Wavemaker has named Shipra Roy as its new Global Chief People, Inclusion and Culture Officer alongside Helen Price as Global Chief Investment Officer. Both will be based in London and join CEO Toby Jenner’s global leadership team. Shipra, who comes to Wavemaker from a position as Chief People Officer for McCann UK and Europe, will oversee all aspects of the people function to ensure that Wavemaker continues to attract the best talent and creates great careers regardless of level, role or geography in the organisation that spans 7,000 people across 88 markets. She replaces James Edgar who left the agency in August. Helen joins Wavemaker from IPG Mediabrands where she was Head of Global Accountability and Investment. At Wavemaker her focus will be on creating value for clients and

Expert panel will offer non-binding advice, at a pre-production stage, on advertising claims and depictions ● Will help advertisers mitigate the risk of ads being misleading, offensive, unfair or unsafe, and ensure more responsible advertising In order to aid responsible advertising practices and help brands be more mindful of the claims they make in their campaigns, the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has launched an “Advertising Advice” service. This paid service is open to all members and non-members of ASCI. It will point out to advertisers and marketers, at the campaign planning stage, if their claims could potentially violate any ASCI code or guideline. This will help them to take corrective action at the pre-production phase and will guide them to substantiate

Havas Creative Group India has announced the appointment of Amish Sabharwal as Senior Executive Creative Director and Creative Head of Digital Experience, effective immediately. He will be based in Gurgaon and will report to Ravinder Siwach, National Creative Director, Havas Creative Group India. This further strengthens Havas Creative Group India’s senior management as it continues its stellar run after being recently ranked no.2 in the R3 New Business League. In his new role, Amish will lead the Havas integrated creative digital team with a renewed focus on the digital-first agenda of Reckitt. In addition, he will manage the mandates of many other key brands and clients. He will work closely with the teams to further build integrated strategies and marketing campaigns, which

Isobar, the creative experience agency from dentsu India, has promoted Rahul Vengalil to the role of Managing Partner. Rahul will report into Heeru Dingra, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Isobar India group and will be responsible for building the business with creative & experience as the key focus for future growth. Rahul’s digital expertise cuts across capabilities in business transformation, strategy, branding, experience, and innovation. Erstwhile, Chief Business Officer (CBO), he has played an active role in driving the Isobar India growth story to newer heights and has added significant brands to the agency’s client roster, augmenting Isobar’s creative line of business exponentially. Rahul’s first stint with Isobar India was in the year 2011 when he joined the agency