Anirban Mozumdar has been named chief strategy officer at Havas Creative India, following the appointment of Tarun Jha as chief executive officer.

Anirban is leaving Ogilvy India’s 82.5 Communications, where he has served as chief strategy officer since June 2021.

Anirban will be in charge of Havas Creative India’s strategy.

He will be based in Gurgaon village and will work closely with Tarun and Anupama Ramaswamy, CCO, Havas Worldwide India, as well as the leaders of the four creative agencies, Havas Worldwide India (Mumbai/Gurgaon/Bangalore), Havas CX India (Customer Experience), Conran Design Group Mumbai (Branding & Design), and Havas QED (Quality & Efficiency) (Kolkata).

He will also ensure that Havas Group’s Meaningful Brands framework for brand and business solutions is implemented effectively.

Anirban has over 25 years of experience in the advertising and branding industries as a seasoned brand strategist and consultant.

He began his career in the Leo Burnett network, where he worked for over ten years after graduating from MICA.

In addition to his role in India, he was also a Regional Lead for P&G Laundry brands based in the Philippines, where he spent 2 years working on brands including Tide, Fab, and Mr. Clean.

Through his career Anirban built a versatile experience working across several sectors including Automobiles, Consumer Electronics and FMCG, amongst others.