New Delhi: French advertising and public relations firm Publicis Groupe India has announced that Dheeraj Sinha has resigned from his roles as co-CEO of Leo Burnett South Asia and chairman of BBH India.
Sinha has been associated with the company for seven years and will now explore other opportunities after his term ends in October.
Sinha is working with Rajdeepak Das, who is co-CEO of Leo Burnett India and also chairs the Publicis Groupe South Asia Creative Council.
Sinha joined the group as Chief Strategy Officer, Leo Burnett India, and played multiple roles within the company, including Head of Strategy. In a recent interview with mint In May, Sinha said television continued to offer the best return on investment (ROI) for advertising campaigns during the Indian Premier League. He had said that the company recorded high double-digit growth last year through its “growing” brands like Ikea, Boat, Fastrack and Spotify etc.
Anupriya Acharya, CEO, South Asia, Publicis Groupe, said: “After seven years with the company, Sinha is looking to take on a new challenge. We thank him for his energy and contribution and wish him all the best in his future endeavors.”
Sinha said in a statement: “We have won more awards than we could celebrate and won the biggest pitches.” I leave with a heavy heart but with confidence that this transformation will last forever. I will always cheer for my people who made me a leader.”
Das added, “I really enjoyed my time with Dheeraj, who is dynamic, enterprising and full of ideas. I wish him nothing but the best in his future endeavors. And hope that we can continue to build on the success of our creative agency brands, continue our new business momentum and carry on our rich legacy of inspiring, uplifting and very human creative work.”
