Kartik Sharma elevated to MD, Maxus South Asia
Sharma takes over from Ajit Varghese in January 2014
GroupM and Maxus today announced that Kartik Sharma will be the new managing director for Maxus South Asia. Sharma will take over the reins from current managing director Ajit Varghese, January 2014 onwards. Varghese moves into a new regional role as CEO - Maxus Asia-Pacific.
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Sharma will now report to Varghese and CVL Srinivas, CEO - GroupM, South Asia. Prior to this development, Sharma was managing partner, Maxus. He will also now be a part of the GroupM South Asia EXCO.
On the latest development, CVL Srinivas, CEO, GroupM South Asia, said, "Kartik has done a stellar job as Managing Partner, Maxus, working closely with Ajit in shaping the Maxus brand, creating client delight, winning several new businesses and helping Maxus dominate industry awards. I wish him the very best and also welcome him to the GroupM South Asia EXCO which will benefit immensely from his product knowledge and experience."
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Kartik Sharma, Managing Director, Maxus South Asia[/caption]
"Kartik is an excellent choice for Maxus going forward especially considering his product strengths and client focus. A long standing employee of GroupM, he has the in-depth knowledge and insight of what is needed to take Maxus to the next level. Kartik has been the key architect in growing the Maxus Mumbai office 3 fold in the last 6 years and building up a collaborative culture of working across offices and between various teams inside GroupM," Varghese added.
On his new appointment, Sharma said, "The last 6 years at Maxus has been very exciting. What I love most is the passion & collaborative culture where every team member works hard to deliver on our 10/10 vision of delighting clients. Our focus on constantly improving the product and the ability to develop a unique work culture has helped us deliver winning solutions for clients. I look forward to my new journey and am confident it will be equally exciting & fulfilling."
Sharma began his 18-year-old career with HTA. Before joining Maxus (2007), he has worked with Madison, Mindshare and Lintas.
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