India.  Theeng will report to Namchu and will be responsible for digital and traditional creative output of Gurugram (eka Gurgaon) office.

     

    Nima DT Namchu
    Nirmalya Sen

    Welcoming Theeng aboard, Chief Executive Officer Nirmalya Sen said: “Navin’s appointment is a part of our further strengthening of our already robust offering in Gurgaon. Navin brings with him not just an impressive track record as a creative mind, but also a reputation for leading his team to creative excellence. I wish him great success with Havas Worldwide.”

     

    “It’s a bit of a homecoming”, said Theeng. This is his second stint at the agency after a fairly long first stint. “But other than that, everything has changed. Technology was a bit of a bugbear 10 years back, but now the possibilities are endless. You can expect to see more technology-infused ideas coming from Havas.”

     

    In the 18 years he has been in the industry, Navin has worked with Bates, McCann Erickson, Euro RSCG, Rediffusion DY&R, Contract and Cheil handling brands across categories such as consumer durables, colas, airlines, mobile phones, liquor, real estate and sports.

     

     

  • The integrated mandate was won following a multi-agency pitch

    D’lecta assigns creative duties to Havas Worldwide

    By A Correspondent

     

    D’lecta, an innovative dairy products and food services company, has appointed Havas Worldwide as its creative partner for its dip Cheese, slice Cheese and cream Cheese ranges. The brand will be handled by the agency’s Mumbai office. The integrated mandate was won following a multi-agency pitch.

     

    Confirming the appointment, Deepak Jain, Managing Director, D’lecta Foods Pvt. Ltd., said, “Havas understood the product and its creative demands and have presented an approach that is in sync with our product vision and ideology.”

     

    Nirmalya Sen, CEO, Havas Worldwide India, said, “With its commitment to innovation and great taste, D’lecta is well poised to give the long-established players in the category a run for their money. And we are delighted to have been chosen to partner D’lecta in this journey.”

     

    Commenting on the association, Rayomand Patell, Executive Creative Director, Mumbai added, “From the very first interaction, there was great chemistry in the room. Being a bunch of foodies, working on a cheese brand excited us tremendously. We look forward to making D’lecta a household name as respected as it already is in the food services space.”

  • He has worked on various categories like FMCG, Fashion, Technology, Durables, Healthcare, and e-commerce

    Havas Worldwide brings on board Arindam Sengupta to lead Mumbai

    By A Correspondent

     

    Havas has appointed Arindam Sengupta as President – West. Arindam joins the agency from Ogilvy Advertising, Mumbai to replace Shavon Barua, who left some months back.

     

    Arindam, with over 18 years of advertising behind him, has worked with Lowe Lintas, DDB Mudra and TBWA in the past. He has worked on various categories like FMCG, Fashion, Technology, Durables, Healthcare, and e-commerce.

     

    Nirmalya Sen, CEO, Havas Worldwide India, said, “I am delighted to welcome Arindam as the new leader of Havas Worldwide, Mumbai. Arindam is well known for forging great relationships with his clients and for his hunger for new business. With an equally hungry creative partner in Rayomand (Rayo) Patell, I am confident the new leadership team will play a defining role in our drive to make Havas Worldwide Mumbai the compelling new-age communications company we are in Gurgaon and elsewhere.”

     

    Arindam, on his appointment, said, “I’m delighted and honored with the responsibility of running Havas Worldwide, Mumbai. Havas Worldwide, besides being an established global network with a new-age challenger mindset, is integrated to the core – an important ingredientin navigating the emergingworld of the consumer. I am very excited at the prospect of working with brilliant minds like Rayo, NimaNamchuand Nirmalyato take Havas Worldwide Mumbai to its next level of growth.”

     

  • Divya joins from Razorfish and brings on board 10 years of experience in leading Fortune 500 brands through digital transformation

    Havas Worldwide appoints new Digital head for Gurgaon office

    By A Correspondent

     

    Divya Uttam

    Havas Worldwide has brought on board Divya Uttam as Vice President and Business Head – Digital of its Gurgaon operations.In her new role, Divya will lead and drive the growth of digital in the city. She will also partner Pradeep Nair, General Manager – Digital and head of Havas Worldwide, Bangalore in advising the agency’s Management Committee on digital acceleration and innovation.

     

    Divya joins from Razorfish and brings on board 10 years of experience in leading Fortune 500 brands through digital transformation by planning and executing their strategies across mobile, social media and innovative technology-based solutions.

     

    Nirmalya Sen

    Nirmalya Sen, Chief Executive Officer, Havas Worldwide India said, “I have great pleasure in welcoming Divya into the Havas Worldwide family. Digital is not a division or a separate company at Havas. It lies at the heart of the agency. And therefore, it was critical we found a sharp digital strategist with the hunger of a business lead for this role. Divya fits this requirement perfectly.”

     

    Divya added, “I am honored to be given the opportunity to lead the digital mandate for Havas Worldwide, Gurgaon. I have closely followed the agency’s inspiring creative work in India and globally and am really excited to be a part of a team that is driven by its resolve to be ‘always in Beta’. I look forward to delivering cutting edge, innovative and meaningful work for our clients aimed at delivering high ROI.”

     

  • No change is planned for the agency's management committee in India. He will report to Juan Rocamora, Chairman/CEO of Havas WW Asia Pacific

    Havas Worldwide appoints Nirmalya Sen as CEO

    By A Correspondent

     

    Havas Worldwide has announced it has named Nirmalya Sen as CEO of Havas Worldwide India. He will report to Juan Rocamora, Chairman/CEO of Havas WW Asia Pacific.

     

    Stated Andrew Benett, Global CEO of Havas Worldwide and Havas Creative Group: “This is a timely and critical hire for Havas Worldwide India. We are bolstering our position in this important market. Our clients will quickly benefit from the value Nirmalya’s leadership brings to the agency.”

     

    Mr Sen was until recently President of TBWA in India. Over the course of his career, Sen has advised and helped to grow global and national brands including Nissan, Maruti Suzuki, Mitsubishi Motors, Nestle, Britannia, adidas, HBO, Dabur, Tata Tea, Pedigree, Electrolux, and others.

     

    Commenting on his appointment with Havas Worldwide India, Mr Sen said, “I am delighted and honoured to be entrusted with the care of the Havas Worldwide brand in India. Havas Worldwide’s proposition is unique: It combines the resources of a large, established global network with the innovative spirit of a young, new-age challenger brand. I’m very excited to work on growing and developing the agency’s presence in India.”

     

    No change is planned for the agency’s management committee comprising Satbir Singh, Chief Creative Officer and Managing Partner; Shavon Barua, President, South and West; Sandeep Gupta, Chief Financial Officer; and Sourav Ray, Chief Strategy Officer, under the guidance of London-based Anish Gupta, who was appointed Non Executive Chairman earlier this year.