ASIA-PACIFIC – NEW DELHI, INDIA, NOVEMBER 18, 2010 – Havas Media digital arm Media Contacts announced promotions and additions for its South Asia team on the back of an exceptional growth this year.
Media Contacts India Director Arnab Mitra has been promoted to Regional Director for South Asia, reporting to Anita Nayyar, CEO for Havas Media, South Asia and Rajeev Bala, Managing Director of Media Contacts, Southeast Asia and India. Arnab, who has a decade long experience in online communications, joined Media Contacts last year.
"In a short span of one year Arnab has not only accelerated the new business machinery but also started an entrepreneurial culture that we recognise and appreciate as an agency,” said Bala.
In addition, Ravi Kabra, managing director of Hyderabad-based Media Contacts SEM and SEO operations Ecselis, has been appointed the director of New Business for South and Southeast Asia region, reporting to Bala.
Media Contacts India also welcomes Ruth Martin from the agency’s Spain operations to spearhead its SEM unit in Hyderabad. The unit has been further bolstered by the hiring of Magali Brisolary from GroupM Search in France as well as Dileep Raj Singh from Google India.
The Delhi operation of Media Contacts has also been strengthened with the hiring of Mahepreet Singh as Business Director. Mahepreet joins the agency with ten years of experience in the digit with stints at ebay, Indiatimes and Khojle.
Sameer Pancha and Mitesh Desai had previously joined the India operations as senior leads in creative and technology.
Commented Anita Nayyar: "Digital has been an important part of our core offer and these developments are reflective of our focus in this area. We want to have India sit as a jewel in the network".
