MUMBAI: WPP’s media planner and digital innovator of outdoor advertising agency, Kinetic India has elevated Rachana Lokhande and Charanjeet Singh Arora as joint CEOs. 

Lokhande and Arora will replace Suresh Balakrishna who resigned earlier in July. 

Prior to the elevation, Lokhande was working as the vice president of trading and operations at Kinetic India while Arora served as senior vice president for clients. 

Kinetic’s Global CEO Marc-Antoine de Roys says, “I want to thank Suresh for his great work at Kinetic. It is because of his leadership and succession planning that we are in a position to have consistency as he transitions out of the organisation. Rachana and CJ are proven leaders at our company who have earned the trust and respect of our employees, vendors and clients.  Their service, history, and accomplishments made this an easy decision.”

Before joining Kinetic India, Lokhande worked with IPG and R K Swamy BBDO. Arora has worked for Posterscope, IPG and Reliance Broadcast.