MUMBAI – Leo Burnett has promoted Samir Gangahar as the President of North India. In his new role, Samir will be responsible for leading Leo Burnett Group’s operations in the region. Apart from content, digital and experiential, Samir’s new focus will be to grow other specializations including shopper, retail and e-commerce.
“Under Samir, Leo Burnett Delhi has transformed into a fully integrated operation. He has been instrumental in creating a culture of collaboration within the agency where a group of specialists work together to solve a client problem,” said Saurabh Varma, CEO, Leo Burnett Group India.
“Samir has helped strengthen Leo Burnett Delhi’s digital operation and I’m delighted to state that it has now become a technology/digital hub for many of our key clients. The activation business has grown tremendously in the last one year and going forward Samir’s role will be to build on that momentum,” Saurabh added.
Samir joined Leo Burnett as Executive Director in August 2007 after a 17-year stint with J. Walter Thompson where he was Vice President and Director for Client Servicing.
“In my new role I look forward to working closely with Saurabh in growing Leo Burnett India on the back of a ‘renewed thrust for integration.’ In line with our HumanKind philosophy, we will intensify our focus on finding and solving our clients’ problems and partnering them in the journey of brand building and business growth,” said Samir.
