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Melt Update | 1 July |Merlee Jayme Named CCO, Dentsu APAC & MORE

Ritwika Gupta, July 1, 2021

In other news, Kantar has appointed Chris Jansen as Group Chief Executive Officer.

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Top News:

1. Merlee Jayme Named CCO Dentsu APAC

Dentsu has named Merlee Jayme as chief creative officer for APAC. She is currently global co-president at Dentsumcgarrybowen. As part of her new role, Jayme will be responsible for creative excellence across several Dentsu agencies in the region including Dentsumcgarrybowen, Isobar, Dentsu One, Webchutney and Taproot Dentsu. As per campaign India, she will report to both Jean Lin, global CEO of creative at Dentsu International and Ashish Bhasin, CEO of Dentsu Asia Pacific.


2. Kantar Appoints Chris Jansen as Group CEO

Kantar has appointed Chris Jansen as Group Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 November 2021. He joins Kantar from Cognita where he is currently CEO. As per medianews4u, Chris has held leadership roles, and board positions at both British Gas and British Airways, having started his early career at Procter & Gamble.

3. Visa Ropes in Leo Burnett India as Creative Communications Partner

Visa has appointed Leo Burnett India as their creative communications partner. As reported by exchange4media, the account will be handled by the agency’s Mumbai office. Leo Burnett is a part of the Publicis Groupe which globally handles the media and production mandate for the brand and provides support for local work globally.


4. BBDO India Appoints Krishna Mani as CCO – Delhi

BBDO India has appointed Krishna Mani as chief creative officer of its Delhi office. He moves from Dentsu India where he was ECD – South. As noted by campaign India, Mani has also worked with Ogilvy.


5. Schneider Electric Appoints Indu Sharma as Senior GM, Communications

Schneider Electric has appointed Indu Sharma as Senior General Manager, Communications. According to exchange4media, Sharma joins from Reckitt India where she was Head – Corporate Communications. She will be handling the entire communications mandate for the organization, including external and internal communications.