Madhukar Kamath, Group CEO & MD, DDB Mudra Group, has announced a phased leadership transition for the Group.

Effective April 1, Vineet Gupta, now Chief Digital Officer, will be appointed as Group CEO (Designate) and Aditya Kanthy, currently the Chief Strategy Officer, will be appointed as Group Managing Director (Designate).

Effective July 1, Gupta and Kanthy will formally take over as Group CEO & Group Managing Director respectively. Kamath will continue to work closely with the two as Executive Chairman of the group till end December 2017.

Commenting on this development, Kamath said, “ As a team, they bring together the best of business, technology, strategy and an appreciation of creativity.”