Haresh Nayak elevated as Posterscope Apac president and COO for DAN's media brands in India

Nayak replaces the role formerly held by Sean O'Brien. He will report to Ashish Bhasin, CEO - Asia Pacific, Dentsu Aegis Network and Stephen Whyte, global president, Posterscope. 

Nayak has also been appointed as COO for Dentsu's media brands in India. For his Indian responsibilities, he will continue to report to Anand Bhadkamkar, CEO, Dentsu Aegis Network India. DAN's Media Line of Business (LoB) comprises the media, out of home and performance agencies. The media brands in India consist of Carat, Dentsu X, Vizeum, Amnet, iProspect, SVG, Milestone Brandcom and Posterscope.   

Nayak joined Posterscope India in 2008 as general manager to launch the brand in the market. Prior to joining Posterscope, he was business director and national buying head at IPG India for six years.

Bhasin said, “Haresh has built a solid career at Dentsu Aegis, from launching Posterscope 12 years ago, to transforming the business to one of the top agencies in India today. In the two decades that I’ve worked personally with him, he has proven himself to possess strong business acumen and extensive management experience. He is one of the most hard working and committed leaders I know and is well-placed to lead Posterscope Asia Pacific on to the next chapter as we evolve our integrated Dentsu Aegis business in the region.”    Whyte added, “Asia Pacific continues to be a huge market for OOH advertising as emerging economies within this region power growth. We see an exciting change and growth in the OOH space, where our expertise in dynamic digital OOH continues to differentiate our offering. Haresh has strong specialist background and is a strong advocator of innovation. With him on board, Posterscope Asia Pacific will continue to push boundaries to deliver creative OOH experience for our clients.   

Nayak said, “Posterscope is the world’s leading location-based marketing specialist with data, technology and infrastructure. I look forward to bringing future ready solutions that will bring in intelligence, accountability and ROI to our client’s business across Asia Pacific. Asia Pacific is the key region for Dentsu Aegis Network and from an OOH industry point of view the biggest potential market. Having been a part of the company’s journey for over 10 years, I embrace this new chapter with a lot of excitement and honour.”

Bhadkamkar said, “As the media landscape continues to change and evolve, it is imperative that our media operations are structurally aligned to continue meeting our clients’ needs. Driving automation and operational excellence within the businesses and ensuring that our teams, our processes and our systems continue to work in an agile, more integrated and less complicated way, is of paramount importance to help maximise the impact we deliver for our clients. Haresh has tremendous experience in the industry and has successfully driven Posterscope Group India to growth and excellence. His experience makes him the most suitable choice to lead this initiative.”    

The role will take effect immediately.

This article was first published by Campaign India