Havas Worldwide India, the creative arm of Havas Group India, has appointed Jaibeer Ahmad as Managing Partner – North. Jaibeer joins from Cheil India to further strengthen and support the creative offering of Havas Worldwide India.
He will be based in Gurgaon and oversee Havas Worldwide India’s operations in North India, one of the agency’s largest offices in India. With over 100 employees and apart from its largest client, Reckitt, it manages some of India’s leading brands including Dabur, William Grant, Suzuki, Fortis Healthcare and several others. Over the past three years, the Gurgaon office has grown steadily and acquired several new clients including Stashfin, Renewbuy, Vivo, Jimmy’s Cocktails, Info Edge and several others.
Following the appointment of Anupama Ramaswamy as Chief Creative Officer earlier in October, Jaibeer’s appointment is part of the ongoing senior management restructuring at Havas Worldwide India. He will work closely with Bobby Pawar, Chairman & CCO, Havas Group India, Anupama, and Manas Lahiri, Managing Director, Havas Worldwide India. His appointment comes at a time when the agency has undergone a complete transformation, adding several high-profile clients and strengthening its creative and strategy teams through a series of appointments.
Rana Barua, Group CEO, Havas Group India said: “I welcome Jaibeer to the Havas family. I am confident that with his extensive experience he will add tremendous value to the agency’s transformation journey.”
Manas Lahiri said: “I have known Jaibeer for years now and his deep understanding of advertising and rich experience in building great brands will help us to further solidify the creative offering of Havas Worldwide India.”
Jaibeer Ahmad said, “These are exciting times at Havas Worldwide India. The agency is fully future-ready and Havas Village’s offering has helped successfully demonstrate integration across the group. Additionally, Rana and Bobby have set the agency on an enviable growth path with their strategic and creative vision. I look forward to working with Manas and Anupama and contributing to the group’s exceptional growth story.”
With over 22 years of brand building experience in advertising and marketing, Jaibeer has served in leadership roles for the past 11 years playing critical roles in brand strategy, creative development, new business development, overall revenue growth and team mentoring. In his most recent role at Cheil India, he was instrumental in establishing and managing the agency’s non-Samsung business unit. Jaibeer also has a proven track record of leading integrated marketing campaigns for powerful global brands, startups and local brands including MG Motors, ITC, Adidas, PepsiCo, Airtel, All Out, JK Tires, TCS, Unicef, Nestle, Samsung, LG, Whirlpool, HCL, Carlsberg, OLX and J&K Tourism to name a few.
