GroupM reshuffles top deck, Sridhar Ramasubramanian is COO

Leading media services conglomerate GroupM has announced a restructure of its senior management roles.

Chief financial officer Sridhar Ramasubramanian has been elevated as chief operating officer of GroupM South Asia. In his new role, the GroupM veteran will also manage the Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan markets.

Lakshmi Narasimhan has been appointed as chief growth officer for South Asia. Narasimhan will take charge of the media partnerships and digital teams. With this appointment, GroupM has merged the erstwhile CTG group with the GroupM digital platforms.

The third announcement concerns Tushar Vyas who has been promoted to the role of chief strategy officer, GroupM South Asia. Vyas has been heading GroupM Interaction, the digital media arm of the network.

Sridhar, Tushar and Lakshmi Narasimhan will report into CVL Srinivas, CEO, GroupM South Asia. The current agency and specialist unit heads will continue reporting to Srinivas. While Tushar and Sridhar assumed their new roles from May 1, Narasimhan was on board on May 4.

Speaking on these developments, CVL Srinivas, CEO, GroupM South Asia said, "We are fortunate to have a very strong leadership team across GroupM backed by solid support from our regional and global offices. Sridhar, Tushar and Lakshmi are outstanding professionals all of whom have played major roles in developing our network."

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