Havas Group India has appointed Anjali Gupte as chief financial officer (CFO), to strengthen its senior leadership team. Based in Mumbai, she will be reporting to Havas Group India’s chief executive officer – Rana Barua, and to Brice Pinoncely, APAC group chief financial officer.
Havas is a global communications group, founded in 1835 in Paris. The Group employs 20,000 people in more than 100 countries and operates through its three business units covering all communication activities.
Speaking on the appointment, Barua said, “Havas Group India is now totally integrated and has over 1000 people working across 10 specialist agencies in 3 Villages (Bangalore, Delhi and Mumbai). We also have ambitious acquisition plans and multiple ongoing conversations for both Media and Creative groups. I welcome Anjali as Group CFO at this crucial juncture as we stabilise operations and action our growth plans. Anjali is a highly accomplished professional with leadership and people skills that have stood her in good stead as a business partner and strategist in her previous roles.”
Anjali Gupte added, “I am delighted to join the Havas Group, which in a very short while has built a fantastic reputation and stature in the Indian advertising market. With an extremely progressive vision of growth, strong leadership, and a wide spectrum of specialist agencies ranging from creative, media, health, data, design and entertainment all under an integrated Village model, this will truly be an exciting opportunity for me. I am looking forward to my role at Havas Group at such a challenging time and am confident that we will make a meaningful difference as we go forth.”
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