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Kosuke Kataoka is the managing director at Hakuhodo India. He has been actively associated with the dynamic automobile advertising category. In Japan, he has handled Suzuki cars and bikes since 1993 and brings forth a rich experience in handling automobile clients in the domestic as well as overseas markets.

Mandeep has more than two decades of experience in IT and Marketing. He has successfully run multi-million dollar practices and has played a pivotal role in getting AGL to where it is. He has not just chaired the growth of AGL but has also looked after international sales from Pennsylvania, USA.

Rakesh heads AGL along with an enthusiastic battalion of 750+. He has been on an entrepreneurial sojourn since 2007 and he believes that for even the greatest business offering to be successful, marketing them in the right way is an absolute necessity. He is also a big proponent of integrated marketing approach, wherein strategic use of tools & ideas can enable businesses to "attract, engage and retain" right customers.

Born in Tokyo, and raised in Tokyo and Kanagawa, Hideaki has joined Hakuhodo in 1991 and started his career as an account executive. In 2003, he joined Hakuhodo Hong Kong as the business director and led the team to handle a variety of clients both Japanese and global. He moved Beijing as the Managing Director of TBWA Hakuhodo Beijing and then moved to Indonesia as the Director of Hakuhodo Indonesia in 2010. Under his leadership, Hakuhodo Indonesia was awarded four times as the Agency of the Year in Indonesia. He has also expanded the business in Indonesia and established 2 brand agencies and 1 digital agency. After 17 years or experience in Hakuhodo’s overseas business, he now looks after the operation in Asia Pacific (except for Thailand) and India, and is excited to take a part as the board director of AdGlobal360.

A Taiwanese by birth, raised in Tokyo and educated in New York, Wei-Chun has joined Hakuhodo in 2000 and started his career as an account executive, and joining TBWA/HAKUHODO as an original member in 2004, he has gained his skills in integrated marketing & communication. Since 2007, as an account director, he has lead several global client’s regional marketing & communication, co-working with TBWA’s global agency network. Joined Hakuhodo International in 2014, with a strong motivation to dedicate his career to strengthen Hakuhodo’s global competency, and as a Management Planning Director, his role extended to new business investment including M&A, overlooking ASEAN & Indian market. Wei-Chun currently leads a Business Investment Group as a Group Manager, vigorously dreaming to build a strong and competitive global agency network of Hakuhodo International.

Shweta is an acknowledged leader in eCommerce, digital and experiential marketing. In AGL, She heads eBux: an in-house incepted Etail Marketing solution which caters to dynamic demands for some of the biggest national and multinational FMCG, CPG and Automobile brands.

Tathagata brings in over 25 years of work experience across Sales, Advertising and Marketing, with significant understanding of Automobile and Telecom categories. In AGL he is aiming at constructing new business strategies to maximize the marketplace potential, ensuring integrated storytelling based on data, insights and technology. 

Janak has more than a decade of experience across diverse industries and multiple verticals like Business Analytics, Advertising and Business Analytics. In AGL he is leading the change management process and has successfully refined and implemented processes in the Finance Operations.

Neeraj is a Digital Delivery Leader with 19 years of experience in delivering business growth with agility. He has an impeccable track record of lean management and program development. He is passionate about building high-performing teams through innovation and connection.

Varun has more than a decade of experience in setting up digital growth-roadmaps for various brands across platforms with strong result orientation. While Automobile is Varun's key sport, he also oversees business for the southern region of India with agility.

Sushant oversees an industry-leading insight and strategy team that is breaking new grounds for an array of brands in marketplaces where consumer behaviour is rapidly changing. With the expertise enriched over a decade, he also leads the digital transformation consulting practice.

Karan’s expertise lies in his ability to imagine and appreciate how all digital channels can work together. He quickly understands the client’s business challenges and how integrated digital solutions can be tailored to achieve their set goals. In recent years, Karan has powerfully built the hyperlocal marketing division which caters to Auto and BFSI sector clients.

