Leo Burnett appoints Rakesh Hinduja as EVP

He moves from Publicis Singapore where he was Regional Business Director - Asia. He will have overall responsibility for one of the biggest units in the Mumbai office

BestMediaInfo Buraeu | Mumbai | December 17, 2014

Rakesh Hinduja

Leo Burnett India has announced the appointment of Rakesh Hinduja as Executive Vice-president based in the agency's Head Office in Mumbai. Hinduja will have overall responsibility for one of the biggest units in the Mumbai office.

Hinduja has moved from Publicis Singapore, where, as Regional Business Director – Asia, he partnered clients like P&G, L'Oreal and Citibank to name a few. He was instrumental in strengthening their regional footprint in markets like Australia, India, ASEAN, Japan and Korea.

Prior to that, he has worked at Publicis Ambience, McCann Worldgroup, Ezeego1.com (digital interface for Cox & Kings) amongst others and partnered clients such as Marico, P&G, JK Helen Curtis, Unilever, Western Union, Balsara, UPS, Paypal, Tata, Emami, Godrej, Videocon, to name a few

Saurabh Varma

Saurabh Varma, CEO, Leo Burnett India, said, “Rakesh is a result-oriented leader. Our endeavour is to create sustainable growth for our clients and Rakesh's appointment is aligned with that objective. His experience spans from local to regional clients, from conventional communication to integrated solutions and from brands to business management, thereby making him a vital addition to Leo Burnett and to our clients.”

Hinduja commented, “I'm truly excited to join Leo Burnett and be back to play on home pitch, India. Leo Burnett's vision and integrated approach to business solutions absolutely resonates with the kind of agency and passion I want to be part of. The current evolution in India presents an enormous opportunity across mediums and audiences, which I would like to leverage using my experience of working across categories and channels. I look forward to working with the talented team at Leo Burnett and its prestigious portfolio of brands to do some great work for our clients.”

Hinduja's experience spans over 14 years in the business of telling stories that cut across categories like consumer products, retail, financial services, consumer durables, IT & the service sector, enabling him with multi-dimensional knowledge and perspective required to grow brands and businesses.

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