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  • This account will be handled out of the Mindshare Chennai office under the leadership of Sriram Sharma, Leader – South, Mindshare

    Mindshare wins media duties for HCL TalentCare

    By A Correspondent

     

    Media agency Mindshare has bagged the media duties for HCL TalentCare, part of HCL Corportion, and will hence be looking into the media planningand buying services for the brand.

     

    Commenting on the win, Prasanth Kumar, CEO, Mindshare South Asia said, “ We are absolutely thrilled to be working with HCL Talent Care. Mindshare has always been a forerunner in innovating media solutions for our clients and look forward to adding value to this iconic brand and delivering notable solutions.”

     

    Commenting on launch of the first campaign with Mindshare, Vijay Iyer, Chief Business Officer, HCL TalentCare said, ‘’Mindshare has provided us the right platform to reach out to our audiences and provide good visibility to  our campaign ‘Life Badlo Boss’. Life Badlo Boss is all about this transformational journey that a student undergoes with us at HCL TalentCare and sums up our efforts to be a career launch pad for students and offer Talent on Demand to enterprise clients.’’

     

    This account will be handled out of the Mindshare Chennai office under the leadership of Sriram Sharma, Leader – South, Mindshare.

     

  • Vishwanathan started his career in JWT (then HTA) as a media planner in 1994

    Hariharan Vishwanathan to head South at MediaCom

    By A Correspondent

     

    Hariharan Vishwanathan

    MediaCom has announced the appointment of Hariharan Vishwanathan (Vishi) as the Head – South. He will report to Rathi Gangappa, COO, MediaCom India. Vishwanathan takes over from Sriram Sharma who is moving to another role in Mindshare.

     

    Vishwanathan started his career in JWT (then HTA) as a media planner in 1994. Since then he has worked across categories, agencies and roles in GroupM. Most recently he was part of the CTG team in GroupM.

     

    Debraj Tripathy

    Commenting on his appointment, Debraj Tripathy, MD MediaCom India, says “We are happy to have someone with Vishi’s experience and caliber on board. Our business in the South has seen fantastic growth in the last few years under Sriram’s leadership. I am confident Vishi will bring renewed energy and focus to our business. I wish Sriram all the best in his new role.”

     

  • In his new role, Sriram will be responsible for all the media and digital mandates for the Mindshare clients in the Southern region

    Sriram Sharma to head South @ Mindshare

    By A Correspondent

     

    Mindshare has announced the appointment of Sriram Sharma as Leader – South, Mindshare.

     

    In his new role, Sriram will be responsible for all the media and digital mandates for the Mindshare clients in the Southern region. He will be operating out of the Bangalore office and will be directly reporting in to Prasanth Kumar, CEO South Asia, Mindshare.

     

    Sriram brings to Mindshare a rich experience of over 18 years, having worked across multiple industries like advertising, mobile marketing and branding. He has also worked on several blue chip clients like Britannia, TITAN, Samsung, Dell, Sab Miller, Himalaya Drug Co. Currently with MediaCom, Sriram looks after the business in the Bangalore and Chennai office.

     

    Prasanth Kumar, CEO South Asia said, “We are glad to welcome Sriram into the Mindshare family. His motivation and wealth of experience across industries and markets makes him the right person to assist in driving the growth of the agency. For us, South is a very important market and I am confident he will be able to lead the south division to even greater heights.”

     

  • New roles for Starcom MediaVest Group's Tarun Nigam, Sulina Menon, Sriram Sharma.

    Senior management changes at SMG Delhi

    By A Correspondent

     

    Starcom MediaVest Group has announced that three senior executives, Tarun Nigam, Sulina Menon and Sriram Sharma, have been given new roles as part of the restructuring.

     

    Tarun Nigam, ED Starcom North, is moving to a role with VivaKi Exchange by Januray 2013. In the past 6 years with the organisation, Tarun has handled critical roles like Delhi head and National Director Business Impact for SMG India. He is currently in the process of transitioning from the SMG role to a full time role with the group outfit VivaKi. In his new role, Tarun will report to VivaKi Exchange CEO Mona Jain.

     

    Sulina Menon, Executive Director and Head of Team Samsung and Dabur will be taking charge of Tarun’s client portfolio in Delhi, in addition to overseeing the Dabur account.  Sulina has been instrumental in scaling up Starcom’s services on Samsung over the past couple of years. This year the agency won numerous awards for outstanding work on Samsung.

     

    Sriram Sharma, VP Starcom South is moving to Delhi to Head Team Samsung.  Sriram has played a key role in developing Starcom Bangalore and Chennai. There would be a 3 month overlap between Sulina and Sriram on Samsung before they take independent charge of their roles in Januray 2013. In their new roles both Sulina and Sriram will report to SMG India CEO Malli CR.

     

    Malli CR, CEO, SMG India, says, “After a good run in the past 2 years, we are gearing up for an even more action packed future. Tarun, Sulina and Sriram have done exceedingly well in their respective assignments and have been great ambassadors of SMG. Their new roles with enlarged responsibilities are a testament to their performance. We wish them the very best in their new assignments”.

     

  • Mr Sharma will take over as the head of the Chennai operations in addition to the Bangalore office. He will report to Mallikarjunadas CR, CEO, SMG India

    SMG strengthens South ops, Sriram Sharma elevated

    By A Correspondent

     

    Starcom MediaVest Group has promoted Sriram Sharma as the Vice President, Starcom MediaVest Group, South India. He will take over as the head of the Chennai operations in addition to the Bangalore office. He will continue reporting to Mallikarjunadas CR, CEO, SMG India.

     

    In another senior management appointment GV Sudha has been appointed as the Business Director, Starcom & VivaKi Exchange, Chennai. She will lead all businesses in Chennai and will report to Sriram Sharma. Ms Sudha comes to SMG after a two year stint with Madison. She has 14 years of experience in media and has worked with organizations like Lodestar UM, Ogilvy & Mather and Lintas.

     

    Confirming the appointments, Malli CR said: “We are delighted to announce that Sriram Sharma has been appointed the Vice President for South. His track record with us speaks volumes of his talent and capabilities. We are sure he will lead the southern offices successfully. As for Sudha, we are extremely happy to welcome her to the SMG family. Her experience in media will surely accelerate the growth of SMG in Chennai.”

     

    Commenting on the appointment, Sriram Sharma said: “I am thrilled and honoured to be given this opportunity to lead SMG in the South. My experience till now has been fabulous and I look forward to the new responsibilities.”

     

    Starcom MediaVest Group is one of the youngest, largest and most diversified media networks in the country. It has over 250 human experience strategists and activators across its four full service offices. It prides itself on its ‘people first’ approach at workplace and is known as one of the best places to work in. In addition to communication strategy development through its two networks Starcom Worldwide and MediaVest Worldwide, the group offers solutions in the area of ‘any screen content’ LiquidThread.