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  • Mahabaleshwarkar has over three decades of experience across leading advertising agencies in India and abroad

    Sagar Mahabaleshwarkar joins Contract as CCO

    By  A Correspondent

     

    Contract Advertising has announced the appointment of Sagar Mahabaleshwarkar as Chief Creative Officer.

     

    Tarun Rai

    Said Tarun Rai, Chairman & Group CEO, J. Walter Thompson: “We have been in discussions with Sagar for the last few months. And I am very happy that we have him on board, finally. Sagar is an industry stalwart. He has built his reputation over the years across many agencies in India and abroad. He has worked with more traditional FMCG clients as well as some of the iconic technology companies. And he has excelled across media platforms – with the last decade, especially, building his reputation as a digital-first creative leader. Contract has some of the most exciting and high-profile brands. We have big ambitions for the agency. With Raji Ramaswamy as the CEO and Rohit Srivastava, one of the finest strategic minds in the country, what Contract needed was a CCO with the depth of experience and a solid reputation of creative excellence that Sagar brings to the agency. He is the ideal creative leader to take Contract to the next level and make it a creative powerhouse”.

     

    Raji Ramaswamy

    Added Raji Ramaswamy, CEO, Contract: “I am delighted to welcome Sagar Mahabaleshwarkar as the Chief Creative Officer responsible for guiding the creative output of Contract in the digital age. He is a seasoned new age creative leader who has the finest art and design sensibilities. He has worked on some of the biggest brands in the country across both traditional and new media platforms and excelled in every one of them. Contract manages some of the biggest brands and businesses in the country and we believe Sagar will be able to contribute and add value to each one of them.”

     

    Sagar Mahabaleshwarkar

    Commenting on his appointment, Mahabaleshwarkar said: “The vision of Contract and the direction that JWT group is taking globally, is to make brands agile and to make brands purposeful. That’s a dynamic shift which is challenging and forward looking. I am excited with Tarun’s strategy. Having worked on a winning note in a highly competitive, tech-first consumer business for the last three years, I am confident the shift is in the right direction.”

     

     

  • His mandate is to lead integrated communication across the portfolio and be a strategic business partner for Contract's clients as well as partner the leadership team in maximising new business thrust

    Aditya Kilpady joins Contract as Sr VP – Strategic Planning

    By A Correspondent

     

    Aditya Kilpady

    Aditya Kilpady joins Contract advertising as Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning. He will head strategic planning for the agency’s Delhi office and will report to Shivaji Dasgupta, Delhi Branch Head.

     

    His mandate will be to lead integrated communication solutions across the portfolio and be a strategic business partner for Contract’s clients as well as partner the leadership team in maximising the new business thrust.

     

    “Having worked across India, China, Malaysia & Singapore, Aditya has diverse cultural contexts in unearthing insights to address a combined market of over 2.5 billion – that’s almost 40% of the world’s consumers, across audience segments that range from Moms to the Millenials!,” said Rohit Srivastava, Chief Strategy Officer, Contract Advertising.

     

    “We are all excited about having him on board as a key partner, as we head into 2015 with much ambition and great positive intent for our clients,” he added.

     

    Mr Kilpady, who joins in from Bates CHI & Partners’ Singapore, is a post-graduate in Business Management from Sydenham Institute Mumbai. He comes with over 18 years of cross-cultural experience in brand strategy, communications planning and consumer insights. During the course of his career he has worked with Bates CHI & Partners’ Singapore, Bates CHI & Partners’ Malaysia, FCB Shanghai, D M Pratama Jakarta, FCB Ulka India, Mudra-Interact Vision India & SSC&B Lintas.

     

    “I am excited to return to India where all the action is. Feels great to be with Contract, a rock-solid agency with an entrepreneurial spirit & an ambitious senior leadership team. Rohit is one of the most respected strategists in India and I am eager to work with him in building brands and elevate the strategic thinking with clients and creative,” said Mr Kilpady on joining Contract.