R K Swamy BBDO appoints Rohini Gauthaman as GM

R K Swamy BBDO has appointed Rohini Gauthaman as General Manager, Media Direction, New Delhi. She will be reporting to Les Margulis, President, R K Swamy BBDO's Media Direction.

Prior to joining, Rohini was VP ' Planning, Lintas Media Group. She has also been with Allied Media and Hakuhodo (both part of the Percept Group), Mindshare, Enterprise. Rohini had earlier been with R K SWAMY BBDO at the Chennai office in 1994.

In her role across agencies, Rohini has been responsible for Maruti Suzuki, Luxor, BILT PVR Cinema, JVC, Panasonic, Yamaha Pianos, Canon, Toshiba, Konica, Sony, Dupont and a host of other accounts.

Rohini's deep insight into data interpretation and her experience across markets gives her strategic direction the edge required for discerning clients. She is conversant in quite a few Indian languages given that her father was in the army and his postings enabled her to travel and be schooled in different cultures and traditions. She also proudly mentions that she was born on our Independence Day, but never reveals the year!

Commenting on her move to the Agency, Rohini said, "I know that Media Direction has won quite a few awards this past year and I hope that my new Team in Delhi and I can add to the list in 2010. "

Les Margulis, President, Media Direction said, "Rohini is smart, savvy and driven, and I believe will take Media Direction, Delhi to new levels in 2010 and beyond. "