With over a decade of digital experience, Sayantani has a nuanced understanding of the brand narrative. Along with leading a national award-winning digital campaign in the tourism sector, she also brings experience of working with a diverse cross sections of clientele from various industries like Education, BFSI, Beauty, FMCG, Real Estate, Nonprofit and Public sector.

Vinay has over 15 years of experience in conceptualising compelling customer experiences on the digital landscape. Along with his team, he takes care of a pool of creative deliverables. His focus is on enabling interactivity through creativity for an array of brands on different mediums.

Pawan brings forth decades of enriched experience in managing core finances along with project management. From the very initial days of AGL, Pawan has played an instrumental role in setting processes, benchmarks and transitioning the company and making it achieve some of the crucial milestones.

With over 12 years of in-depth industry experience - Creative, Tech, Sales and Servicing have equipped Balwinder with the tools to understand the intricacies and know-how of digital marketing. He specialises in Digital Marketing, Account Management, Team Management, Networking, Search Marketing, Content Marketing, Search Engine Optimisation, Web Analytics, Project Execution

With an impeccable track record and a decade long digital experience, Arpit brings to the table a diverse exposure of winning and leading big projects in Public Sector, PSUs, SMEs, Auto, Tourism and Education. Known for his take it or leave it deals, he is often applauded for his unflinching dedication towards work and candour communications. Also overseeing West Region operations with his leadership skills and go getter attitude. 

Bhav has over 2 decades of work experience panned across sales, marketing, operations & digital. Having worked over 100 + brands including Fortune 10 brands, Bhav brings knowledge of international & domestic digital markting in Performance Media.

With over a decade of experience, Abhinav’s expertise lies in driving marketing communication for an expansive line-up of brands across multiple industry verticals. As a proponent of continuous improvement, his emphasis is on delivering high quality, KPI-driven content that caters to the creative, consumer-focused and tactical objectives of businesses.    

With 14 years of experience in digital media planning, buying and connections strategy accumulated at top global agency networks across diverse categories like Automobile, FMCG, Smartphones, Home Appliances, Apparels etc. At Ad Global 360, Ankur leads the digital media planning/buying function and keeps a close watch on the evolving audience landscape. 

Enthusiastic business head in the southern region with a demonstrated history of working in Marketing, Sales, Tech & Servicing for more than a decade now helps to bring new businesses and set up digital growth strategies & digital transformation for the brands in the southern region. 

  A Strategic Communications Professional with extensive industry experience in helping brands, corporates and leaders articulate their thirst & progression compellingly. Additti specialises in planning & driving Digital Transformation, CX Enhancements, Brand Positioning and Thought Leadership. 

Leadership Team

Shweta Sharma

CBO - Chief Business Officer

Shweta is an acknowledged leader in eCommerce, digital and experiential marketing. In AGL, She heads eBux: an in-house incepted Etail Marketing solution which caters to dynamic demands for some of the biggest national and multinational FMCG, CPG and Automobile brands.

Tathagata Chatterjee

EVP - Strategic Account Planning

Tathagata brings in over 25 years of work experience across Sales, Advertising and Marketing, with significant understanding of Automobile and Telecom categories. In AGL he is aiming at constructing new business strategies to maximize the marketplace potential, ensuring integrated storytelling based on data, insights and technology. 

Janak Rajpurohit

COO - Chief Operating Officer

Janak has more than a decade of experience across diverse industries and multiple verticals like Business Analytics, Advertising and Business Analytics. In AGL he is leading the change management process and has successfully refined and implemented processes in the Finance Operations.

Neeraj Garg

VP - Engineering

Neeraj is a Digital Delivery Leader with 19 years of experience in delivering business growth with agility. He has an impeccable track record of lean management and program development. He is passionate about building high-performing teams through innovation and connection.

