Benny Augustine elevated to Chief Operating Officer, Dentsu Creative India

Dentsu creative India has elevated Benny Augustine to the role of Chief Operating Officer. He will report into Amit Wadhwa, CEO.

Dentsu Creative India has elevated Benny Augustine to the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO). He will report into Amit Wadhwa, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dentsu Creative India. He will also closely work with Dentsu Creative's Global Operations community led by Global COO, Andrea Terrassa.

As per the mandate, Benny will oversee the operations of Dentsu Creative in India. His objective will be to build various frameworks, platforms, and business processes that promote efficiency and effectiveness for clients using Modern Creativity. Furthermore, he will aim to foster the company culture by leading internal initiatives and implementing training programs to help develop talent.

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Benny has been with the network for over a decade, where previously he was a part of the senior management team at Dentsu Webchutney as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Amit Wadhwa said, “While we move into this new era of a strong brand like DENTSU CREATIVE in India, it is important to have someone to spearhead the operational transformation who understands people as well as the business. To be honest, I don’t think I could have asked for a better person than Benny to do this.”

Speaking on his new role, Benny Augustine added, “I am super thrilled to take up this new assignment. It would be both challenging and exciting to be the COO of one of the most creative networks globally. I am thankful to Amit and the dentsu senior management for considering me for this critical role.”