Rajeev Bala leaves Havas Media

Rajeev Bala, regional digital director of Havas Media has exited the role after over seven years with the company.Bala was in charge of growing the digital footprint of the Havas Media Group in Asia Pacific with domain focus as search and performance. Prior to that, he was managing director of Media Contacts in Southeast Asia and India for three years.Bala (pictured) confirmed the move to Marketing.He will now be taking a co-founder and CEO role at Predator Digital Holdings which is a parent company to several regional companies such as Predator Digital in Singapore, Krya Saka Arsana in Indonesia and The Organic Agency in Australia. Predator Digital Holdings itself is a digital investment holding company that invests with 50 - 80% stakes in early stage companies in the digital consulting, services and products space.Meanwhile, Predator Digital Consulting in Singapore focuses on omnichannel platform marketing, The Organic Agency in Australia focuses on content and earned media and Krya Saka Arsana is an Indonesian digital product development company focused on enterprise mobility.Currently handling Bala’s duties is Siddharth Surana who is the general manager, digital - APAC, Havas Media.Most recently, Stuart Clark, managing director, Havas Media International APAC and regional head of Middle Office left the role to join IPG Mediabrands.