Dentsu International has announced key leadership changes in India as part of its global organizational redesign. Kartik Iyer, president – Media Brands and Amplifi, will join the network’s market leadership team as its Chief Operating Officer while Divya Karani has been named CEO for Media, South Asia.
Iyer will continue to report to Anand Bhadkamkar and will help drive the implementation of dentsu’s new business model within the country.
Karani, who was CEO at dentsu X India, will head up media for dentsu X, Carat, iProspect, and Posterscope. She will be responsible for driving the global Media strategy and delivery in South Asia and will continue to report to Anand Bhadkamkar.
“Dentsu is committed to delivering the best to its clients and Kartik and Divya are veterans in what they do,” said Bhadkamkar.
“Kartik is recognized industry-wide for his media expertise while Divya is one of our finest from the industry. Her strength lies in delivering first-class, client-centric results and I am confident that their expertise and experience will only help accelerate the effectiveness, purpose, and performance offered to our clients.”
Haresh Nayak will continue to serve as COO for dentsu Media in India in addition to his other current roles as president, Posterscope Asia Pacific and MD, Posterscope India, while Rubeena Singh is now in charge of the freshly rebranded iProspect.
