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Weekend Unwind with: The Rabbit Hole business head Rishabh Khatter
Mumbai: Another weekend is upon us, and so is the time to unwind with yet another edition of Indiantelevision.com’s Weekend Unwind—a series of informal chats that peek into the minds of corporate executives. In this week’s session we have The Rabbit Hole business head Rishabh Khatter opening up the windows to his thoughts.
Having joined FoxyMoron as a senior creative innovations associate in 2015, Rishabh moved up the ranks to spearhead The Rabbit Hole as its business head (content and technology). He is credited with not only developing sustainable business units but also being the creator of The Rabbit Hole-content, successfully marrying content with technology to develop solutions for various brands.
Under his mantle, it has evolved from being a digital video first agency to a full-service new age content creation ecosystem. Led by Rishabh, the mission of The Rabbit Hole is to turn ideas into reality and deliver outputs that cut through the clutter.
So here goes:
Your mantra for Life
Acknowledge the good times amid a hard time.
A Book you are currently reading/plan to read
Shoe Dog by Phil Knight.
Your Fitness mantra, especially during the pandemic
Swimming.
Your comfort Food
Chicken wings.
When the chips are down a Quote/Philosophy that keeps you going
This too shall pass.
Your Guilty pleasure
Watching films and shows below a rating of two on IMDB.
When was the last time you tried something New?
When I tried my hand at digital painting.
A life Lesson you learnt the hard way
Good judgement comes from experience; experience comes from bad judgement.
What gets you Excited about life?
Building new relationships.
What’s on top of your Bucket List?
F1 Monaco Grand Prix.
One thing you would most like to Change about the world
Efforts towards ocean conservation.
An activity that keeps you Motivated/Charged during tough times
Travelling.
What lifts your Spirits when life gets you down?
Travel vlogging.
Your go-to Stress Buster
SimCity’s badminton.
If you could give one piece of Advice to your younger self, what would it be?
There is a place in this world for everyone.
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Havas Media Network India names Archana Aggarwal chief growth officer
The appointment comes as the network accelerates its integrated, data-led push across one of its top ten global markets.
MUMBAI: Havas Media Network India is moving fast, and it wants someone who can move faster.
The network has appointed Archana Aggarwal as chief growth officer, tasking her with driving the new business agenda and deepening client partnerships across Havas Media, PivotRoots, Havas Play and Arena Media. Based in Gurugram, she will report to Mohit Joshi, chief executive of Havas Media Network India.
Aggarwal arrives with more than two decades of media and marketing experience, most recently as vice-president of media at Airtel, where she led integrated media strategies tied to shifting consumer behaviour and business outcomes. Before that, she worked across some of the world’s most demanding marketing accounts, including P&G, Unilever, L’Oréal, Coca-Cola, the Diamond Trading Corporation and Airtel, spanning FMCG, telecom and the broader marketing ecosystem. She is noted for her command of emerging platforms, including connected TV, AI and the metaverse.
Rana Barua, group chief executive of Havas India, South-East Asia and North Asia, framed the hire as timely. “India continues to be a critical market for Havas globally and is among our top ten markets worldwide,” he said, noting strong momentum across the network’s integrated model and growing client partnerships. “Archana’s appointment comes at a pivotal time as we continue to scale our capabilities and accelerate growth.”
Joshi was equally direct. “Her deep understanding of consumer behaviour and proven ability to translate insights into business outcomes will be instrumental as we continue to scale our integrated, data-led capabilities across agencies,” he said.
Havas Media Network India currently serves more than 100 clients and employs over 1,000 professionals across Gurugram, Mumbai and Bengaluru. The network’s growth engine runs on Converged.AI, its proprietary operating system that brings together data, technology and human insight under the global vision of “Growth Powered by Desire.”
Aggarwal, for her part, called the opportunity compelling. “The chance to drive growth across a diverse and integrated ecosystem is exciting,” she said. “I look forward to working with the teams to deliver meaningful impact for clients.”
In a market where media fragmentation is accelerating and clients are demanding cleaner proof of return, Havas has hired someone who has sat on both sides of the table. That, in itself, is a statement of intent.
