Malavika Harita

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Malavika Harita
Nationality Indian
Alma mater Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
TitleFormer CEO of
Saatchi & Saatchi Focus

Malavika Harita is an Indian executive who is the former CEO of advertising and communications company Saatchi & Saatchi Focus that has now been rechristened to Publicis Health & Publicis Business. [1] She is also the president of Ad club of Bangalore. [2]

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Early life and education

Malavika completed her masters from Indian Institute of Management Bangalore in 1982. [3]

Career

Malavika started her professional career at HMT Watches in an advertising and sales promotion function and joined Saatchi in 1993 after a stint at Mudra Communications. She also teaches advertising and brand management at various postgraduate institutes of management and communication in India. [4]

Awards and honours

Malavika was the first woman to be awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award by IIM Bangalore. [5] She was one of the first Gurukul Chevening Scholars, selected by the British Government for a special program under Lord Meghnad Desai at London School of Economics on Globalization.

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References

  1. "Saatchi & Saatchi Focus rechristened to Publicis Health & Publicis Business".
  2. "Saatchi & Saatchi Focus CEO Malavika Harita is president of Bangalore Ad Club".
  3. "Busybee of the ad world".
  4. "Advertising professional enters IIMB wall of fame".
  5. "An opportunity, not a challenge: Malavika Harita".