Rediffusion Y&R's Chief Strategy Officer Kavita Kailas bids adieu

Kailas had spent three and a half years with the agency. Her departure comes close on the heels of Prithviraj Banerjee quitting the agency

Aanchal Kohli | Mumbai | June 10, 2015

Kavita Kailas

Rediffusion Y&R's Kavita Kailas, Chief Strategy Officer, has moved on from the agency after a stint of three and a half years. While confirming the news to BestMediaInfo.com, Kailas said, “Yes, I have quit and would want to a break from work for a while.” Her last day at the agency was June 1, 2015.

Kailas' departure comes close on the heels of Prithviraj Banerjee quitting the agency. Banerjee has joined Publicis Groupe-owned global marketing and technology agency DigitasLBi as Head of Agency, India. Banerjee currently Strategy Head, Rediffusion Y&R Mumbai, with additional responsibility of heading Strategy Planning for Everest Brand Solutions.

Significantly, as recently as February 2015, Rediffusion Y&R had reshuffled some senior level positions whereby Kavita Kailas was elevated as Chief Strategy Officer, replacing Gautam Talwar, who stepped down for a year-long sabbatical to pursue interests beyond advertising.

With a total experience of 13 years in media planning, prior to joining Rediffusion Y&R, Kailas was working with Saatchi and Saatchi as Planning Head, Mumbai.

Defining her stint with Rediffusion Y&R, she said, “It was fabulous working with this agency. The best part of being with Rediffusion Y&R was the kind of people that I was working with. In the planning team, we had some brilliant thinkers and people to work with and interact with.”

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