Publicis reworks senior Zenith management

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India - ZenithOptimedia India has appointed Dnyanada Chaudhari (pictured) as the managing director of its West and South operations.

Prior to joining the agency, Chaudhari was head of media services at Hindustan Unilever.

She took charge on 13 January and will report to Satyajit Sen, chief executive officer, ZenithOptimedia India.

On the appointment, Sen said, Dnyanada's wide-ranging experience across essential sectors and her commitment to ROI were fundamental to its growth in Mumbai and Southern India.

"I am confident that under her leadership we will soon match the success we have already had with our north operations," Sen said.

In another development, VivaKi Exchange, the consolidated media buying arm of Starcom MediaVest Group, ZenithOptimedia and Solutions|Digitas has appointed Mona Jain as chief operating officer. Jain was the India head - strategic investments in the company before.

VivaKi Exchange also announced the formation of VivaKi Nerve Center in India. This new model will deliver digital capabilities to Publicis Groupe and its clients in new media.

Pavan Chandra has been appointed as the managing director of VivaKi Nerve Center. Chandra has been with ZenithOptimedia since its inception in India and in his last role served as the chief strategy officer.

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