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Rediffusion-Y&R ropes in Rajesh Matthew as Bangalore Head

Mathew brings over 17 years of experience in advertising in India and Dubai. He moves from Dentsu Communications, Mumbai

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Rediffusion-Y&R ropes in Rajesh Matthew as Bangalore Head

Rediffusion-Y&R ropes in Rajesh Matthew as Bangalore Head

Mathew brings over 17 years of experience in advertising in India and Dubai. He moves from Dentsu Communications, Mumbai

BestMediaInfo Bureau | Delhi | February 20, 2013

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Rajesh P Mathew has joined Rediffusion-Y&R Bangalore as Branch Head. His previous assignment was as Senior Vice-President at Dentsu Communications in Mumbai.

Mathew comes with more than 17 years of experience in advertising, having worked in markets across Bangalore, Chennai and Kerala at Ogilvy, Contract, Lowe, Saatchi & Saatchi as well as Concept, Dubai.  In the course of his career, he has gained exposure to account management, direct marketing and general management as Office Head of Contract, Chennai, and then as VP & Business Head at Ogilvy, Mumbai.

During these stints, he has accumulated valuable experience on several brands across categories, including Mitsubishi  Motors,  Star TV Network, Sun DTH-HD, NIIT, Infosys, St-Gobain, Muthoot, Cuticura and Citibank to name a few.

Mathew will be reporting to Amitava Sinha, Chief Operating Officer, Rediffusion-Y&R. Speaking about this appointment, Sinha said, “We are happy to have someone of Rajesh's stature and experience to lead our Bangalore operations. Apart from being a trusted advisor to our existing clients, Rajesh's mandate will be to make Rediffusion Bangalore a destination agency for both clients and talent by fostering a culture of continued excellence. We believe Bangalore is a market with significant potential and we are going to be looking to grow aggressively here.”

About his new role at Rediffusion-Y&R, Mathew said, “I have always had immense respect for Rediffusion as an institution that has built several iconic brands over the years and has done many memorable campaigns. I therefore consider it a privilege to be heading Rediffusion Bangalore. At a personal level, I am also excited about working in the South again as this is the market that I have grown up in and know well. My focus will be on pushing great work and building a great team, and the rest should then take care of itself.”

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