VR Padmanabhan has joined R K Swamy Media Group as general manager, South. He will be based in their Chennai office.
His last assignment was as an entrepreneur and consultant at Linear Communications.
Sandeep Sharma, president R K Swamy Media Group, said, “Padmanabhan joins our senior management team and has a clear mandate to manage and grow the South market. He has quality experience in the media domain and has worked on FMCG, IT, telecom, retail, auto sectors in India, SE Asia and has considerable experience in managing the South market. His astute understanding of brand needs in the context of media will help offer superior solution to our clients.”
Padmanabhan has previously worked with MEC Chennai, Mediacom (Group M Singapore), Motivator Malaysia and Euro RSCG Bengaluru and Chennai.