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Career · Resume

The professional experience, role by role.

Fifteen years across agency and brand side, in reverse chronological order — the full professional record.

15 yrsexperience
SVPcurrent level
35team built
Current role

SVP, Head of Group Media & Innovations at Motilal Oswal Financial Services — leading group media and marketing innovation, with a 35-person function built from scratch and ₹80–100 Cr in annual budgets.

Experience

2022–now
Motilal Oswal — SVP, Head of Group Media & Innovations
35-person function; 1.6%→4.3% share
The Glitch
Director, Business & Client Relationships
Netflix, OnePlus, CoinSwitch, Zepto; 30+ team
White Rivers
Head, Business Partnerships
Isobar
Group Head
Visa APAC, Universal, CEAT, VIP
Jack in the Box
Associate Business Director
Ogilvy
Group Account Manager
Jack in the Box
Business Manager
Sony, Knorr, Surf Excel, Tata Motors
Webchutney
Account Manager
Red Bull, Unilever, CNBC-TV18
~2010
Co-founder, Blue Pencil Studio
₹11 websites at 17
2022–present

SVP, Head of Group Media & Innovations · Motilal Oswal Financial Services
Lead group media and marketing innovation for a listed financial-services firm. Built a 35-person in-house function from zero; run ₹80–100 Cr budgets; led the rebrand across seven businesses and the broking-to-wealth repositioning (market share 1.6% to 4.3%, SIP share 1.5% to 3.2%). Previously SVP, Head of Marketing – Wealth Management.

The Glitch (WPP)

Director, Business & Client Relationships
Led business and client relationships for a 30+ person team. Clients included Netflix India (Money Heist, Never Have I Ever), upGrad, OnePlus, BGMI, CoinSwitch and Zepto — including Zepto’s first hyperlocal launch. Grew the Flux business 135% year on year.

White Rivers Media

Head, Business Partnerships
Led business partnerships at a fast-growing independent agency.

Isobar (Dentsu)

Group Head
Led accounts including Universal, Visa APAC (contactless launches across India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, plus PVR ‘Tap to Pay’), CEAT and VIP. Won Set Wet and Godrej Interio.

Jack in the Box Worldwide

Associate Business Director
Returned at a more senior level, building on the earlier tenure.

Ogilvy

Group Account Manager
Senior account leadership at one of the world’s best-known agencies.

Jack in the Box Worldwide

Business Manager
Sony, Knorr, Surf Excel (#HaarKoHarao, ‘Daag Achhe Hain’), Tata Motors.

Webchutney (Dentsu)

Account Manager
Red Bull, Unilever, CNBC-TV18. Part of a period of strong agency revenue growth.

~2010, London

Co-founder · Blue Pencil Studio
Co-founded a student digital studio at 17, pricing websites at ₹11; grew to 40+ SME clients with coverage from The Times of India and CNBC’s Young Turks.

Education

MA, Marketing Communications — University of Westminster, London (2013–14).

BA (Hons), Global Business — Coventry University, London (2010–13).

Early media exposure through a Hindu Today Group internship in London.

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