Saatchi & Saatchi makes senior appointments for Mumbai office

Saatchi & Saatchi India has made two senior appointments at its Mumbai office – Bhairavi Naik as associate vice president who will be handling some of agency’s most prestigious brands, and Kavita Kailas as vice president, planning, who will now head planning for Saatchi & Saatchi, Mumbai.

Speaking on the development, Nisha Singhania, general manager, Saatchi& Saatchi – Mumbai, said, “At Saatchi & Saatchi, we are looking at adding truly committed professionals who are passionate about brand building. Both Bhairavi and Kavita are two such individuals who excel
in their fields and bring with them immensely rich experience across categories and clients. With talent like that on board I have no doubt that we   ill scale greater heights this year.”

Naik said, “I found the Saatchi role exciting because of the opportunity to work on some great brands in diverse categories, especially with a bunch of like-minded talented people.”

"It's exciting to join the 'Lovemarks' company,” said Kailas. “The Saatchi philosophy on brands goes beyond establishing mere performance. The  challenge of finding a deeper connection and building a relationship with the consumer is what drew me to Saatchi. It recognises disruptive thinking; this coupled with a great mix of brands and people will be an interesting platform to create solid work."

With over 12 years of experience, Naik has worked with agencies like Grey, Leo Burnett, Ambience Publicis and Rediffusion and has experience on brands like Lakme, Westside, Hometown, Nycil, Tata AIG, Neutrogena and IOCL. Kailas comes with more than a decade of experience, and has been with  Lowe Lintas, Leo Burnett and Rediffusion in the past.