Tag: Santosh Menon

  • FCB enters Sri Lanka with FCB KL.LK

    By Our Staff

     

    FCB Group India has announced the expansion of its footprint in South Asia with the launch of FCB KL.LK, being led by Chairman & CEO Santosh Menon.

     

    FCB KL.LK, a fully integrated marketing communications agency, is the newest affiliate office under the FCB Group India umbrella. The agency works with marquee clients and brands including Ceylon Biscuits Ltd, HNB credit cards, Fairfirst life Insurance, Ultratech Cement, and Godrej Consumer products.

     

    Speaking on the importance of this partnership, Rohit Ohri, Chairman & CEO, FCB Group India, said: “We’re delighted to partner with KL.LK in Sri Lanka. They are a young, future-ready agency that is growing very rapidly with many global multi-national clients. With this association, we are hoping to offer seamless service to many of our clients who look at South Asia as a contiguous market.”

     

    Added Brandon Cooke, Global Partner, Global Chief Marketing & Reputation Officer, FCB (Global): “The creative passion and business momentum made KL.LK the perfect partner for us in the Sri Lankan market. As we continue on our global mission to unleash creativity fuelled by diversity, data and technology, we’re incredibly excited about the opportunities that lie ahead as we expand our footprint across this region to a new client base.”

     

    Said Santosh Menon, Chairman/ CEO, FCB KL.LK, added, “I came to Sri Lanka first in 2003 as a team member of FCB for its clients here. Today, bringing FCB back in its latest avatar as part of KL.LK gives me special pleasure and happiness. It’s the wheel turning full circle.”

     

  • CNBC-TV18.com announces key leadership team

    By A Correspondent

     

    Network18 has announced the appointment of Binoy Prabhakar and Ranjita Sehgal at CNBCTV18.com, the soon-to-be launched digital arm of CNBC-TV18. Prabhakar will be the Editor and Sehgal the Business Head of the online venture.

     

    Binoy Prabhakar

    Speaking on the appointment, Prabhakar said: “I’m thrilled to lead the launch of CNBCTV18’s web avatar at a time storytelling generally is being enriched by digital prowess. It is an honour to head the digital platform of the undisputed leader of business news in India and I look forward to working with CNBC-TV18’s incredibly talented editorial team to create a truly integrated newsroom that deepens the brand’s relationship with its loyal audiences, attract new ones, and tell vital stories.”

     

    Ranjita Sehgal

    Added Sehgal: “It’s quite exciting to lead the digital business for a brand like CNBC-TV18, especially at a time when the digital ecosystem is constantly evolving. We aim to reinvent CNBC–TV18 in a new avatar for the digital era by leveraging the brand to create compelling content for the digital consumers.”

     

    Binoy will report to Santosh Menon, Chief Content Officer of Network18 Digital, and Ranjita will report to Manish Maheshwari, CEO – Network18 Digital.