MUMBAI: MStarcom MediaVest Group (SMG) India has elevated Navia and Vector Group COO Kaushik Chakravorty as its chief executive officer, replacing Sanjay Shah who moved out of the company. 
 
Chakravorty will take charge of the outdoor business in addition to his role as executive director – Enhance.

Chakravorty said, “I’m looking forward to the new innings and will ensure a seamless transition for our people and for clients. The days ahead are both exciting and challenging and I’m sure with the faith reposed in me by the management and with a set of able managers and executives in the company I will take the brands and our offerings to the next level”.
 
Previously Chakravorty was handling the operations for the retail branding, ambient assets and out of home business. 
 
VivaKi India (the holding entity of which Starcom MediaVest Group is a part) ountry chairman Srikant Sastri said, “Sanjay has been a part of our Out Of Home business - Navia and Vector for over six years. He is a respected professional and we are grateful to him for building a robust business for us in the OOH space. He joined us to start what was then called StarSight which was later branded Navia. We wish him well in his future endeavours.”