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BBH India appoints Deb Dutta as executive director & head of office, Mumbai
Former McCann leader joins as executive director to strengthen client partnerships and creativity
MUMBAI: BBH India is adding fresh firepower to its Mumbai leadership. The advertising agency has appointed Deb Dutta as executive director and head of its Mumbai office as it looks to accelerate growth and deepen client relationships.
Dutta will report to Himanshu Saxena, managing director of BBH India and president for North and East at Saatchi & Saatchi India and Propagate India.
In his new role, Dutta will work with the agency’s leadership team to expand the business, strengthen existing client partnerships and further enhance BBH India’s focus on creative excellence, effectiveness and business transformation.
Bringing more than two decades of experience, Dutta joins from McCann Worldgroup, where he most recently led the Mumbai office. During his career, he has also held senior leadership positions across markets with RAPP, TBWA and Publicis Groupe in Malaysia, Indonesia and India.
At RAPP Malaysia, he built an integrated creative business by bringing together content, customer relationship marketing, personalisation, digital, social media and technology capabilities supported by data and analytics.
Welcoming the appointment, Saatchi & Saatchi India, BBH India and Propagate India chief executive officer Paritosh Srivastava said, “BBH Mumbai is home to some of the Groupe’s largest client relationships with focus on creative excellence. Over the last few years, it has built strong client partnerships and gained market share in what is arguably India’s biggest market.”
He added that Dutta’s experience in building integrated businesses and his ability to develop client relationships and high-performing teams make him well suited to strengthen the agency’s “Power of One” model.
BBH India managing director Himanshu Saxena said, “BBH’s growing scale and creative reputation is now ready to take another leap. In view of Mumbai market’s significance, we felt it was the perfect time to bolster our Mumbai leadership stack with a seasoned talent like Deb.”
He noted that Dutta’s experience across the full marketing funnel and his creative approach align closely with BBH’s “Zag” philosophy.
Speaking on his appointment, Deb Dutta said, “I admire how the team at BBH India is focused on helping brands win a larger share of the market, and also invested in navigating the next phase of the creative industry.”
He added that returning to the Publicis Groupe network offered an opportunity to leverage its integrated capabilities for clients while contributing to BBH India’s next phase of growth.
The appointment comes as BBH India continues to strengthen its position in the Indian advertising market. Ranked among the country’s top creative agency networks, the agency is looking to build on its creative momentum and expand its business by reinforcing leadership in Mumbai, one of India’s most competitive advertising hubs.
