Kunal Chakravarty joins Havas Media Australia as Head of New Business and Marketing, ANZ
In his new role, Chakravarty will lead new business and marketing strategy across Australia and New Zealand, focusing on business development, partnerships and client relationships.
Kunal Chakravartyhas joined Havas Media Australia as Head of New Business and Marketing, ANZ. He announced the appointment in a LinkedIn post. In his new role, Chakravarty will lead new business and marketing strategy across Australia and New Zealand, working with the leadership team on business development, marketing, thought leadership, partnerships and client relationships. Sharing his appointment, Chakravarty wrote, “I'm pleased to share that I've joined Havas Media Australia as Head of New Business & Marketing, ANZ. ”He added that he would “be leading New Business and Marketing strategy across Australia and New Zealand, partnering with the leadership team to drive growth, strengthen market visibility and build strategic client relationships across commercial strategy, thought leadership and partnerships. ”He further wrote, “It's a space I've been fortunate to be recognised in before, and I'm looking forward to bringing that same energy to a broader canvas within the Havas Village. ”Thanking colleagues from his previous roles, Chakravarty wrote, “Thank you to Kate O'Ryan-Roeder and Candice Veasey for the opportunity and confidence excited to get started. And to Danni Brace, Lisa Wiedemann, Fiona Warren and the wider Havas People team, thank you for the trust, support and the journey we built together. It shaped a lot of what comes next. ”Before joining Havas Media Australia, Chakravarty was Business Development Manager, APAC, at Havas People, where he worked on new business development and the agency’s APAC pipeline. He had earlier served as head of integration and business development at Havas Creative Network, where he worked across creative, media and technology functions. His earlier roles include branch head at Creativeland Asia, where he led integrated campaigns across real estate, FMCG and QSR categories, and senior vice president and vice president roles at Contract Advertising India, focusing on business development, sales, revenue growth and marketing communications. Chakravarty has also held business and client leadership roles at BBH India and Havas, managing new business and brand accounts. Earlier in his career, he worked at Publicis, Neo Sports Broadcast, Radio City India, MullenLowe Lintas Group, Rediffusion Y&R and Triton Communications.