Varun Seth

VP - Business & Strategy

Varun has more than a decade of experience in setting up digital growth-roadmaps for various brands across platforms with strong result orientation. While Automobile is Varun's key sport, he also oversees business for the southern region of India with agility.

Sushant Mohan Vashisht

VP - Business & Strategy

Sushant oversees an industry-leading insight and strategy team that is breaking new grounds for an array of brands in marketplaces where consumer behaviour is rapidly changing. With the expertise enriched over a decade, he also leads the digital transformation consulting practice.

Karan Narang

VP - Business & Strategy

Karan’s expertise lies in his ability to imagine and appreciate how all digital channels can work together. He quickly understands the client’s business challenges and how integrated digital solutions can be tailored to achieve their set goals. In recent years, Karan has powerfully built the hyperlocal marketing division which caters to Auto and BFSI sector clients.

Sayantani Dutta

VP - Marketing

With over a decade of digital experience, Sayantani has a nuanced understanding of the brand narrative. Along with leading a national award-winning digital campaign in the tourism sector, she also brings experience of working with a diverse cross sections of clientele from various industries like Education, BFSI, Beauty, FMCG, Real Estate, Nonprofit and Public sector.

Vinay Chandervanshi

VP- Design - User Experience

Vinay has over 15 years of experience in conceptualising compelling customer experiences on the digital landscape. Along with his team, he takes care of a pool of creative deliverables. His focus is on enabling interactivity through creativity for an array of brands on different mediums.

Pawan Dhingra

VP - Finance

Pawan brings forth decades of enriched experience in managing core finances along with project management. From the very initial days of AGL, Pawan has played an instrumental role in setting processes, benchmarks and transitioning the company and making it achieve some of the crucial milestones.

Balwinder Singh Arora

AVP - Business & Strategy

With over 12 years of in-depth industry experience - Creative, Tech, Sales and Servicing have equipped Balwinder with the tools to understand the intricacies and know-how of digital marketing. He specialises in Digital Marketing, Account Management, Team Management, Networking, Search Marketing, Content Marketing, Search Engine Optimisation, Web Analytics, Project Execution

Arpit Dixit

AVP

With an impeccable track record and a decade long digital experience, Arpit brings to the table a diverse exposure of winning and leading big projects in Public Sector, PSUs, SMEs, Auto, Tourism and Education. Known for his take it or leave it deals, he is often applauded for his unflinching dedication towards work and candour communications. Also overseeing West Region operations with his leadership skills and go getter attitude. 

Bhav Sharma

AVP- Performance Marketing

Bhav has over 2 decades of work experience panned across sales, marketing, operations & digital. Having worked over 100 + brands including Fortune 10 brands, Bhav brings knowledge of international & domestic digital markting in Performance Media.

Abhinav Nayyar

Head - Content

With over a decade of experience, Abhinav’s expertise lies in driving marketing communication for an expansive line-up of brands across multiple industry verticals. As a proponent of continuous improvement, his emphasis is on delivering high quality, KPI-driven content that caters to the creative, consumer-focused and tactical objectives of businesses.    

Ankur SenGupta

Senior Director- Media

With 14 years of experience in digital media planning, buying and connections strategy accumulated at top global agency networks across diverse categories like Automobile, FMCG, Smartphones, Home Appliances, Apparels etc. At Ad Global 360, Ankur leads the digital media planning/buying function and keeps a close watch on the evolving audience landscape. 

Noor Mohamed

Business Head

Enthusiastic business head in the southern region with a demonstrated history of working in Marketing, Sales, Tech & Servicing for more than a decade now helps to bring new businesses and set up digital growth strategies & digital transformation for the brands in the southern region. 

Additti Gulati

AD- Account Planning

  A Strategic Communications Professional with extensive industry experience in helping brands, corporates and leaders articulate their thirst & progression compellingly. Additti specialises in planning & driving Digital Transformation, CX Enhancements, Brand Positioning and Thought Leadership. 

