Dentsu India appoints Santosh Mishra as Managing Partner – Client Management
Santosh most recently served as Managing Partner – Digital at Wavemaker
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Published: Sep 23, 2026 11:55 AM | 2 min read
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- Dentsu India has appointed Santosh Mishra as Managing Partner – Client Management, reporting to Ajay Gupte, COO of South Asia.
- Mishra has over 18 years of experience in digital media, marketing, and client leadership, previously serving as Managing Partner – Digital at Wavemaker.
- Ajay Gupte emphasized the need for client leadership that understands business problems and can integrate diverse expertise to address them.
- Santosh Mishra expressed enthusiasm about rejoining dentsu and aims to enhance client solutions and drive growth within the network.
Dentsu India has appointed Santosh Mishra as Managing Partner – Client Management.
Santosh will report to Ajay Gupte, Chief Operating Officer, South Asia, dentsu.
Santosh brings over 18+ years of experience across digital media, marketing and client leadership. He joins dentsu from Wavemaker, where he most recently served as Managing Partner – Digital, and has previously held senior roles at iProspect.
Ajay Gupte, Chief Operating Officer, South Asia, dentsu said, “The conversations we are having with clients are changing. Increasingly, the starting point is the business problem, not the discipline that will solve it. That calls for a different kind of client leadership, one that can understand the context, challenge the brief and bring the right expertise together. Santosh brings deep experience across digital, media and client leadership, with the judgement to lead these conversations effectively. His appointment will strengthen how we engage with our key clients and bring the breadth of dentsu’s capabilities to the challenges they are solving. I am delighted to welcome him to dentsu and look forward to partnering with him.”
Santosh Mishra added, “Rejoining dentsu is an exciting milestone. Having partnered closely with Ajay in the past, I know firsthand the clarity and ambition he brings to leadership. I am excited to bring fresh perspectives from my recent journey to help elevate our client solutions and accelerate growth across the network.”
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