The global marketing and communication group Havas Creative Group India has announced the appointment of Sumeer Mathur as national planning head and managing partner.

In his new role, Sumeer Mathur will be partnering Manas Lahiri, managing director and Ravinder Siwach, ED and NCD, Havas creative to scale up the agency further, collaborate with key clients including Reckitt, Citroën, Dabur, Suzuki, William Grant, Tata and Harman (JBL) among many others, and drive the strategic planning vision and expertise at Havas Creative India.

Sumeer Mathur will be based out of the Gurgaon office and report to Rana Barua, Group CEO, Havas Group India. The appointment will come into effect immediately.

Mathur has worked across sectors such as FMCG, telecom, automobiles, foods for some of India’s leading brands including Royal Enfield, Bira, Mother Dairy, Airtel, Unilever’s Fair & Lovely, Clinic All Clear, Cadbury and many more.

Over the years, he has had successful stints at leading agencies such as DDB Mudra Group, JWT, Rediffusion Y&R, Contract and Lowe Lintas. His last stint was at Edelman as senior vice president, national planning and strategy head, Financial Express reported.