MUMBAI: Publicis Groupe’s strategic communications and engagement firm, MSL India has announced three key leadership appointments, including MSL Bengaluru lead, head of Talent & Culture, and Mumbai lead for FinComm practice. The leadership hires include Ajit Pai as MSL Bengaluru- vice president and lead, Shreela Roy as MSL Mumbai vice president & lead - FinCom practice, and Rajesh Narwankar as MSL India vice president & head of talent & culture.
The strategic hires signify the firm's continued endeavour to strengthen client relations and build a dynamic workplace that allows growth for all colleagues, said the company in a statement.
Commenting on the appointments, MSL South and South East Asia CEO Amit Misra said, "I am delighted to welcome Ajit, Rajesh and Shreela to MSL. Their collective experience, talent and expertise will be a core ingredient in building a dynamic business environment and furthering our growth. I am confident that their addition to the team will compliment our operations and help us continue enhancing impact for our clients & colleagues."
Ajit Pai joins MSL with over 17 years of experience in the PR domain. He will be leading MSL Bengaluru and will be responsible for strengthening client relations in the South. Prior to joining MSL, Pai worked with leading PR consultancies such as Adfactors PR, Edelman, APCO Worldwide and BCW.
Shreela Roy brings an extensive 15+ years of experience and knowledge in driving multi-stakeholder integrated communications campaigns across banking, financial services & insurance, private equity, real estate, infrastructure & professional services. Prior to this appointment, Roy was director for corporate & financial practice at Genesis BCW. A few clients that Roy has managed include organisations such as Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Kotak, ICICI Group, DBS, HDFC Life, ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, JP Morgan, KPMG, Boston Consulting Group, and Vodafone PLC.
With 15 years of experience in Human Resources, Rajesh Narwankar will lead resource management at MSL and enforce innovative talent movement processes to create a sustainable people infrastructure. His domain expertise lies in talent engagement, HR analytics, performance management and HR Operations. This will be his second stint within the Publicis Groupe ecosystem, as he previously led the same role at Leo Burnett. He has also worked with other organisations including PwC, Edelman & BMR Advisors.
