Sanchita Roy joins Havas Media as head of West India

Havas Media Group has announced the appointment of Sachita Roy has head of West India. 

 

Roy moves from Omnicom Media Group where she was head - business intelligence. 

 

At Havas she will be responsible for the overall management and growth of Mumbai as well as the Western operations. She will report to Uday Mohan, managing partner, North and West India who has recently taken over the additional responsibility of the latter.

 

Mohit Joshi, MD - India, Havas Media Group, said, “In these challenging times, while the focus has been of persistence and optimism, Havas Media Group has been steadily forging ahead with adding new clients and thus is looking at further strengthening its operations and bolstering the team. I am very happy to welcome Sanchita to Havas – she carries with her a vast experience in integrated media strategy and planning which will add immense value to both the network and our many clients.  I am confident that she will lead the team well under Uday’s guidance who has handled both North and West operations in his expanded role and has been a long-standing pillar of the Havas Media Group operations.”

 

Roy said, “Havas Media Group has been a challenger-brand in the Indian media ecosystem but over the last few years has made huge strides in the overall media environment. Their global expertise, digital prowess and the unique ‘Together’ strategy makes it the most agile and future-ready agency network. I look forward to this opportunity and an exciting journey with Havas.” 

 

She has also worked with PHD, Wavemaker and Mindshare in a career spanning 19 years.