GroupM’s Essence appoints Sonali Malaviya as MD, India

NEW DELHI: Essence, a global data and measurement-driven media agency which is part of GroupM, on Thursday announced the appointment of Sonali Malaviya as the agency’s managing director for India. She will be responsible for leading the agency’s business growth in the market.

She takes over the role from Anand Chakravarthy who has moved on from the agency to pursue new opportunities.

Based out of Delhi, Malaviya will report to Essence APAC chief executive, T. Gangadhar and GroupM South Asia chief executive, Prasanth Kumar.

She will also join Essence’s APAC leadership team and GroupM India’s executive committee as part of her role.