MUMBAI: Rediffusion Y&R has appointed Rahul Roy as planning head, South. 
 
Prior to this, Roy was head and director - strategy planning at Lowe Malaysia. 
 
Says Rediffusion - Y&R chief strategy officer Arvind Mohan, "Roy brings with him the experience of working in Indian and international markets. His varied knowledge and understanding in marketing and communications will be an asset to our company."
 
Prior to working with Lowe Malaysia, Roy has worked with Bates Asia, Ogilvy and BBDO. The brand on which he has worked includes J&J, IBM, ICI Paints, IKEA, Mahindra and Mahindra, Titan, Taj, Sara Lee, Britannia and Kissan.