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Campaign India Team
Dec 19, 2019

Havas Group acquires experiential agency Shobiz

This is the third acquisition by the group in 2019

L to R: Tejpal Singh Patpatia, chief operating officer, Shobiz; Vishnu Mohan, chairman & CEO, India & South East Asia Havas Group; Bobby Pawar, chairman & CCO, Havas Group India; Shital Tobaccowala partner Shobiz; Sameer Tobaccowala, CEO Shobiz; Rana Barua, group CEO, Havas Group India

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