He was managing partner at WPP's Blue Hive.
Law & Kenneth Saatchi & Saatchi has appointed Rajeev Rakshit as president, North. He will be based in Delhi. Rakshit has 25 years of experience and has previously worked with HMV Saregama, Orchard (Leo Burnett), Everest Y&R, Publicis, Euro RSCG, McCann, Bates Clarion, among others.
His wide range of experience spans strategy and business development across clients such as Nestle's Maggi, HP, Intel, Dell, General Motors, Nescafe, Dell, Nokia, Reebok, Perfetti, DS Group, Dabur, Ford, Dish TV, Air Deccan, MetLife, SAB Miller, JK Tyres, Acer and Peter England among others.
Anil Nair, CEO and managing partner, Law & Kenneth Saatchi & Saatchi says, "Rajeev will focus on growing the branch and organically exploring growth opportunities with our key clients. Sanjeev Gauba, who was our senior vice president of Delhi operations is going to focus more on consolidation with our largest businesses in Delhi and has been promoted to executive vice president. With these two senior resources spearheading Delhi I'm sure Law & Kenneth Saatchi & Saatchi Delhi will be the fastest growing agency in the market."
Commenting on his appointment, Rakshit notes, "With Delhi as a focus, the organisation has prioritised the office to be a key growth engine. I am looking forward to the challenges ahead. Also, with an extremely talented and motivated team already in place, this is a tremendous opportunity to maneuver it to greater success."