Leo Burnett Mumbai Announces New Appointments To Its Leadership Team

Leo Burnett Mumbai, a division of Publicis Groupe India, has announced the appointment of new members to its leadership team. The agency’s success and momentum will be leveraged, and the new leadership team will drive the company’s next phase of growth. 
The leadership structure is built to support a culture of increased empowerment, quick decision-making, and the capacity to spearhead more of the cutting-edge client solutions for which Leo Burnett has become well-known.  The newly appointed senior leadership of Leo Burnett Mumbai includes Saurabh Dahiya as head of strategy, Neetika Aggarwal as managing partner, and Abhimanyu Khedkar as managing partner.

Leo Burnett announces new leadership appointments

After working for Leo Burnett for 8.5 years, Abhimanyu Khedkar was elevated to managing partner. He has contributed to some of the most well-known brands in the Burnett portfolio, and numerous national and international platforms have honored his work. Leo Burnett’s success has been greatly attributed to his commitment and achievements over the years, and he will undoubtedly play a significant role in determining the agency’s future.

Neetika Aggarwal joins Leo Burnett Mumbai as a Managing Partner to strengthen the team’s connections, knowledge, and skills. Neetika has worked with some of the biggest Indian and international brands, such as PepsiCo Foods, Airtel, TOI, Microsoft, Nokia, LG, and IndusInd Bank, throughout her more than 20-year career. Aggarwal most recently worked for VMLY&R. Additionally, she oversaw some of Facebook’s largest digital interventions, such as the Instagram Love Runs Deep and Facebook Thumbstopper properties. Her most recent employment was with VMLY&R before joining Leo Burnett. She worked as Colgate Palmolive’s business and integration lead for a few years at WPP@CP before that, contributing experience in e-commerce, CRM, and FPD.

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As executive director and head of strategy, Saurabh Dahiya joined our team a few months ago. He has become an invaluable asset to the agency in a short amount of time, helping to hone its strategic creativity capabilities to propel growth and transformation for clients. With a career spanning the Middle East, South East Asia, and India in brand, digital, and customer experience strategy, Saurabh brings over eighteen years of experience. Leo Burnett’s client partners will benefit from Saurabh’s skill at using truth and talent to make brands relevant in shifting cultural contexts and business environments.

Changes in roles and responsibilities

Khedkar and Aggarwal will work together to oversee Leo Burnett Mumbai’s business operations, with Dahiya leading the strategic division. In his remarks on the leadership change, Amitesh Rao, CEO of Leo Burnett South Asia, emphasized the agency’s impressive track record and its position as a pioneer in cutting-edge client solutions.

Here’s what they said

Amitesh Rao, CEO Leo Burnett, South Asia shared,

“Leo Burnett Mumbai is one of the top creative agencies in the country today, having seen an incredible run of success in paving the way for new age solutions for its clients. It is also an agency with insatiable ambition and hunger, and the enhanced leadership team is at the vanguard of our future growth and glory. I am delighted to have Abhimanyu, Neetika and Saurabh – with their diverse strategic, corporate and client backgrounds – bring brilliant new perspective to our journey going forward.”

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