Sai Nagesh joins Dentsu Media as chief growth officer

Dentsu India has appointed Sai Nagesh as chief growth officer for Dentsu Media. Nagesh's (pictured) new responsibilities include steering Dentsu India’s media business forward, both, organically and inorganically. He will work closely with Ruchira Raina who is national business head, Dentsu Media.

Commenting about the appointment, Raina said, "Dentsu Media manages our group-wide media buying while being custodians to Dentsu’s global proprietary tools and knowledge databases. With Sai on board, we infuse a fresh driving force, to lead our teams to leverage our resources, lineage and global experience thereby delivering far greater value through finer, targeted media-engagements vis-à-vis conventional offerings.”

Said Nagesh, “Working with the power packed combination of a global powerhouse called Dentsu and with inspiring visionaries like Sandeep, Rajesh and Ruchira can only result in winning any battle that one enters. I’m looking forward to working closely with the teams at Dentsu Media and change paradigms.”

Nagesh joins Dentsu Media from INX Media. Before INX, he was working with Insight (part of Lintas Media Group) as executive vice president and handled brands such as Bajaj Auto, Idea Cellular and UTI Mutual Fund, among others. He has over 23 years of experience in the media buying and planning field. He has also been associated with agencies such Lintas, Mudra, Ulka, MAA Bozell and Contract.