MAM
Johan Boserup named Global CEO GroupM Trading
MUMBAI: WPP‘s media agency network GroupM has brought on board Omnicom‘s Johan Boserup to lead the Global Trading discipline as GroupM Trading global CEO. He will join in the first half of 2013, and will be based in London.
Boresup will report into Juergen Blomenkamp, a member of the global executive committee, and global president Dominic Proctor.
Blomenkamp said, “I am thrilled that Johan is joining GroupM. We will work together to strengthen the existing strategy and direction for GroupM Trading, and to build on our current success to create even better results for our clients in the future.”
Boserup has spent 17 years with Omnicom Media Group and was serving as the worldwide chief trading and accountability officer for the past five years. He was responsible for media buying across the group. Alongside his trading experience, he also has a background in digital media.
“Over the last couple of years we have successfully established robust global trading organizations in each of the agencies. In his new role Johan will be tasked with bringing the media trading discipline even closer together across the group,”Blomenkamp added.
Boserup will be responsible for accelerating the leverage of GroupM‘s market leading scale to create opportunities across the four agency networks within the group. He will continue to drive new media trading models to generate even more value for our clients.
Boserup said, “In media trading, scale will always be important and in that respect GroupM can offer its clients something that other agency groups can‘t. As a competitor I have seen GroupM prove again and again to be capable of great things and I am thoroughly looking forward to becoming part of that success. I remain humble to the challenge, but I have already identified areas that I will be working on with the teams and I am confident we will be able to deliver significant incremental value to GroupM‘s clients.”
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Emami names Dhruv Aggarwal as chief growth officer
Former Bain partner steps in as FMCG firm sharpens growth playbook
MUMBAI: Emami Limited has appointed Dhruv Aggarwal as its chief growth officer, effective 25 March 2026, following the resignation of Giriraj Bagri.
Aggarwal joins the FMCG major from Bain & Company, where he most recently served as partner. With over two decades of experience across consulting and strategy, he brings a global perspective shaped by work across India, the US, the UK and Germany.
During his tenure at Bain, Aggarwal advised consumer, retail and media companies on large-scale transformations, business turnarounds and growth strategies. He was also closely involved with India’s startup ecosystem, guiding early-stage ventures on scaling and digital expansion, while supporting private equity and venture capital firms on investment decisions.
His earlier stints include a brief role at Barclays Capital and operational experience at Jindal Power, giving him a mix of financial and industry exposure.
Academically, Aggarwal holds an MBA from Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and has also been associated with University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign as a PhD candidate and teaching assistant.
The appointment comes at a time when Emami Limited is looking to sharpen its growth strategy in a competitive consumer market. With a seasoned strategist now at the helm of growth, the company appears set to double down on transformation and expansion in the months ahead.
