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An MBA from Boston University, Rohit worked in Forex banking in London for 2 years before joining Contract in 1990.
Besides heading the strategic planning function for Contract nationally, Rohit leads Core Consulting, the marketing & strategic consulting division of Contract. The range of assignments for Core Consulting include brand positioning, marketing strategy & plans, portfolio planning, service benchmarking, business models, mix development, innovation & NPD projects & marketing training.
Over the years, Rohit has worked closely with clients over a wide portfolio including Cadbury, Dominos, Shoppers Stop, Asian Paints, HSBC, Marico, Franklin Templeton, Louis Philippe, NIIT, ICICI Bank & HDFC Bank.
He is on the Advisory Board of TRRAIN; a not-for-profit trust that works towards the betterment of the retail sector and Expat Properties India Limited; a group with interests in real estate, construction & engineering projects, sports & leisure and media.
He has been a guest faculty at management institutes like IIM & SP Jain and has conducted training programs for many companies including Cadbury, Marico, Dabur and HSBC, the latter across Asia Pacific. He has also published three white papers that have been awarded the Atticus Merit Certificates, the global WPP recognition for original published thinking. He has been a member of the Effies Jury in India & on the global Effies Jury.
With over 25 years of experience in advertising, Raji has built a formidable reputation for herself. Prior to being the CEO of Contract, she headed JWT Kolkata. Her contribution to JWT Mumbai had led them to work with big clients like Kellogg’s and DeBeers. She has also worked with the country’s best companies and brands like ITC, Tata Steel, Berger Paints and Exide.
She is credited with building the DeBeers business in India and has spearheaded the development of the first diamond brand in the world – Nakshatra followed by other brands. She helped make Kellogg’s a household name in the country. She has led the agency team in the development and successful launch of Engage deo and fine fragrances from ITC. Her strategic skills have helped in building some of the largest brands of Tata steel like Tata Tiscon, Tata Shaktee, Tata Pravesh and in the development of Tata steel as a corporate brand.
Her key achievements are leading teams in the area of category development, strategic and brand insights, Brand management and working with global and local teams. Raji believes in the collision of technology and imagination. She is passionate about delivering exceptional value to the client’s business. She is currently focussed on taking Contract to the next level through new business wins, scaling up the current offerings like iContract, Core Consulting, Design Sutra and newer offerings like Content, Through the Line to name a few.
Raji has been featured in the Impact’s top 50 list of the most influential women in 2018. She is a member of the Global Diversity and Inclusion Council of J Walter Thompson in 2017. She is also recipient of the Telegraph She leadership award 2016/17.
She loves nature, is into travelling and adventure sports, interested in arts, likes reading and practices yoga. She believes life is all about learning and focus.
She believes leadership is about having a clear vision and inspiring and empowering people to realise their own potential while achieving the larger goals of the Company.
Sagar Mahabaleshwarkar is a new age creative thinker who has the finest art and design sensibilities. He has worked on some of the biggest brands in the country across both traditional and new media platforms and excelled in every one of them. Contract manages some of the biggest brands and businesses in the country and we believe Sagar will be able to contribute and add value to every one of them. He is a game changer with a great track record for creating category breaking and award-winning ideas. He has a deep understanding of digital and technology with a strong belief that the future lies in the meeting of the two. He has built strong integrated teams in his earlier roles and we are confident that he will take the agency to the next level as an integrated agency of the future with big ambitions”.
With over 28 years of experience across leading advertising agencies in India and abroad, Sagar is a highly feted creative professional with multiple domestic and international awards under his belt. In addition, he has also been on the jury of several award festivals. In his long and successful career, he has left his mark on brands like Samsung, Adidas, Grants, Apollo Munich, Jet Airways, Tata Motors, Fiat, Colgate, Airtel, Virgin Mobile, Uninor, Close Up, Dell, Tata Sky, Taj Hotels, Unilever Teas, ITC Tobacco, Titan, Neo Sports, Star TV, MTV, Kingfisher, Himalayan water; to name a few.
Sagar is a seasoned professional who has displayed his prowess in the emerging new age media through several of his campaigns across multiple categories. In addition, he has also set up and nurtured the design function is some of the agencies. He brings extensive experience in creating high impact, 360-degree communication platforms and integrating them across traditional, digital, activation and retail functions. He has also demonstrated through his work his ability to lead and drive new age creative thinking in an integrated manner. Over the years, in addition to creating traditional solutions, his repertoire also encompasses innovative technology, CSR program implementation, SEO campaigns, retail design and experiential.
Sagar is also an inspirational creative leader who is acknowledged for his mentoring skills and who has the reputation of building impactful teams. He is an advocate of creativity being inspired by technology, leading to the creation of intellectual properties that brands can own.
