NEW DELHI: Kettle Communications, the integrated communication consultancy firm, has appointed Dipankar Chakraborty as it COO.
In his new role, Chakraborty will be responsible for aligning and strengthening the firms operations. His mandate with Kettle Communications includes strategy development, new business initiatives, team development and management pan India, for all verticals : Main Line Advertising, Below the Line campaigns (Events & Activations), Retail Management, Exposition Management, Digital and MICE.
As a business lead, he will be responsible for the formation of full service teams in all metros of India (Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkata).
Chakraborty comes with over 14 years of experience, which includes leading several corporate and brand reputation programs.
"We are delighted that Dipankar has joined our new team as we plan to touch new horizons and increase and establish our foothold in the industry," said Kettle Communications MD and CEO Aatanu Chakraborty.
Prior to joining Kettle Communications, he was with HansaVision, (A part of RK SWAMY BBDO group) as national head - Events, and was instrumental in leading campaigns for Samsung, Yahoo, Nestle, LG and Micromax.
He, in the past; has been associated with national and international events like IIFA Awards, London School of Economics Asia Forum, World Mobile Congress Barcelona, AfricaCom South Africa, World Telco Summit UAE, GSM Middle East, Communique Asia, Yahoo BIC Awards, NDTV Business Leadership Awards, Porsche Launch in India, Audi Launch in India, Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Pierce Brosnan, Carl Lewis‘ Visits to India. The bouquet of clients Dipankar has serviced during his tenure include, FICCI, CII, Yahoo, Airtel, Nestle, Adventz, ACME, Microsoft, Teacher‘s, Nasscom, Nike, Porsche, Audi, Samsung, LG, Micromax, Comviva, Ananda Bazaar Patrika, The Times of India, Hindustan Times, Cairn India, ONGC, SAIL, NTPC, Indigo Music, India Today Group.
Prior to the move, Chakraborty has worked with Wizcraft for more than 6 years followed by Ogilvy where he spent considerable time strengthening the Below the Line arm called Ogilvy Live.
