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MUMBAI:After an excellent show at
Cannes Lion this year,JWT has
announced leadership changes across the agency’s key offices in
Mumbai,Bengaluru and Sri Lanka.
JWT south head Rajesh Gangwani
has been appointed as JWT Mumbai senior VP and
managing partner effective immediately.
JWT group companies Colombo president
Himanshu Saxena will succeed Gangwani as JWT
south senior VP and managing partner.
Joy Chauhan will be taking over from Saxena as
JWT group of companies Colombo president.
Announcing their appointment, JWT south Asia
CEO Colvyn Harris said, “Rajesh and Himanshu
are both dynamic leaders with strong
connections to the markets, the consumers
and the clients. By leveraging their strengths
and strategic insights, JWT is uniquely
positioned to maximise growth in these critical
markets.”
“Having successfully established brands like
Pepsi foods, Nestle and more recently Airtel,
Joy’s move to Sri Lanka will help develop his
career further. He has managed large teams
and big brands and that experience will hold
him good stead. JWT Colombo is one of the
most admired agencies in Sri Lanka and that
will continue under Joy’s leadership,” he
added.
It’s a homecoming for Gangwani, who joined
JWT Mumbai as a management trainee in 1991
and worked on Hindustan Unilever, and other
Mumbai clients. He was later transferred to
Bengaluru in2002 and has been leading the
office since January 2008 and later as head of
south, since 2011.
JWT India NCD Tista Sen will be Gangwani’s
creative partner and together they complete
the leadership team at JWT Mumbai.
“I look forward to my second innings in
Mumbai and to the opportunity of leading our
flagship office. Having been part of some
amazing journeys on brands like Nike, Levi’s,
Madura, Lifestyle and others, it’s going to be
exciting times ahead. Mumbai has a great
portfolio of brands, a fabulous client mix and
a fantastic talent pool,” said Gangwani.
With 22 years of experience in advertising,
branding, consumer research and sales, Saxena
comes in with diverse experience of leading
brands, offices and cross functional teams. As
head of the JWT Group in Sri Lanka, Saxena
was overseeing JWT and the recently set up
Contract advertising.
"In our 150th year JWT India has reached great
heights of achievement. It is both an honour
as well as a huge responsibility to lead a region
as dynamic as JWT south. I look forward to
carrying on the good work and pushing the
bar higher. Leading JWT Sri Lanka was truly an
enriching experience and I am glad to move on
to the next professional assignment after three
years in Colombo,” said Saxena.
JWT India NCD Senthil Kumar will continue to
lead JWT south and Kolkata as Saxena’s creative
partner.
“It is an immensely exciting opportunity for
me to be a part of a great legacy like JWT Sri
Lanka. To be a part of a growing market like
Sri Lanka, is the high that I really wanted at
this point in my career. Armed with the rich
experience of some of the best national and
international brands like, Pepsi foods, Nestle,
Hero and Airtel, I feel my learning will help me
grow the brands and businesses at JWT Sri
Lanka. JWT will continue to shine,” says
Chauhan on his move to Sri Lanka. http://www.indiantelevision.com/mam/media-and-advertising/people/jwt-india-announces-leadership-changes-140804
Cannes Lion this year,JWT has
announced leadership changes across the agency’s key offices in
Mumbai,Bengaluru and Sri Lanka.
JWT south head Rajesh Gangwani
has been appointed as JWT Mumbai senior VP and
managing partner effective immediately.
JWT group companies Colombo president
Himanshu Saxena will succeed Gangwani as JWT
south senior VP and managing partner.
Joy Chauhan will be taking over from Saxena as
JWT group of companies Colombo president.
Announcing their appointment, JWT south Asia
CEO Colvyn Harris said, “Rajesh and Himanshu
are both dynamic leaders with strong
connections to the markets, the consumers
and the clients. By leveraging their strengths
and strategic insights, JWT is uniquely
positioned to maximise growth in these critical
markets.”
“Having successfully established brands like
Pepsi foods, Nestle and more recently Airtel,
Joy’s move to Sri Lanka will help develop his
career further. He has managed large teams
and big brands and that experience will hold
him good stead. JWT Colombo is one of the
most admired agencies in Sri Lanka and that
will continue under Joy’s leadership,” he
added.
It’s a homecoming for Gangwani, who joined
JWT Mumbai as a management trainee in 1991
and worked on Hindustan Unilever, and other
Mumbai clients. He was later transferred to
Bengaluru in2002 and has been leading the
office since January 2008 and later as head of
south, since 2011.
JWT India NCD Tista Sen will be Gangwani’s
creative partner and together they complete
the leadership team at JWT Mumbai.
“I look forward to my second innings in
Mumbai and to the opportunity of leading our
flagship office. Having been part of some
amazing journeys on brands like Nike, Levi’s,
Madura, Lifestyle and others, it’s going to be
exciting times ahead. Mumbai has a great
portfolio of brands, a fabulous client mix and
a fantastic talent pool,” said Gangwani.
With 22 years of experience in advertising,
branding, consumer research and sales, Saxena
comes in with diverse experience of leading
brands, offices and cross functional teams. As
head of the JWT Group in Sri Lanka, Saxena
was overseeing JWT and the recently set up
Contract advertising.
"In our 150th year JWT India has reached great
heights of achievement. It is both an honour
as well as a huge responsibility to lead a region
as dynamic as JWT south. I look forward to
carrying on the good work and pushing the
bar higher. Leading JWT Sri Lanka was truly an
enriching experience and I am glad to move on
to the next professional assignment after three
years in Colombo,” said Saxena.
JWT India NCD Senthil Kumar will continue to
lead JWT south and Kolkata as Saxena’s creative
partner.
“It is an immensely exciting opportunity for
me to be a part of a great legacy like JWT Sri
Lanka. To be a part of a growing market like
Sri Lanka, is the high that I really wanted at
this point in my career. Armed with the rich
experience of some of the best national and
international brands like, Pepsi foods, Nestle,
Hero and Airtel, I feel my learning will help me
grow the brands and businesses at JWT Sri
Lanka. JWT will continue to shine,” says
Chauhan on his move to Sri Lanka. http://www.indiantelevision.com/mam/media-and-advertising/people/jwt-india-announces-leadership-changes-140804
