A real gentleman and so wise! This was the first reaction by WPP CEO Martin Sorrell in shock after the loss of his long-term partner and WPP India Chairman Ranjan Kapur who passed away on January 27 following a heart attack in Mumbai.
“Along with his wife Jimmi and his family, we all mourn his demise. He gave so much of his life to us, Ogilvy first and then WPP, in India and beyond. We all owe him so much. He was a shining light and example to us all. We all wish Jimmi and her family long life. We have lost a wonderful husband and father, and a fine leader, gentleman and friend," Sorrell wrote in an internal communication to this team.
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Piyush Pandey
Piyush Pandey, Executive Chairman and Creative Director of Ogilvy South Asia, termed Kapur’s demise as a colossal loss to the industry, to Ogilvy and to WPP.
“He was the man with a very big heart who encouraged people to create and become big. He was the man’s man who wanted the industry to look good. He was somebody who motivated people like me and many others to do something new and something fresh. He was a team man of the kind that I have not seen earlier. I owe a lot in my career to him and miss him as a mentor and as a leading light. Rest in peace my friend,” said Pandey.
Kapur had handed over the reins of WPP India to the newly appointed Country Manager CVL Srinivas in October last year. He took over as Country Manager of WPP India in 2004 after spending 38 years with O&M. He had joined Ogilvy in 1966 and retired from the agency on December 31, 2003. He was also the Chairman of Bates India since 2012.
Kapur started his career with Citibank, N.A.
Here is what advertising and communications fraternity expressed in grief and shock with the demise of Kapur:
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