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Havas Media Network promotes Mahesh Mohite to vice president, digital media
A decade of building campaigns across continents, and now a bigger mandate
MUMBAI: Mahesh Mohite is moving up. Havas Media Network has elevated the digital media veteran to vice president, digital media, a role he stepped into in April 2026 after more than three years with the network.
Mohite brings over a decade of experience across travel, hospitality, pharma, education, and automobile categories, with a career built on media strategy, planning, and investment. His remit in the new role centres on leading strategic planning and investment decisions, maximising returns for advertisers and agencies, and driving measurable efficiency across the media landscape.
The promotion caps a swift rise within Havas. He joined in March 2023 as senior business director for planning and strategy, leading international media strategy and operations for Michelin Tyres across multiple markets in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East and North Africa. He served as the primary point of contact between Michelin and Havas local teams, overseeing annual media planning across Australia, MENA, Thailand, Vietnam, and other territories, managing cross-functional teams, and presenting monthly performance reviews to Michelin’s international divisions.
In September 2025, he took on an additional national-level role as partnerships and vendor development lead for Havas India Digital, responsible for strategic partner selection, identifying new market innovations, and driving revenue growth through scalable partnerships.
Before rejoining Havas, Mohite spent a year and a half as business director at Wavemaker, where he built integrated digital media strategies and led campaign management, audience planning, and annual operating plans for clients. Earlier stints include associate director at Havas Media Group and media controller at Madison World.
His toolkit spans Google Ads, Facebook Business Manager, Google Analytics, DV360, DoubleClick, IAS, and MOAT verification platforms.
In a media landscape where data without strategy is noise, Mohite has spent a decade proving that the two are inseparable. Havas has just handed him a larger stage to prove it again.
