Pinaki Bhattacharya gets Chief Strategy & Client Partnerships Officer role at VML India

VML has announced the names of the leadership team members for the Indian market.

VML has named Pinaki Bhattacharya as the Chief Strategy and Client Partnerships Officer, VML India.

Bhautik Mithani has taken charge as the agency’s Chief Financial Officer and Jyoti Mahendru as the Chief People Officer.

Most recently, Harsh Shah, who was previously the Chief Digital Officer at Wunderman Thompson, was given the role of Managing Partner at WPP’s newly rechristened agency- VML India.

After the merger of Wunderman Thompson with VMLY&R, WPP relied on its old hand Babita Barua to lead VML in India. Baruah was named the agency’s CEO in India. Along with her, Saurabh Saksena was given the charge of President for the agency in India.

Bhattacharya has more than two decades of experience in advertising and communications. Before this new role, he was the Chief Strategy Officer at Wunderman Thomson.

He started his career in account management, moved to his first role in strategic planning in the year 2000, and has been a planner for global and local blue-chip brands ever since.  Over the years his work has spanned diverse categories such as F&B, Nutrition, Automobiles, Technology, and Durables, among others.

With over 20 years of experience and previously a key member of the leadership team at Wunderman Thompson, Mithani joined the agency from Rediffusion Brand Solutions, where he was Group CFO and a board member for nine years.

With over two decades of HR experience, Mahendru was a key member of the Wunderman Thompson leadership team. She previously led the People function at McCann Worldgroup, Walmart India, and Star India, besides actively representing the Indian market in Global Diversity Coalitions and APAC Women Leadership groups in her various corporate assignments.

Babita Baruah, CEO, VML - India, said, "Our commitment is to deliver world-class solutions to our clients, and with the expertise and leadership of our newly appointed team, we are well-positioned to take VML India to a new level and continue driving innovation in the dynamic Indian market."

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