Commonwealth anounces its new leadership team at Mumbai Hub!

Commonwealth – The General Motors centric communication Agency which is a joint partnership between McCann and Goodby Silverstein and Partners, has a formidable team at the Mumbai hub.

The Senior Leadership Team comprises of:

Loveleen Raina as the  Regional Business leader who comes with impressive credentials of not only prior experience on GM business, but also that of managing Agency operations in Delhi and Mumbai. And in addition has lead the Regional hub for Motorola whilst at Ogilvy.

The Creative function will be led by Regional Creative Director, Steve Hugh who shifts from Ogilvy Dubai and has worked in Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, New Zealand and the UK. He brings with him extensive automobile experience, having worked in brands such as Volvo, Volkswagen, Toyota and Honda.   Starting with Saatchi & Saatchi London moving onto Collett Dickenson Pearce he worked with Colenso BBDO in Auckland, O&M in Singapore for 4 years and then joined Saatchi & Saatchi Kuala Lumpur as CD, where he worked on the Regional Guinness re-positioning and wrote the “Greatness” tagline that  was run globally. A Cannes gold Lion and multiple D&Ads, Cios, Cannes and One Shows find a place on Steve’s desk.

Sandip Mahapatra, as Regional Planning Director will lead the Strategic Planning function. This is his second stint with McCann.  A few years ago, Sandip headed the planning function for McCann North India before leaving for Indonesia.   He has worked across the Asian region and is well regarded for his insightful and astute thinking. His articles form part of Jean Marie Dru’s celebrated book: Disruption.   Automobiles are a passion for him and he has a vast body of knowledge in the category.

Commenting on this impressive leadership team Prasoon Joshi, the Chairman, CEO of McCann Worldgroup India and Board member of Commonwealth Global says” Commonwealth is a drive for excellence and efficiency and am pleased to have such an experienced and talented leadership leading the Mumbai hub.