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Malavika Harita

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Malavika Harita
NationalityIndian
Alma materIndian 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]

Early life and education

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

Career

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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

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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.

References

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  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".