Anita Karnik is Sniper's new Senior Vice-President and Business Head

Karnik, who will report to Roopak Saluja, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, 120 Media Collective, had earlier worked with Mindshare, Rediffusion Y&R and Lintas

BestMediaInfo Bureau | Mumbai | December 16, 2016

Anita Karnik

Digital-first communications and content company, The 120 Media Collective, has inducted former Mindshare Principal Partner, Anita Karnik, as Senior Vice-President and Business Head for Sniper, the commercials and content production arm.

She takes over from Chahna Rupani and will report to Roopak Saluja, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The 120 Media Collective. The announcement comes after the appointments of Kaizad Pardiwalla as President and Abinandan Bose as Creative Director, respectively, for Jack in the Box Worldwide, the company's integrated communications agency.

These strategic appointments in The 120 Media Collective's senior management team are central to the company's future plans and part of its ambitious growth strategy.

Before her 15 years with Mindshare, Karnik worked with Rediffusion Y&R and Lintas, and is a known figure in the media and advertising industry with over 20 years of experience.

She has rich experience in media and communications management, apart from driving content, activation and entertainment across various sectors, including FMCG, consumer durables, financial services and automotive, to name a few.

In her new role, Karnik's focus will be on boosting Sniper's creative and production output for content across platforms, screens, formats and media, while consolidating its position as a leading commercials production company.

Karnik said, “I am delighted to join Sniper, which has always been a frontrunner (in its erstwhile Bang Bang Film days and thereafter as Sniper itself) in the business of content -- spanning commercials and multiscreen content. I look forward to creating some more magic, especially in this 'Lean-in' era.”

Roopak Saluja

Speaking on her appointment, Saluja added, “The creation of Sniper a couple of years ago, from its antecedent Bang Bang Films, was a prescient move in line with where the industry has now moved to. Anita joins us at the perfect time to capitalise on the seriousness with which brands are viewing content and allocating investments towards video. Her multi-format, multi-platform content experience is bound to prove invaluable while leading Sniper towards market leadership in a fast-evolving space.”

120 Media Collective aims to be South and South-East Asia's premier communications and content company. Both Pardiwalla and Karnik, in addition to their respective leadership roles at Jack in the Box and Sniper, will also be responsible for driving integrated output at a 120MC level.

Saluja said, “With Kaizad and Anita on board, we're geared for an action-packed ride in 2017 and beyond. Their vast experience and leadership acumen are welcome additions to The 120 Media Collective. But what excites me most is that our leadership team seems to be tightly aligned at a values and vision level, which bodes well for us to provide a truly differentiated integrated offering in the market. We're still the only entity with best-in-class digitally-led communications and content creation and production under one roof, and it's time we leverage that fact to its full potential.”

The Management Committee of The 120 Media Collective now comprises Saluja, Founder & Chief Executive Officer; Heather Gupta, Chief Talent Officer; Shilpa Ambre, Chief Financial Officer; Pardiwalla, President, Jack in the Box Worldwide; and Karnik, Senior Vice-President and Business Head, Sniper.

Gupta said, “The 120 Media Collective has gone from strength to strength in recent years, and I am delighted that we have such high-calibre professionals joining the team at this critical juncture. There is a very clear alignment between our company values and philosophy and the professionalism and principles of both Kaizad and Anita. A truly integrated and cohesive leadership team will drive us to even greater heights in the years to come.”

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