Leo Burnett ropes in Hitesh Mehta to head McDonald's business

He moves from Leo Burnett Indonesia, where he was part of the leadership team, successfully delivering on his mandate to partner the marketing teams at Dutch Lady and McDonald's

BestMediaInfo Bureau | Mumbai | September 1, 2014

Hitesh Mehta

The slew of significant senior level appointments continues at Leo Burnett India with the agency announcing the joining of Hitesh Mehta as Vice-President to be based in their Head Office in Mumbai. Mehta will be leading the McDonald's business nationally on both account management and strategy.

Over the years Mehta has worked in differing local, regional and global roles on some of the world's biggest brands based out of India, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia. His last assignment was with Leo Burnett in Indonesia, wherein he was part of the agency leadership team, successfully delivering on his mandate to partner the marketing teams at Dutch Lady and McDonald's, in pursuit of achieving their growth ambitions within the Indonesian market.

Saurabh Varma

Speaking on the appointment, Saurabh Varma, CEO, Leo Burnett India, said, “With over a decade of integrated communications experience, Hitesh is extremely passionate about understanding human behaviour and applying those valuable insights to client work. It is this very orientation that is of great value to our strong HumanKind philosophy for our brands.”

Always on the lookout for new challenges, Mehta relocated to India in 2013 and has been working as an independent brand consultant prior to joining Leo Burnett earlier this month.

Mehta commented, “The QSR market is still quite nascent and there is immense scope for growth. It's a very exciting time for McDonald's and I am relishing the opportunity."

Info@BestMediaInfo.com

Info@BestMediaInfo.com