Publicis' Sandeep Padubidri tipped to join Samsung

Sandeep Padubidri, digital business director- Southeast Asia for Publicis Worldwide is tipped to be joining Samsung as integrated strategic marketing lead for the brand in Southeast Asia.He will be reporting to Nicholas Wodtke, vice president of content and services at Samsung who leads the media solutions centre across Southeast Asia and Oceania.Padubidri had been with Publicis for over a year and in his last role he was tasked to define the strategic goals of the digital team and drive successful implementation of campaigns, partnerships and initiatives.Publicis has confirmed Padubidri's exit. In a statement Lou DeLa Pena, CEO of Publicis Singapore said: "As Sandeep embarks on an exciting new phase in his career, we wish him nothing but the very best for the future".Prior to Publicis, he was engagement director at WPP’s Possible for over two years where he led the global portfolio of brands which include Standard Chartered Bank, SAP, MasterCard, Dell amongst others.Samsung could not respond to queries at the time of writing.