Board of Directors

Kosuke Kataoka

MD- HAKUHODO.SYNC

Kosuke Kataoka is the managing director at Hakuhodo India. He has been actively associated with the dynamic automobile advertising category. In Japan, he has handled Suzuki cars and bikes since 1993 and brings forth a rich experience in handling automobile clients in the domestic as well as overseas markets.

Mandeep Singh

FOUNDER & CHAIRMAN

Mandeep has more than two decades of experience in IT and Marketing. He has successfully run multi-million dollar practices and has played a pivotal role in getting AGL to where it is. He has not just chaired the growth of AGL but has also looked after international sales from Pennsylvania, USA.

Rakesh Yadav

FOUNDER & CEO

Rakesh heads AGL along with an enthusiastic battalion of 750+. He has been on an entrepreneurial sojourn since 2007 and he believes that for even the greatest business offering to be successful, marketing them in the right way is an absolute necessity. He is also a big proponent of integrated marketing approach, wherein strategic use of tools & ideas can enable businesses to "attract, engage and retain" right customers.

Hideaki Sato

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SOUTHEAST
ASIA OPERATION, HAKUHODO INTERNATIONAL

Born in Tokyo, and raised in Tokyo and Kanagawa, Hideaki has joined Hakuhodo in 1991 and started his career as an account executive.

In 2003, he joined Hakuhodo Hong Kong as the business director and led the team to handle a variety of clients both Japanese and global. He moved Beijing as the Managing Director of TBWA Hakuhodo Beijing and then moved to Indonesia as the Director of Hakuhodo Indonesia in 2010. Under his leadership, Hakuhodo Indonesia was awarded four times as the Agency of the Year in Indonesia. He has also expanded the business in Indonesia and established 2 brand agencies and 1 digital agency.

After 17 years or experience in Hakuhodo’s overseas business, he now looks after the operation in Asia Pacific (except for Thailand) and India, and is excited to take a part as the board director of AdGlobal360.

Wei Chun Chu

SENIOR DIRECTOR BUSINESS INVESTMENT GROUP HAKUHODO INTERNATIONAL

A Taiwanese by birth, raised in Tokyo and educated in New York, Wei-Chun has joined Hakuhodo in 2000 and started his career as an account executive, and joining TBWA/HAKUHODO as an original member in 2004, he has gained his skills in integrated marketing & communication. Since 2007, as an account director, he has lead several global client’s regional marketing & communication, co-working with TBWA’s global agency network.

Joined Hakuhodo International in 2014, with a strong motivation to dedicate his career to strengthen Hakuhodo’s global competency, and as a Management Planning Director, his role extended to new business investment including M&A, overlooking ASEAN & Indian market.

Wei-Chun currently leads a Business Investment Group as a Group Manager, vigorously dreaming to build a strong and competitive global agency network of Hakuhodo International.

Leadership Team

Shweta Sharma

CBO - Chief Business Officer

Shweta is an acknowledged leader in eCommerce, digital and experiential marketing. In AGL, She heads eBux: an in-house incepted Etail Marketing solution which caters to dynamic demands for some of the biggest national and multinational FMCG, CPG and Automobile brands.

Tathagata Chatterjee

EVP - Strategic Account Planning

Tathagata brings in over 25 years of work experience across Sales, Advertising and Marketing, with significant understanding of Automobile and Telecom categories. In AGL he is aiming at constructing new business strategies to maximize the marketplace potential, ensuring integrated storytelling based on data, insights and technology. 

Janak Rajpurohit

COO - Chief Operating Officer

Janak has more than a decade of experience across diverse industries and multiple verticals like Business Analytics, Advertising and Business Analytics. In AGL he is leading the change management process and has successfully refined and implemented processes in the Finance Operations.

Neeraj Garg

VP - Engineering

Neeraj is a Digital Delivery Leader with 19 years of experience in delivering business growth with agility. He has an impeccable track record of lean management and program development. He is passionate about building high-performing teams through innovation and connection.

