Career · Resume
The professional experience, role by role.
Fifteen years across agency and brand side, in reverse chronological order — the full professional record.
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
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.
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.
Head, Business Partnerships
Led business partnerships at a fast-growing independent agency.
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.
Associate Business Director
Returned at a more senior level, building on the earlier tenure.
Group Account Manager
Senior account leadership at one of the world’s best-known agencies.
Business Manager
Sony, Knorr, Surf Excel (#HaarKoHarao, ‘Daag Achhe Hain’), Tata Motors.
Account Manager
Red Bull, Unilever, CNBC-TV18. Part of a period of strong agency revenue growth.
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.
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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