Gurgaon - September 22, 2014- SapientNitro, part of Sapient (NASDAQ: SAPE), today announced two senior appointments that further the agency's differentiated position in India, a strategic and expanding market. Rohitash Srivastava joins SapientNitro as Director--Marketing & Brand Strategy and Abhishake Das joins as Director--Creative.  Both bring pedigrees that help position the agency to address increasing client demand for its unique combination of creative and technology services. The appointments build on the momentum and creative vision set by KV "Pops" Sridhar, Chief Creative Officer of SapientNitro, India, who joined the agency in June 2014.

 

"In an environment transformed by the expectations of an increasingly-connected Indian consumer, our clients are challenged to create meaningful consumer engagement across devices," said Rajdeep Endow, Managing Director, SapientNitro, India.  "Srivastava and Das will join a growing roster of leaders that can bring their creative insights to bear for our clients in helping them gain strategic advantage at the intersection of brand communications, technology and experiences."

 

Srivastava is a brand strategist and consumer expert who comes to SapientNitro from Futures Ideas, Future Group's ideation and cultural insights cell. For more than a decade, he has played a key role on work for brands including Thums-Up, Stayfree, Saffola, Maaza, Limca, Union Bank and Uninor Telecom. His prior agency experience includes McCann, Leo Burnett and DDB.

 

"SapientNitro is leading the way as an agency in India's evolving market," said Srivastava.  "The agency's skill in integrating creative and technology allows it to tell immersive stories for brands across channels and spaces. I'm looking forward to contributing to its growth in this dynamic market."

 

Das joins SapientNitro from Whyness Worldwide.  He has to his credit more than 50 regional and global awards for his work on brands such as Volkswagen, Red Bull, McDonalds, Adidas, Nestle, Network Web18, Honda SEIL and Mondelez.  Over the past decade, he has headed creative teams and set up the digital disciplines at Tribal DDB, McCann Erickson and BBH.

 

"I've always believed that an idea, unless successfully realized, is useless," said Das. "At SapientNitro, there is a passion for breaking boundaries where rich stories are told across digital channels and for taking great ideas to fruition. I'm incredibly excited to contribute to this vision and help expand our presence in India."

Srivastava and Das join the growing number of forward-looking creative leaders who have joined SapientNitro globally in recent years, reflecting the company's commitment to evolve creativity and strengthen our portfolio of services and talent to serve clients in every strategic market across the world. SapientNitro won more than 200 creative awards in 2013, including being named Creative Agency of the Year by MediaPost's OMMA Magazine in 2013, and won more than 170 awards to date in 2014.

 

About SapientNitro

SapientNitroSM, part of Sapient® (NASDAQ: SAPE), is a new breed of agency redefining storytelling for an always-on world. We're changing the way our clients engage today's connected consumers by uniquely creating integrated, immersive stories across brand communications, digital engagement, and omni-channel commerce. We call it Storyscaping, where art and imagination meet the power and scale of systems thinking. SapientNitro's unique combination of creative, brand and technology expertise results in one global team collaborating across disciplines, perspectives and continents to create game-changing success for our Global 1000 clients, such as Chrysler, Citi, The Coca-Cola Company, Lufthansa, Target, and Vodafone, in 31 cities across The Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. For more information, visit www.sapientnitro.com.

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