PHD India Appoints Shavon Barua to lead Mumbai Office

India  –  Omnicom Media Group owned PHD has appointed  Shavon Barua as Managing Partner, PHD Mumbai. In this newly created position,  she will be working closely with Jyoti Bansal, Managing Director, PHD India to build the agency’s rapidly increasing portfolio.

Shavon moves to PHD from Havas Worldwide  where as President,  she was leading the P&L for West &  South India across various verticals of mainline advertising, digital, health, engagement and  experiential.  A  seasoned  leader  with  two  decades  of  experience,  Shavon  has worked  on large local and global brands like HDFC Bank, Sony, Six, Bharat Petroleum, Sanofi, and Unilever. 

Shavon  is  also  credited  with  leading  breakthrough  campaigns like Parle  G’s  ‘G  mane  Genius’, Colgate Gel’s – ‘Talk to Me’, which has swept many National and International awards.

Jasmin  Sohrabji,  CEO  Omnicom  Media  Group,  India  &  SEA  said  “I  am  delighted  to  see  PHD India’s  growth  over  its  two  year  existence.   Shavon’s  leadership  experience  with  a  creative communication agency will be a great addition in strengthening our product.” 

Jyoti Bansal added, “Infusion of diversified talent has been key to the success of PHD. In a short span,  we  have  built  strong  specialist  capabilities  around  digital,  mobile,  analytics,  content, search,  real-time  marketing,  in  line  with  PHD’s  global  positioning  of  creativity  and  thought leadership. Shavon’s depth of experience with brands and integration across verticals will add immense value to our clients”. 

Speaking  on  her  appointment,  Shavon  said,  “PHD’s  ahead-of-the  curve  approach  to  media resonates with my thinking.   I am excited to be joining this team  and collaborating with some of media’s finest minds to push the bar on creative media thinking." 

Welcoming Shavon to PHD, Susana Tsui CEO PHD APAC,  “India is our fastest growing  market and  also  one  of  our  star  performers  in  APAC.   Shavon’s  appointment  will  strengthen  our integrated  strategic  planning  product  and  truly  mark  our  investment  in  such  an  important market.”

Prior to Havas Shavon was the  Executive Business Director with JWT India leading one of their biggest  portfolios  –  Nestle  (KitKat, Munch,  Milkybar)  and  Pepsi  Foods  (Lays,  Kurkure,  Doritos and Quaker). 
Shavon’s appointment is effective immediately.

For more information, please contact: 
Arundhati Saha (Arun), Marketing Communications Director APAC
Arundhati.saha@omnicommediagroup.com
+65 6876 6809 (DL) +65 96609741 (M)

About PHD

PHD Worldwide is known globally as an innovator in communications planning and buying across broadcast, print, digital, mobile, social and emerging media. Founded in London in 1990 as the first planning-led media agency, PHD is built on a culture of though t leadership, innovation and creativity, with a philosophy of “Finding a Better Way.”  PHD is one of the world’s fastest growing and most awarded media and communication agencies, with over 3,000 staff working in over 80 offices worldwide. PHD was named ‘Media Network of the Year’ by Campaign Asia and also at the Spikes and Cristal Awards in 2014.

PHD India is the only media agency in India to have won 3 Gold Media Lions at Cannes for its work on Kan Khajura Tesan for Hindustan Unilever. With offices in Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, PHD India’s client list includes Hindustan Unilever, HP, htc, Hyatt hotels, Isuzu Motors, SC Johnson, United Spirits Diageo, SAP. 

The  PHD  network  is  part  of  the  Omnicom  Media  Group  (www.omnicommediagroup.com),  a division of Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC) 
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