MUMBAI: Publicis Groupe APAC CEO Loris Nold has announced the appointment of a Groupe leadership team to strengthen and accelerate Publicis’s capabilities at a national level across India and Sri Lanka.
The new team will be comprised executive leaders in India and Sri Lanka, including Publicis Media India CEO Anupriya Acharya, Publicis Communications South Asia CEO Saurabh Varma and the newly created role at Publicis Groupe South Asia for chief talent officer Surbhi Gupta.
Additionally, Pankaj Vasani, who recently joined the company, will take on the new role of chief financial officer, Publicis Groupe South Asia. Vasani joins from Vodafone where he served for around five and half years and held various pivotal positions of responsibility in finance and tax.
Nold said, “South Asia is a critical region of utmost strategic importance to us. With the appointment of such a strong leadership team, we are in a unique position to continue driving 'The Power of One' philosophy at the country level in this key market. With our recent appointments in Australia, this is a very important move as it allows us to continue driving and accelerating the exciting potential for transforming the way we work with our clients, as well as the opportunity it presents for developing and challenging our own talents.”
The Groupe leadership team’s focus is targeted on helping brands to accelerate their transformation, enhance collaboration and achieve cumulative growth for clients.
The Solution hub leaders who make up the Groupe leadership team in the Indian market will maintain their existing responsibilities and continue to cultivate collaborative opportunities and new business initiatives.
Appointed CEO of Publicis Groupe APAC in February 2018, Nold will work closely with the Groupe Leadership Team, supporting Publicis Groupe as it strengthens its relationship with existing clients, wins the trust of new ones, in addition to cultivating and attracting the brightest talent across its agencies and disciplines in the South Asia region.
