V. Chakrapani joins Connect Digital as AVP - South

Chakrapani, a media industry veteran with over 20 years of experience across media planning and buying, digital, OOH, experiential marketing, client leadership and new business development, joins Connect Digital, the DOOH arm of Connect Network Inc.

Over the years, Chakrapani has worked with leading agencies and media organisations including Ogilvy & Mather, MediaCom, Lowe India, Grey Worldwide, Allied Media, Madison OOH, Percept OOH and Hansa Vision, dentsu, as well as broadcast networks such as Gemini TV and Udaya TV.

His diverse client portfolio spans automotive, FMCG, technology, retail, telecom and lifestyle, with major brands including Toyota Kirloskar Motors, Reliance Retail, Dell, Britannia, HUL, Coca-Cola, Airtel, Vodafone, Fossil, Amante, Clovia , IFB and Salesforce.

Haresh Nayak, Founder & CEO, Connect Network Inc. said, “As our digital initiatives begun to expand, Chakrapani’s inclusion to the team adds depth and reach not just in the south region but across the country. His expertise spanning GA4, BARC, TAM, MAP, IRS, TGI and Mediaware, makes Chakrapani our key driver of future growth for our digital expansion.”

His OOH and experiential experience include leadership roles at Posterscope India, and most recently as AVP South India for I-Prospect his client management, NBD and full-funnel digital strategy expertise is key to Connect Digitals next phase of growth.

On his appointment Chakrapani added, “Connect Network Inc has established itself as a emerging independent powerhouse in the tech-driven Out-of-Home (OOH), DOOH, media planning, and experiential marketing sectors in a very short period of time. I believe in the collective vision of the founding team and am looking forward to contribute handsomely to its growth objectives.”