Law & Kenneth makes new appointments to reach new levels

There has been a major development at Law & Kenneth, India. They have made three senior level appointments which include Rana Barua as Chief Operating Officer, Amardeep Singh as Chief Creative Officer and Samir Datar as Senior Vice President , Strategic Planning.

 

Rana Barua will now look after the West and South regions and be based in Mumbai. He will now be reporting to Anil Nair CEO and Managing Partner, Law & Kenneth, India. Amardeep Singh in his new role will report to Charles Victor, National Creative Director, Law & Kenneth and will be in charge of creative business in the North and East. Samir Datar will be working closely with Amardeep Singh and will look after the ITC business. He will be reporting to Sandhya Srinivasan , Managing Partner and Chief Strategy Office, Law & Kenneth.

 

 

Anil Nair said that with this major move they now intend competing with the cream of advertising agencies such as Ogilvy , JWT, and Ulka. By making these appointments he foresees a kind of leadership stature that will take Law & Kenneth to the next level.

 

Rana Barua had a stint earlier with radio station Red 93.5 FM. He also holds 17 years of management experience. Now he looks forward to share his expertise with the changing Indian Advertising and Communication solutions environment. With his mandate he hopes to be a catalyst and a partner in the growth of the agency. Amardeep Singh has worked with agencies such as Mudra, Trikaya Grey, McCann Erickson, Contract, Dentsu Communicatons, M&C Satchi and Law & Kenneth. He was also instrumental in co-founding Hammer Communications but resigned from the company in April this year. This is his second stint with Law & Kenneth. He has also worked across an array of brands some of which are Jet Airways, Bacardi, Nestle, Smithkline Beecham, Reckitt & Coleman, JK Tyres,, Grasim to name a few. He is looking forward to raise the creative bar further up in the North and East and create an inspiring work environment at both the agencies assigned to him.

 

Samir Datar was earlier head, Strategy Planning and Client Servicing at GIIR Communications. He has also worked with JWT,Cheil and LG Ad.  He has built and managed successful brands like Maggi, Samsung, Hyundai and Nature Fresh.

 

There is an air of excitement prevalent at Law & Kenneth with these fresh appointments. All the three executives face an exciting and challenging times ahead in their new roles.