McCann Worldgroup India has announced the appointment of Rajesh Sharma as national planning director. Sharma will be based in Mumbai.

This is his second stint with the agency, having held the position of VP - strategy and planning head for McCann Mumbai. He moves from FCB India.

Prasoon Joshi, chairperson, McCann Asia Pacific, CEO and CCO, McCann Worldgroup, India, said, “Rajesh comes back with a range of experience, a keen eye for data-led  insights in the transformative digital space. He is entrepreneurial in nature and will play a key role in contributing to McCann’s growth. His joining will add a new dimension to our valued client relationships in our Mumbai operation.”
 
Sharma said, “My biggest reason for returning to McCann is its entrepreneurial culture, nurtured by stable and inspiring leadership. My previous stint here profoundly reshaped my approach to strategic planning. McCann is truly the university of Indian culture, offering unparalleled training in creativity that resonates within this context. The ‘most effective agency of the country’ tag is spot-on. McCann excels in championing brand-biased ideas and continually refreshing itself to meet the evolving needs of new India brands and the new Indian consumer.”

Sharma has also worked with TBWA, DDB and Lowe. 

Earlier this week, McCann announced the return of Suchismita Ganguli as EVP - account management.