Ex-Publicis Saurabh Varma intends to start his own agency

Saurabh Varma has stepped down as CEO of Publicis Communications. As head of Publicis Communications, he was in charge of Leo Burnett India, L&K Saatchi & Saatchi India, Publicis Worldwide India, BBH India, Prodigious India, and Publicis Beehive. He took over the role on December 2016.

Varma was Chief Executive Officer of Leo Burnett India in 2013, and a year later, was elevated to a South Asia role. He has more than 23 years of industry experience, seven of which were spent as Chief Strategy Officer for South Asia, in Singapore.

According to media reports, Varma intends to setup an independent creative agency.