Suresh Balakrishna steps down from CEO role in Kinetic Advertising India

Suresh Balakrishna, chief executive officer, South Asia and Middle East, Kinetic Advertising India has put in his papers and is serving his notice period at the moment. Confirming the news to afaqs!, Balakrishna says, "I have put in papers at Kinetic. As of now, I haven't decided where I am going to surface next. I'll make the decision in sometime."

With over 29 years in the industry, Balakrishna has had stints with organisations like Lintas , Hindustan Times, Zee Telefilms Limited , Media Corporation Limited (DNA), among others.

Kinetic, part of parent advertising group WPP, claims to be a global leader in planning and buying out-of-home media. Balakrishna moved to WPP Group and took over as CEO, South Asia and Middle East at Kinetic Advertising India in January 2016.