Leo Burnett names Samir Gangahar president, North India

He has been with the agency since 2007.

Leo Burnett has elevated Samir Gangahar as president of North India. In his new role, Gangahar will lead Leo Burnett's operations in the region. Apart from content, digital and experiential, he would also be responsible for driving the growth of other specialisations including shopper, retail and ecommerce.

Saurabh Varma, chief executive officer, Leo Burnett Group India, says, "Under Samir, Leo Burnett, Delhi, has transformed into a fully-integrated operation. He has been instrumental in creating a culture of collaboration within the agency where a group of specialists work together to solve a client problem. Samir has helped strengthen Leo Burnett Delhi's digital operation, and I'm delighted to state that it has now become a technology/digital hub for many of our key clients. The activation business has grown tremendously in the last one year and, going forward, Samir's role will be to build on that momentum. He will help us build new specialisations as part of his mandate. These include shopper, retail and rural."

Speaking about his new responsibility, Gangahar shares, "In my new role, I look forward to working closely with Saurabh in growing Leo Burnett India on the back of a renewed thrust for integration. In line with our HumanKind philosophy, we will intensify our focus on finding and solving our clients' problems and partnering them in the journey of brand building and business growth."

Gangahar joined Leo Burnett as executive director in August 2007, after a 17-year stint with JWT, where he was vice president and director, client servicing.