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  • Sinha will be responsible for overseeing all key client relationships

    Surajendu Sinha joins SMG Convonix as VP & Biz Head

    By A Correspondent

     

    SMG Convonix has announced the appointment of Surajendu Sinha as Vice President & Business Head (West & South). Sinha will be responsible for overseeing all key client relationships and will lead the media team in these regions.

     

    Vishal Sampat, CEO, SMG Convonix while announcing this appointment said, “SMG Convonix has always focused on providing real-time and meaningful digital solutions. We have always believed in staying ahead of the curve and Surajendu’s addition to the media team will allow us to do that by embracing changes in media and mobile faster. We’re focused on attracting reputed and experienced hands to lead our media teams and further bolster our offering. Surajendu fits the bill perfectly, and we’re glad to have him on board.”

     

    Sinha has over a decade of experience in Digital Media Planning & Buying in companies like Neo@Ogilvy and Mindshare (Group M). In his last role at Mindshare, Sinha was Senior Director – Digital Media Buying for Mindshare (West). He was responsible for growing digital revenues, rate benchmarking and driving annual strategic partnerships. He has handled clients like Kellogg’s, ICICI Bank, Idea Cellular, Ultratech, Birla White, Videocon d2h, HDFC Bank, Diageo, Tata Motors among others.

     

  • Mr King will oversee strategic operations, new business and key clients for SMG India and SMG Convonix

    Starcom MediaVest Group India is Hanley’s King-dom

    By A Correspondent

     

    Starcom MediaVest Group (SMG) has announced the appointment of Hanley King as Chairman, SMG India. Mr King will report to John Sheehy, President, Global Operations and will be based in SMG’s Mumbai office.  As Chairman, SMG India, he will be focused on key client relationships, new business and commercial operations for the agency. Malli CR, CEO SMG India and Vishal Sampat, CEO SMG Convonix will report to Mr King and will continue to lead daily operations for their respective organizations.

     

    “Hanley is a consummate professional with a proven track record of delivering results across our globally networked clients,” said Mr Sheehy. “Our recent acquisition of Convonix and our robust digital and analytics practice prove that our operations in India are among our most future-focused.  I look to Hanley to work hand in hand with Malli and Vishal to continue to build upon our momentum in India.”

     

    Mr King was most recently SMG Global Client Lead for APAC, based in Singapore. In this role he managed multifaceted SMG client teams for Samsung, Mars Wrigley, Kellogg’s, Novartis and Bank of America and others across the APAC region. Prior to joining SMG, Mr King was CEE President for Universal McCann, where he was responsible for 22 markets across the Central European region with 500 plus staff and billings of close to 1 billion USD. In his career Hanley has worked on many global accounts in either Asia, Europe or New Zealand spanning FMCG, Auto, Financial, Breweries and Telcos.

     

    “India is a fascinating, fast-paced and constantly evolving market,” King said. “And that’s why it’s such an honour to be joining SMG India and working with Malli and Vishal— a team that is so relentlessly focused on the future.” SMG India’s client list includes Dabur, Axis Bank, Aircel and Ranbaxy. In 2013, PublicisGroupe acquired Convonix, which aligned with SMG India. Founded in 2003, Convonix today employs more than 400 digital marketing specialists, making it the largest digital agency in India, serving such clients domestically as well as internationally as Tata Motors, Reliance Industries, Budweiser, Taj Hotels, DBS, Mahindra Holidays, Tata Global Beverages among others.