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Partha Sinha to join McCann India as Vice Chairman and MD

Sinha will take over from the outgoing COO Govind Pandey who will join TBWA\India as CEO from January 2016

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Partha Sinha to join McCann India as Vice Chairman and MD

Partha Sinha to join McCann India as Vice Chairman and MD

Sinha will take over from the outgoing COO Govind Pandey who will join TBWA\India as CEO from January 2016

BestMediaInfo Bureau | Mumbai | November 25, 2015

Partha Sinha Partha Sinha

McCann India has announced the appointment of Partha Sinha as Vice Chairman and MD; and departure of its COO Govind Pandey. Panday will be joining TBWA\India as Chief Executive Officer from January 2016.

Sinha joins McCann India from Publicis where he was Managing Director and part of the 3 member Management team running Publicis South Asia. He will be based in Mumbai .

Prasoon Joshi Prasoon Joshi

Speaking on the appointment, Prasoon Joshi, Chairman, McCann Asia Pacific and CEO McCann Worldgroup India, said, “I am delighted to have Partha Sinha join the Company. I have always respected Partha's ideas and beliefs about our business and have immense value for the connection we share. He is an Industry veteran with an extraordinary reputation and I am really looking forward to him coming on board partnering and further strengthening our formidable McCann India team; with national Advertising led by Alok Lall, Planning leadership led by Jitender Dabas reinforced by Suraja Kishore and the Creative leadership of Pradyumna Chauhan and Prateek Bhardwaj with Sohan Shah leading Mumbai, propelling our Brands and Businesses to greater heights.”

Sinha is a Marketing and Communication Industry luminary. An IIT& IIM (A) alumnus, Sinha started his career with Citibank NA, moving on to Ogilvy and Mather where he set up the Strategic Planning function.  Post a brief but exciting stint at an Internet Startup, Sinha joined as the Marketing Director for Zee Telefilms overseeing the strategy of 14 channels of Zee Telefilms. Sinha is also columnist in leading business papers and a regular speaker in some of the top marketing forums.  Recently, he has been inducted into the advisory board of WARC and Symbiosis University.

On Pandey's moving on from the agency, Joshi added, “Govind has been an integral part and has contributed significantly in building McCann as a leading agency in the country.  As he continues his journey the McCann family will always remain his well-wishers”

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