WPP’s Kinetic appoints new leadership team in India

In a recent announcement, Kinetic India has promoted two of its proven leaders, Rachana Lokhande and Charanjeet Singh Arora to Co-CEOs. They replace Suresh Balakrishna who has resigned earlier this month.

Rachana Lokhande

Charanjeet Singh Arora

Before the announcement, Lokhande was serving as VP trading and operations of Kinetic India. Previously, she worked for IPG and R K Swammy BBDO.

Arora has been with Kinetic India since November 2017as senior VP for clients. Prior to joining Kinetic India, Arora worked for Posterscope, IPG and Reliance Broadcast.

Marc-Antoine de Roys, Kinetic’s Global CEO says in a press note, “I want to thank Suresh for his great work at Kinetic. It is because of his leadership and succession planning that we are in a position to have consistency as he transitions out of the organization. Rachana and CJ are proven leaders at our company who have earned the trust and respect of our employees, vendors and clients. Their service, history, and accomplishments made this an easy decision.