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With over 25 years of experience in advertising, Raji has built a formidable reputation for herself. Prior to being the CEO of Contract, she headed JWT Kolkata. Her contribution to JWT Mumbai had led them to work with big clients like Kellogg’s and DeBeers. She has also worked with the country’s best companies and brands like ITC, Tata Steel, Berger Paints and Exide.
She is credited with building the DeBeers business in India and has spearheaded the development of the first diamond brand in the world – Nakshatra followed by other brands. She helped make Kellogg’s a household name in the country. She has led the agency team in the development and successful launch of Engage deo and fine fragrances from ITC. Her strategic skills have helped in building some of the largest brands of Tata steel like Tata Tiscon, Tata Shaktee, Tata Pravesh and in the development of Tata steel as a corporate brand.
Her key achievements are leading teams in the area of category development, strategic and brand insights, Brand management and working with global and local teams. Raji believes in the collision of technology and imagination. She is passionate about delivering exceptional value to the client’s business. She is currently focussed on taking Contract to the next level through new business wins, scaling up the current offerings like iContract, Core Consulting, Design Sutra and newer offerings like Content, Through the Line to name a few.
Raji has been featured in the Impact’s top 50 list of the most influential women in 2018. She is a member of the Global Diversity and Inclusion Council of J Walter Thompson in 2017. She is also recipient of the Telegraph She leadership award 2016/17.
She loves nature, is into travelling and adventure sports, interested in arts, likes reading and practices yoga. She believes life is all about learning and focus.
She believes leadership is about having a clear vision and inspiring and empowering people to realise their own potential while achieving the larger goals of the Company.
Sagar Mahabaleshwarkar is a new age creative thinker who has the finest art and design sensibilities. He has worked on some of the biggest brands in the country across both traditional and new media platforms and excelled in every one of them. Contract manages some of the biggest brands and businesses in the country and we believe Sagar will be able to contribute and add value to every one of them. He is a game changer with a great track record for creating category breaking and award-winning ideas. He has a deep understanding of digital and technology with a strong belief that the future lies in the meeting of the two. He has built strong integrated teams in his earlier roles and we are confident that he will take the agency to the next level as an integrated agency of the future with big ambitions”.
With over 28 years of experience across leading advertising agencies in India and abroad, Sagar is a highly feted creative professional with multiple domestic and international awards under his belt. In addition, he has also been on the jury of several award festivals. In his long and successful career, he has left his mark on brands like Samsung, Adidas, Grants, Apollo Munich, Jet Airways, Tata Motors, Fiat, Colgate, Airtel, Virgin Mobile, Uninor, Close Up, Dell, Tata Sky, Taj Hotels, Unilever Teas, ITC Tobacco, Titan, Neo Sports, Star TV, MTV, Kingfisher, Himalayan water; to name a few.
Sagar is a seasoned professional who has displayed his prowess in the emerging new age media through several of his campaigns across multiple categories. In addition, he has also set up and nurtured the design function is some of the agencies. He brings extensive experience in creating high impact, 360-degree communication platforms and integrating them across traditional, digital, activation and retail functions. He has also demonstrated through his work his ability to lead and drive new age creative thinking in an integrated manner. Over the years, in addition to creating traditional solutions, his repertoire also encompasses innovative technology, CSR program implementation, SEO campaigns, retail design and experiential.
Sagar is also an inspirational creative leader who is acknowledged for his mentoring skills and who has the reputation of building impactful teams. He is an advocate of creativity being inspired by technology, leading to the creation of intellectual properties that brands can own.
An MBA from Boston University, Rohit worked in Forex banking in London for 2 years before joining Contract in 1990.
Besides heading the strategic planning function for Contract nationally, Rohit leads Core Consulting, the marketing & strategic consulting division of Contract. The range of assignments for Core Consulting include brand positioning, marketing strategy & plans, portfolio planning, service benchmarking, business models, mix development, innovation & NPD projects & marketing training.
Over the years, Rohit has worked closely with clients over a wide portfolio including Cadbury, Dominos, Shoppers Stop, Asian Paints, HSBC, Marico, Franklin Templeton, Louis Philippe, NIIT, ICICI Bank & HDFC Bank.
He is on the Advisory Board of TRRAIN; a not-for-profit trust that works towards the betterment of the retail sector and Expat Properties India Limited; a group with interests in real estate, construction & engineering projects, sports & leisure and media.
He has been a guest faculty at management institutes like IIM & SP Jain and has conducted training programs for many companies including Cadbury, Marico, Dabur and HSBC, the latter across Asia Pacific. He has also published three white papers that have been awarded the Atticus Merit Certificates, the global WPP recognition for original published thinking. He has been a member of the Effies Jury in India & on the global Effies Jury.