Gaurav Dudeja joins Kinnect as CBO; Ankit Banga elevated to COO

Kinnect, one of Omnicom Advertising India’s youngest agencies with a legacy digital presence, is stepping into its next phase of growth, creativity, and scale.

To drive this next phase of operational scale, Ankit Banga is elevated to Chief Operating Officer, with a mandate to streamline operations, strengthen delivery frameworks, and build a more agile, future-ready organisation.

Ankit Banga, COO, Kinnect, said “As we scale, the focus is on building systems that can handle complexity without slowing us down. It’s about creating a structure where teams can collaborate seamlessly across capabilities, and where we can deliver consistent, high-quality work at speed.”

As part of its growth plans, Kinnect has named Gaurav Dudeja Chief Business Officer. In his new role, Dudeja, formerly CEO of FCB Interface, will lead business growth, client relationships and integration across the agency’s capabilities.

Gaurav Dudeja, CBO, Kinnect, said: “Kinnect has built strong momentum over the past few years, not just in business growth but also in its creative reputation. What stands out is how deeply the agency cares about its clients’ businesses and brings together a full-funnel stack of capabilities to drive real impact. It also feels like a strong culture fit, every interaction with Rohan, Chandni, and Neville has reflected a clear sense of direction and shared ambition. My role is to help connect the dots across teams and capabilities, so we continue to raise the bar on how we partner, how we listen, and how we deliver value.”

Neville Shah, Chief Creative Officer, Kinnect, said: “The most interesting thing about advertising today is that audiences can spot performative marketing instantly. You can’t force relevance anymore; you have to earn it. People don’t engage with brands because they’re loud, they engage because something feels useful, culturally true, or genuinely relevant to them. Which is why integration matters more now than ever before, as a way to protect the integrity of an idea across every touchpoint. At Kinnect, we see modern marketing not as doing everything, but making everything feel connected.”

Chandni Shah, CEO, Kinnect & 22feet, added, “The industry is moving away from siloed capabilities to connected systems, and that’s exactly where we see our role. Being part of Omnicom Advertising India allows us to plug into a larger ecosystem while staying true to what Kinnect has always stood for, solving real business problems through integrated thinking. This next phase is about scale, but more importantly, about relevance, building solutions that are collaborative by design and impactful by default.”