McCann Worldgroup appoints Rajesh Sharma as National Planning Director for Mumbai

Rajesh Sharma has over 20 years of experience in the advertising and communication domain

by e4m Staff
Published: Sep 13, 2024 9:00 AM | 1 min read

Rajesh Sharma has joined McCann Mumbai back as National Planning Director.

Rajesh over 20 years of experience in advertising and communication.

He has worked with agencies like FCB, DDB, TBWA and Lowe apart from his earlier stint with McCann.

Rajesh Sharma has considerable experience in a data lead insight approach to map consumer behaviour and plan relevant marketing interventions across the customer journey.

Prasoon Joshi, Chairman, McCann Asia Pacific and CEO & CCO, McCann Worldgroup India, said: “Rajesh comes back with a range of experience, a keen eye for data-led insights in the transformative digital space. He is entrepreneurial in nature and will play a key role in contributing to McCann’s growth. His joining will add a new dimension to our valued client relationships in our Mumbai operation.”

On his appointment, Rajesh said: “My biggest reason for returning to McCann is its entrepreneurial culture, nurtured by stable and inspiring leadership. My previous stint here profoundly reshaped my approach to strategic planning. McCann is truly the university of Indian culture, offering unparalleled training in creativity that resonates within this context. The ‘most effective agency of the country’ tag is spot on. McCann excels in championing brand-biased ideas and continually refreshing itself to meet the evolving needs of New India Brands and the New Indian Consumer.”