Campaign India Team
May 14, 2015

DigitasLBi appoints Upasana Roy and Adityan Kayalakal

Roy will be strategy head while Kayalalkal will be head – key accounts

DigitasLBi appoints Upasana Roy and Adityan Kayalakal
Publicis Groupe-owned DigitasLBi has appointed Upasana Roy as head of strategy and Adityan Kayalakal as head – key accounts.
 
Roy and Kayalakal will report to India managing director Amaresh Godbole at the agency’s agency's Mumbai office. Roy replaces Prashant Kumar who left the agenct last month, while Kayalakal will move into a newly created position.
 
Amaresh Godbole, managing director, DigitasLBi, said, “I am absolutely delighted with the addition of these two brilliant stars in our team. Upasana’s strategy grounding is the holy grail for new age marketing – an ex Googler with mainline and digital strategy experience, we are looking at her to chart the transformation roadmap for our clients and lead the thought leadership agenda.
 
“Adityan has an incredibly unique blend of agency and content experience which is just the right mix to unlock growth for brands in the content marketing age. We are looking at him to guide our key clients and open up new relationships by devising the most culturally relevant solutions for brands."
 
Prior to this, Roy was planning director at Ogilvy, while Kayalakal was AVP and business director – content at The 120 Media Collective.
 
On her move, Roy said, “My goal is to further hone the core competencies we have shaped over the last few years, and find ways to use our greatest strengths more effectively. I am particularly interested in growing DigitasLBi’s footprint across the country in terms of producing more clutter-breaking content, driving social e-commerce, and data driven creativity.”
 
Kayalakal noted, “I’ve always believed that good storytelling lies at the heart of great advertising. At DigitasLBi, I hope to play a critical role in transforming how clients use digital by helping them combine great storytelling with the latest technology to create hybrid communication solutions.”
 
Source:
Campaign India

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