Leo Burnett Mumbai bolsters senior leadership team

Delhi: Leo Burnett Mumbai has announced new appointments to its senior leadership team.

The agency has elevated Abhimanyu Khedkar as Managing Partner, appointed Neetika Aggarwal as Managing Partner, and Saurabh Dahiya as Head of Strategy.

Khedkar (Abhi) started his journey with Leo Burnett 8.5 years ago and has now been promoted to Managing Partner. 

In a career spanning over two decades, Aggarwal has worked with brands including Nestle for its confectionary portfolio, PepsiCo, Airtel, TOI, Microsoft, Nokia, LG, IndusInd Bank. She also led some of the biggest digital interventions for Facebook including the successful Facebook Thumbstopper and Instagram Love Runs Deep properties. 

Her last stint before joining Leo Burnett was with VMLY&R. Before that she spent a few years with WPP@CP where she was the business and integration lead for Colgate Palmolive, bringing in expertise across e-commerce, CRM and FPD. 

Dahiya joined Leo Burnett a few months ago as Executive Director and Head of Strategy. Dahiya brings over 18 years of experience, with a career spanning the Middle East, South East Asia and India in brand, digital and customer experience strategy.

Together Khedkar and Aggarwal will lead Leo Burnett Mumbai on the business front while Dahiya will lead and drive the strategic function.

Amitesh Rao, CEO Leo Burnett, South Asia, shared, “Leo Burnett Mumbai is one of the top creative agencies in the country today, having seen an incredible run of success in paving the way for new age solutions for its clients. It is also an agency with insatiable ambition and hunger, and the enhanced leadership team is at the vanguard of our future growth and glory. I am delighted to have Abhimanyu, Neetika and Saurabh – with their diverse strategic, corporate and client backgrounds - bring brilliant new perspectives to our journey going forward.”