82.5 Communications has announced the appointment of Bhavneet Bhalla. Bhalla will lead the agency's strategic planning.
He will be based in Mumbai and report to Kapil Arora, CEO and co-founder, 82.5 Communications. Bhalla moves from Lowe Lintas, where he was senior vice president.
Arora said, “Bhavneet is a planner at the intersections. Of people and technology. Of geographies and functions. Of categories and culture. Of business and the environment. His rich experience, spark and ground-up perspective are the fuel that will help us deliver more compelling work on our brands and add to the elbows-in counsel our clients have come to expect from 82.5 Communications.”
Bhalla said, “82.5 Communications, is all about enriching brands with Indianness - that too at a time when India and Indianness are shining like never before. The agency has already built a reputation of delivering formidable solutions for brands. And I am super excited to be partnering with Kapil, Anuraag, and Mayur, in building on that foundation and helping our clients win through meaningful communications and experience interventions.”
In a career spanning 27 years, he has also worked with Wunderman Thompson and United Media Services.