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Starcom appoints Sindhuja Rai as GM of Bangalore operations
 

Indiantelevision.com Team

(14 Decemeber 2006 8:00 pm)

 

MUMBAI: Publicis Groupe owned Starcom MediaVest Group has announced the appointment of Sindhuja Rai as general manager and the new head of Bangalore operations.

She would be reporting to Manish Porwal, who in January 2007, is slated to take over as managing director - South and West India, for Starcom.

Prior to Starcom MediaVest Group Rai was with Lintas Media Group - Bangalore where she was instrumental in setting up Interactions and on last count, was looking after the AOR for New Business Division of ITC. Sindhuja was nominated as one of the top 10 future leaders of the industry, by an industry publication, in 2003.

Commenting on the new development, Manish Porwal executive director India-West said, "Starcom is a confluence of experience and youth and Starcom Bangalore is envied for its passionate team that has kept the clients and the consumers thoroughly engaged. What made us choose Sindhuja for the role was the fact that she had the experience and a keen understanding of the craft and the market and was equally enthusiastic to unlearn and then learn the tomorrow of communication that we are keen to get ready for.

"She, we are sure, will add even more strength to the team's understanding of media and client business. Its an honour to have someone who was recognized as one of the future leaders of the industry, in 2003, amongst us. She now leading our Bangalore office, It is our privilege to give her what the critics had identified her for."

Starcom Bangalore general manager Sindhuja Rai said, "With increasing media fragmentation and division of consumer attention span, delivering communication to the consumer is becoming even more challenging. What intrigued me was that Starcom seems to have understood this challenge much better than most others and have invested resources in working out capabilities to deliver holistic communications solutions to get that attention.

"What captivated me finally was the over-awing vibe that one gets the moment you step into any SMG office and you realize what passion, focus and team-work means. I am delighted to join this team which understands the future and is, in true sense, a communications specialist. I am, honesty, looking forward to a professional re-birth here."

 
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