MUMBAI: MSLGROUP, Publicis Groupe’s strategic communications and engagement consultancy, has appointed two industry veterans to its fold - Amit Misra comes on board as executive vice president & director - public affairs in Delhi and Rekha Rao, as general manager in Mumbai of 20:20 MSL.

Amit Misra will be the overall market leader for MSLGROUP for the Delhi market & the practice leader for the public affairs practice across India for MSLGROUP. In addition, he will also strategically collaborate with 20:20 MSL in Delhi for business development, PA, key client relationships and talent development.

In her role, Rekha Rao will report to Ian Sequeira, senior VP at 20:20 MSL and her key responsibilities will include operational performance, growth, profitability, talent management and client engagement.  

On the appointments, MSLGROUP CEO Jaideep Shergill said: “We warmly welcome Amit and Rekha to our family and eagerly look forward to their contribution in helping us grow in both reputation and expertise. Each of them comes with capabilities necessary to provide the more value-adding, strategic and content centric offerings that our clients increasingly are looking for in India. MSLGROUP is a people centric agency. We invest in our talent by giving them exceptional opportunities to work on exciting client engagements, attend world class trainings and pursue an international career. We see that this is appreciated: never before have had so many of the industry’s top talent wanted to join MSLGROUP, where Misra and Rao are very notable examples. By appointing Amit Misra and Rekha Rao in their new roles, we are strengthening MSLGROUP’s core functions, which will further add impetus to our continuing growth story.”