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Rajesh Mathew joins Dentsu Communications as SVP
MUMBAI: Continuing with the series of senior-level appointments the Dentsu India Group has appointed Rajesh Mathew as senior vice president, Dentsu Communications Mumbai.
Mathew has an experience spanning over 17 years in advertising and his previous stint was as managing partner at Doosra Brand Communications, Mumbai (Part of the Aegis Media Worldwide network, since December 2011).
Dentsu Communications CEO Arijit Ray said, “Rajesh‘s induction into Team Dentsu Communications is part of our on-going impetus on strengthening and consolidating the talent profile. I am sure Rajesh‘s diverse experience across brands over so many years across markets, will help enhance our value proposition amongst our key business portfolios.”
Mathew said, “I look forward to the exciting challenge and opportunities at Dentsu Communications; given the ambitious growth plans that are set, I couldn‘t ask for a better timing than this, to come on board!”
Mathew started his career in 1995 and since then has been actively involved in building brands and strategic business consulting. His first job was with MAA Bozell in Bangalore and later he went on to work with some of the multinational network advertising like Saatchi & Saatchi Direct (Bangalore), Ogilvy & Mather (Bangalore), Lowe Lintas Worldwide (Chennai – as brand services director), Rediffusion DYR and Wunderman (Chennai – as GM for both the Agencies), Contract Advertising (Chennai – as senior vice president and manager) and Ogilvy & Mather (Mumbai – as vice president and business head).
Mathew has worked on a wide spectrum of Clients like – Star TV Network, Mitsubishi Motors (Lancer, Cedia, Pajero, Outlander, Montero) NIIT, SunDTH – HD, Muthoot Fincorp Ltd, Odyssey India, Editions – Pens of the world, Saint-Gobain Glass, Avestha Good Earth Foods , United India Insurance, Grundfos, Hindustan Unilever (Deluxe Green Label Coffee), Hewlett Packard, Wipro, Infosys , Texas Instruments, Mico-Bosch, BankMuscat, Oman Tourism, Oman Oil, The Intercontinental Hotels, Cuticura (talc and deo), Airtel, Citibank, The British Council, Tilaknagar Industries and Timeout Magazine.
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Collective Artists Network reshuffles talent leadership
Fiona D’Souza, Jinal Jhaveri and Arjun Banerjee take expanded roles in core division.
MUMBAI: Collective Artists Network just handed the talent baton to its homegrown stars because when your agents have been building careers this long, it’s time to let them run the show. Collective Artists Network has announced the next phase of leadership for its talent management business, elevating senior agents Fiona D’Souza, Jinal Jhaveri and Arjun Banerjee to expanded roles within the division. The move strengthens the company’s foundational talent arm while it continues to grow into content creation and production-led ventures.
Each of the three has played a significant part in shaping artist careers across films, digital platforms and brand partnerships. Together they now represent the next generation of leadership for Collective’s talent operations, with a continued focus on long-term career building, strong partnerships and adapting representation to a fast-changing media landscape.
Collective Artists Network founder and Group CEO Vijay Subramaniam remains actively involved in guiding artist strategy and key relationships. He said, “Talent management has been the foundation on which Collective was built, and that philosophy continues to guide how we grow the company. As we enter this next phase, it’s important that the people leading this business have both deep context and long-term convictions.”
Collective Artists Network partner and head of talent Janahavi Rawal added, “Collective’s talent business has always been built on trust, long-term thinking, and a deep understanding of where artists want to go next. Fiona, Jinal, and Arjun have each played an important role in shaping the careers of the artists we represent, and this phase is about empowering our senior agents further while building the right support systems around them.”
The leadership evolution reflects Collective’s belief in promoting from within and creating clear ownership across verticals. In a talent world where yesterday’s agent is tomorrow’s partner, Collective isn’t just reshuffling chairs, it’s handing the spotlight to the people who’ve been quietly directing the show all along.
