Mindshare realigns South Asia leadership

MA Parthasarathy, currently Chief Client Officer, has been named Chief Product Officer. Ruchi Mathur has been appointed as Leader, Client Leadership – North. And Saket Sinha is now Principal Partner leading Rodeos and East Zone

BestMediaInfo Bureau | Delhi | May 28, 2015

Mindshare APAC, the global media agency network part of WPP, has realigned senior leadership in South Asia as part of the ongoing commitment to delivering adaptive planning and thinking for clients and dynamic markets.

MA Parthasarathy

MA Parthasarathy, popularly known as Maps, currently Chief Client Officer, has been named Chief Product Officer – South Asia. In his new role, Maps will lead a community of Communications Strategy & Analytics experts across 10 Mindshare offices in South Asia.

He will drive usage of Mindshare's proprietary 'Original Thinking' framework, and evolve the bespoke set of tools, strategic product partnerships and crafts analytics solutions to address diverse marketing issues. Having been with Mindshare for over six years, Maps has been an integral part of the agency's success story, maneuvering brand strategy for some of the largest and most challenging domestic and international brands in India.

Ruchi Mathur

Ruchi Mathur has been appointed as Leader, Client Leadership – North. In her previous role as Principal Partner on the Pepsico business, she spearheaded a range of ground-breaking activity. With over ten years at Mindshare, her acute knowledge of brands coupled with her infectious energy has resulted in making Pepsico one of the most coveted brands in the country.

Saket Sinha

Saket Sinha returns to the Mindshare family as Principal Partner leading Rodeos and the East Zone. In his previous role, Sinha was leading business in new geographies for GroupM, creating expansions for the network in several new markets.

Sinha will be reporting in to Ruchi Mathur for Rodeos and Prasanth Kumar, CEO Mindshare – South Asia, for the East Zone. Maps and Ruchi in turn will report to Prasanth Kumar directly.

Prasanth Kumar

Commenting on the realignment, Kumar said, “As pioneers in adaptive marketing, we are focused on creating a team that continues to open up more possibilities and set ourselves apart, with the capability to merge strategy with market intelligence. As we advise our clients to change mindsets that reflect in the communication they partake in, so does our commitment to ensure our best talent to service the brands we work with. Maps, Ruchi and Saket have always been an integral part of the Mindshare family. Each one of them brings his and her expertise to the table and I am confident that they will continue to take Mindshare to greater heights.”

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