Nakul Sharma and Tirtha Ghosh join Havas Gurgaon as ECDs

Nakul has worked at Bates, Grey and Leo Burnett, before a long stint at McCann. He has created campaigns for brands like Coke, GM, Nescafe and LG. Tirtha was with Contract and Equus before he joined McCann. His portfolio includes work on Coke, GM, Nescafe and NIIT, amongst others.

Speaking about the new role, Sharma says, "Havas has already got momentum behind it. We will push the envelope even further and help put some of the biggest brands in the country on an unprecedented roll." Tirtha feels that "Havas presents a brilliant launch pad for us to take an interesting set of accounts to the next level."

Satbir Singh, chief creative officer & managing partner, Havas Worldwide India, says "We are now getting into overdrive for growth and quality and building a team that will contribute to that effect. I had the lads in my radar for a while and am delighted to welcome them on board." In May this year, Havas appointed Ranjoy Dey as head of digital. Earlier, he was with Digitas India.

Havas Media India's full services digital portfolio includes digital media planning and buying, display advertising, digital direct response, search engine marketing, SEO, pay-per-click, social media, as well as 'Mobext' for mobile solutions and performance marketing using data and analytics.