Campaign India Team
Mar 27, 2017

Starcom ropes in Navin Lalchandani as VP, buying

Joins the agency from Carat

Starcom ropes in Navin Lalchandani as VP, buying
Starcom, part of Publicis Media India has appointed Navin Lalchandani as vice-president of its media buying operations. He joins the agency from Carat Media Services where he was senior director. 
 
At Starcom, he will head media buying operations for all offline media the agency's offices in Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru.
 
Mallikarjun Das, group CEO, Starcom India, said, “Navin is talented and versatile and comes with the rich experience of having bought media for some of the largest marketing organisations such as Mondelez, L’Oréal and Vodafone. Navin brings in an amalgamation of buying skills spanning across media and has the smarts to work in Starcom’s data-predicated media product. He will drive a buying culture that is about best-of-class in rates, rigour, fair play and trust.”
 
Lalchandani said, “I believe in long-term, sustained partnerships and this has certainly been the case in my career span. I began my career with media planning for Marico and it has been a greatly rewarding and exhilarating journey since then.  The decision to join Starcom was easy, considering its body of good solid work, for marquee brands and its reputation of being a future-facing, high-growth agency. In an age of proliferation of channels and offerings, a sound media strategy makes all the difference to business goals. I look forward to delivering genuine value to Starcom’s clients.”
 
His career includes stints with Maxus and Madison Media. 
 
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Campaign India

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