Dentsu appoints Vaasu Gavarasana as Bangalore head

Dentsu Communications has appointed Vaasu Gavarasana (pictured) as head of its Bangalore operations and head of the Toyota business.

Gavarasana joins Dentsu from McCann-Erickson Singapore where he was senior regional business director managing the J&J Asia-Pacific consumer brands. While at TBWA, he has worked with Chiat/Day planning team on barnesandnoble.com. He then moved to Singapore to head Y&R 2.1. He has handled brands like Nestle -SEA, MasterCard- SEA, Lufthansa Asia and Boots Healthcare Asia.

Ruchira Raina, managing director, Dentsu Communications said, “Vaasu brings on board a very Indian sensibility to advertising coupled with an international perspective. His experience and maturity would be an asset to Dentsu Communication’s growth plans in Bangalore. We hope he will keep up the momentum of growth at the agency.”