MEC India names Ajit Gurnani as Head, West

MEC India has announced the appointment of Ajit Gurnani as Head of MEC West. Prior to this, he was with MindShare where he was a Principal Partner – Client Leadership on the Aditya Birla Group AOR.  Gurnani will report to T Gangadhar, Managing   Director, MEC India.

Speaking about the appointment, T   Gangadhar, said, "Mumbai is our biggest office by far and I am    pleased that we have found a quality leader like Ajit to head our operations here. Given his rich vein of experience, I have no doubt that Ajit will make valuable contributions – to clients and staff alike”.

A post-graduate from Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad (MICA), Gurnani has over 16 years of experience in the field of media and marketing. Ajit was part of the Internet task force at HTA and was involved with the exciting early years of the Internet in India. His Internet experience continued with stints at www.jagran.com and Starcom Digital where he was an Internet business solution specialist.

Ajit's brand management and marketing exposure has been with Marico as Brand Manager and as Head - Marketing with IFFCO, the UAE based food giant. 

About     his     appointment,   Ajit Gurnani said “I am excited about the opportunity and challenge that this assignment provides to me. I look forward to working with the passionate team and with MEC's "active engagement" philosophy, and help create business building work that wins accolades and recognition. The attempt will be to have my feet on the ground, but leap for the stars!”

Ajit is passionate about food, Bollywood, Cricket and has a newfound interest in photography and, eventually, aspires to become a social entrepreneur.