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V R Rajesh to take charge as Ogilvy India’s CEO

V R Rajesh to take charge as Ogilvy India’s CEO

Three Chief Creative Officers will move on the company’s board; agency veteran Piyush Pandey to be Chief Advisor

Krishna Gopalan
Krishna Gopalan
  • Updated Sep 26, 2023 1:43 PM IST
V R Rajesh to take charge as Ogilvy India’s CEOThree Chief Creative Officers will move on the company’s board; agency veteran Piyush Pandey to be Chief Advisor

Ogilvy India has announced a change in leadership with currently Group President V.R. Rajesh moving up as CEO. This comes into effect from January 1, 2024. Also, Hephzibah Pathak takes on the role of Executive Chairperson. This will be the first time a woman will be in this role.

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Piyush Pandey, Chairman Global Creative and Executive Chairman of Ogilvy India, will now be the Chief Advisor, working closely with the leadership team. Addressing the media in Mumbai, Devika Seth Bulchandani, Global CEO, said Pandey will not be in charge of day-to-day administration. According to Pandey, a 41-year Ogilvy veteran, it is important for stalwarts to take on big responsibilities when they are ready. “I will be discharging the role of someone who guides, mentors and not be in a position of authority.”

A statement put out by Ogilvy said three Chief Creative Officers (CCOs)—Harshad Rajadhyaksha, Kainaz Karmakar and Sukesh Nayak—will join the board of Ogilvy India. The agency’s Chief Strategy Officer, Prem Narayan also joins the board.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Krishna Gopalan
Krishna Gopalan

Based in Mumbai, Krishna Gopalan has reported across sectors that include telecommunications, cement, media and entertainment, private equity, consumer and metals. His current job profile entails writing on large conglomerates for which he interviews prominent CEOs. Krishna has a deep interest in business strategy and is intrigued by why organisations do what they do. His writing experience of over 25 years has had stints in The Financial Express, The Economic Times, Fortune India and Outlook Business. At Business Today, he contributes to the magazine, online and also appears on television.

Krishna reads widely on business, politics and Indian history. A Chevening scholar (batch of 2007), he spent three months in the UK that included an internship with the Financial Times in London. He is a published author with his first book, The Making of Don, based on the 1978 Hindi film starring Amitabh Bachchan, hitting the stands in 2013. Academically, he is a postgraduate in Economics from the University of Madras and holds an MBA from NMIMS, Mumbai.

Published on: Sep 26, 2023 1:43 PM IST