Varun Seth

VP - Business & Strategy

Varun has more than a decade of experience in setting up digital growth-roadmaps for various brands across platforms with strong result orientation. While Automobile is Varun's key sport, he also oversees business for the southern region of India with agility.

Sushant Mohan Vashisht

VP - Business & Strategy

Sushant oversees an industry-leading insight and strategy team that is breaking new grounds for an array of brands in marketplaces where consumer behaviour is rapidly changing. With the expertise enriched over a decade, he also leads the digital transformation consulting practice.

Karan Narang

VP - Business & Strategy

Karan’s expertise lies in his ability to imagine and appreciate how all digital channels can work together. He quickly understands the client’s business challenges and how integrated digital solutions can be tailored to achieve their set goals. In recent years, Karan has powerfully built the hyperlocal marketing division which caters to Auto and BFSI sector clients.

Sayantani Dutta

VP - Marketing

With over a decade of digital experience, Sayantani has a nuanced understanding of the brand narrative. Along with leading a national award-winning digital campaign in the tourism sector, she also brings experience of working with a diverse cross sections of clientele from various industries like Education, BFSI, Beauty, FMCG, Real Estate, Nonprofit and Public sector.

Vinay Chandervanshi

VP- Design - User Experience

Vinay has over 15 years of experience in conceptualising compelling customer experiences on the digital landscape. Along with his team, he takes care of a pool of creative deliverables. His focus is on enabling interactivity through creativity for an array of brands on different mediums.

Pawan Dhingra

VP - Finance

Pawan brings forth decades of enriched experience in managing core finances along with project management. From the very initial days of AGL, Pawan has played an instrumental role in setting processes, benchmarks and transitioning the company and making it achieve some of the crucial milestones.

Balwinder Singh Arora

AVP - Business & Strategy

With over 12 years of in-depth industry experience - Creative, Tech, Sales and Servicing have equipped Balwinder with the tools to understand the intricacies and know-how of digital marketing. He specialises in Digital Marketing, Account Management, Team Management, Networking, Search Marketing, Content Marketing, Search Engine Optimisation, Web Analytics, Project Execution

Arpit Dixit

AVP

With an impeccable track record and a decade long digital experience, Arpit brings to the table a diverse exposure of winning and leading big projects in Public Sector, PSUs, SMEs, Auto, Tourism and Education. Known for his take it or leave it deals, he is often applauded for his unflinching dedication towards work and candour communications. Also overseeing West Region operations with his leadership skills and go getter attitude. 

Bhav Sharma

AVP- Performance Marketing

Bhav has over 2 decades of work experience panned across sales, marketing, operations & digital. Having worked over 100 + brands including Fortune 10 brands, Bhav brings knowledge of international & domestic digital markting in Performance Media.

Abhinav Nayyar

Head - Content

With over a decade of experience, Abhinav’s expertise lies in driving marketing communication for an expansive line-up of brands across multiple industry verticals. As a proponent of continuous improvement, his emphasis is on delivering high quality, KPI-driven content that caters to the creative, consumer-focused and tactical objectives of businesses.    

Ankur SenGupta

Senior Director- Media

With 14 years of experience in digital media planning, buying and connections strategy accumulated at top global agency networks across diverse categories like Automobile, FMCG, Smartphones, Home Appliances, Apparels etc. At Ad Global 360, Ankur leads the digital media planning/buying function and keeps a close watch on the evolving audience landscape. 

Noor Mohamed

Business Head

Enthusiastic business head in the southern region with a demonstrated history of working in Marketing, Sales, Tech & Servicing for more than a decade now helps to bring new businesses and set up digital growth strategies & digital transformation for the brands in the southern region. 

Additti Gulati

AD- Account Planning

 

A Strategic Communications Professional with extensive industry experience in helping brands, corporates and leaders articulate their thirst & progression compellingly. Additti specialises in planning & driving Digital Transformation, CX Enhancements, Brand Positioning and Thought Leadership.