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OgilvyOne Mumbai does India Proud in WARC100
MUMBAI: We are very pleased to announce that OgilvyOne Mumbai has featured in the global ranking by WARC100. OgilvyOne Mumbai is ranked the 5th Smartest Digital Agency in the World.
WARC100 has recently announced its worldwide ranking of The Smartest Digital Agencies in 2014 and OgilvyOne Mumbai is the only Indian digital agency to feature in the top 5. No other Indian agency featured even in the top 100!!
Vikram Menon, President OgilvyOne Worldwide, India: We can’t help feeling a sense of immense pride at being ranked the 5th Smartest Digital Agency in the World among the WARC100. This is an extremely competitive space which is why this ranking is tantamount to an endorsement and recognition of OgilvyOne’s capabilities and talent in India; we are also grateful that our clients give us the opportunity to do quality work for their brands.
Piyush Pandey, Executive Chairman & Creative Director, Ogilvy South Asia: This ranking is an enormous credit to OgilvyOne’s digital team in India. I am happy and proud of this achievement. OgilvyOne India’s accolades in the past month have reinforced the Ogilvy India network’s brand building capabilities particularly in the digital domain. The WARC100 ranking is credit to our creative reputation not just in India but also around the world.
The WARC100 is a benchmark for commercial creativity, allowing agencies to compare their performance with their peers. It is an annual list of the world’s best campaigns, agencies and brands, based on their performance in effectiveness and strategy.
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Oyo parent Prism appoints former Sebi chief Ajay Tyagi to Board
Former market regulator joins Prism to strengthen governance for IPO
NEW DELHI: Prism, the parent entity of Oyo, has appointed former Sebi chairman Ajay Tyagi as an independent director, as the hospitality firm gears up for its planned Rs 6,650 crore initial public offering (IPO).
Tyagi, a 1984-batch IAS officer, served as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) from 2017 to 2022. His appointment is aimed at strengthening the company’s governance framework and providing strategic oversight as it moves closer to a public listing.
He joins a high-profile board that already includes several prominent names from global business and policy circles. These include Troy Matthew Alstead, former CFO and group president of Starbucks; Aditya Ghosh, co-founder of Akasa Air; Deepa Malik, paralympic athlete and Padma Shri awardee; William Steve Albrecht, professor of accountancy at Utah State University; and Bejul Somaia, partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners.
Prism founder Ritesh Agarwal, said Tyagi’s experience in capital markets regulation and public-institution stewardship will be critical as the company scales operations and enhances long-term accountability.
The company recently filed preliminary papers with Sebi to raise Rs 6,650 crore through a confidential route. Market sources estimate its valuation will be in the range of $7 billion to $8 billion.
Over the course of his career, Tyagi has held senior roles in the ministry of finance, where he oversaw investment policy and financial-sector reforms. His induction to the Prism board signals a renewed focus on aligning the company’s internal standards with the stringent requirements of public markets as it advances toward its IPO.
