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  • She was last with the Grey group as CFO

    Havas group appoints Anjali Gupte as CFO

    By Our Staff

     

    Anjali Gupte
    Anjali Gupte

    Havas Group India has announced the appointment of Anjali Gupte as Chief Financial Officer. She will be based in Mumbai and will report to Rana Barua, CEO, Havas Group India and also to the APAC Group CFO, Brice Pinoncely. Gupte has experience of over two decades across industries spanning advertising, financial services, manufacturing and real estate. In her previous role as CFO at Grey group, she oversaw the financial operations of the agency’s creative, digital and activation businesses in South Asia and she was responsible for driving profitable growth across India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Prior to Grey, she worked at Thomson Reuters for 17 years in the financial risk division. She is also an Independent Director on the Board of Astec LifeSciences Limited, part of the Godrej group, where she also had a four-year long stint.

     

    Rana Barua
    Rana Barua

    Commenting on the appointment, Rana Barua, CEO, Havas Group India, said: “Havas Group India is now totally integrated and has over 1000 people working across 10 specialist agencies in three ‘villages’ in Bengaluru, Delhi and Mumbai. We also have ambitious acquisition plans and multiple ongoing conversations for both media and creative groups. I welcome Anjali as Group CFO at this crucial juncture as we stabilise operations and action our growth plans. Anjali is a highly accomplished professional with leadership and people skills that have stood her in good stead as a business partner and strategist in her previous roles.”

  • Ex Microsoft’s Rashmi Vikram to lead DEI strategy across Asia Pacific markets

    Dentsu welcomes Chief Equity Officer in APAC

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    Rashmi Vikram
    Rashmi Vikram

    Dentsu International has announced the appointment of Chief Equity Officer in APAC, Rashmi Vikram.

     

    Vikram joins Dentsu from Microsoft, where she was Group Diversity and Inclusivity Practice Lead, responsible for delivering success by making inclusion a habit, with the aim of creating inclusive products and services for Microsoft’s customers. Prior to Microsoft, Vikram was Country Head for India at Community Business, an NGO that champions inclusive business practices in Asia. Her other roles have included Diversity & Inclusion Specialist at Thomson Reuters.

     

    Ashish Bhasin
    Ashish Bhasin

    Said Ashish Bhasin, CEO of Dentsu International Asia Pacific: “Dentsu’s strength lies in making a difference. To do that, we seek out diverse perspectives, celebrate difference and empower everyone to bring their most authentic self to work. We encourage our leaders to build diverse teams, teams with a healthy, vibrant culture. A culture that enables every employee to do great work, build a phenomenal career and know they belong. We are very excited to have Rashmi on board to champion diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and we look forward to working with her to chart meaningful progress for our businesses in APAC.”

     

    Added Vikram in a statement: “I am passionate about the work I do and am excited to be working with the global, regional and country teams at Dentsu to champion, reinforce and build an inclusive culture.”