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R Venkatasubramanian joins MPG India as senior director, investments
He is expected to handle the buying requirements for clients such as Hyundai, MTS, Kohler, VLCC, M3M and Radico Khaitan.
Ramachandran Venkatasubramanian popularly known as Venkat has been appointed senior director, investments, MPG India. He had recently moved to Maxus as client leader from Lintas media Group where he was heading the Maruti business as vice-president.
Confirming his appointment to afaqs!, he says, "The best part of working with MPG India is that the company is open to innovative and creative ideas. Thus, I aspire to grow along with the company."
Mohit Joshi, executive director, North, MPG, says, "Venkat brings with him years of media experience across categories, as well as automobile domain expertise. He will further strengthen the already strong buying function of MPG."
Anita Nayyar, chief executive officer, India and South Asia, Havas Media, says, "Our constant endeavour is to hire good quality people with expertise in their domains and Venkat fits the bill beautifully."
Venkatsubramanian has 18 years of experience in the media domain, having worked on a spectrum of brands including Adidas, Parker, Visa and Maruti, across agencies such as Media Direction and Lintas Media Group.