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Raghav Subramanian is LMG COO
MUMBAI: Lintas Media Group has appointed Raghav Subramanian as COO.
He will be joining LMG on 19 December.
At LMG, he will take on the mantle of running the media business of LMG working with LMG deputy CEO Sudha Natrajan, operating out of Delhi (Gurgaon). He will also be responsible for the Digital offering.
LMG chairperson and Lynn De Souza said, “I feel it will help greatly in taking LMG‘s product offering to meet the new age consumer‘s needs better. His vast experience in various facets of the complete media product, including Value Added Services, is what we were looking for, for a while.”
Subramanian added, “I am excited about this challenging new role. Lintas as a brand has enjoyed a great reputation and a pedigree lineage. It will be a delight to be part of the Lintas family.”
Natrajan added, “I am pleased to have a mind as seasoned and bright as Raghav, joining LMG. His being an old hat in the Delhi business circles, will propel new business initiatives too.”
Raghav comes in with over 20 years of experience in the business of media, consulting, analytics and research. He has spent a decade in New York, with GroupM, working on large worldwide clients. Post coming back to India a year and a half ago, he has headed Strategy across Vivaki Media Brands.
Brands
Metro Brands appoints Harshvardhan Chauhan as CMO & SMP
Retail veteran to steer brand strategy and accelerate growth
MUMBAI: Metro Brands has appointed Harshvardhan Chauhan as its chief marketing officer and senior management personnel, effective 23 February 2026.
The move brings nearly two decades of marketing muscle into the company’s leadership ranks. With over 18 years of experience across retail, fashion, lifestyle, grocery, home and e-commerce, Chauhan arrives with a well-rounded understanding of how brands capture attention and convert it into loyalty.
His professional journey includes stints at Bharat YEF, Trident Group, RPSG, DLF Shopping Malls, ShopClues, Godrej Group, Reckitt Benckiser and Accenture, where he worked across brand building, strategic growth and business leadership.
Chauhan holds a master’s degree in business administration with a specialisation in strategy and business management from Symbiosis, Pune. He has also completed the accelerated general management programme at IIM Ahmedabad, combining academic rigour with hands-on commercial experience.
In his new full-time role, he will report to chief executive officer Nissan Joseph and work closely with the leadership team to shape the next phase of brand expansion.
For Metro Brands, the appointment signals a sharpened focus on storytelling, scale and staying one step ahead in a competitive retail landscape.
