John Thangaraj has been appointed chief strategy officer – creative and media at Dentsu India.

He moves from Havas India, where he joined in June last year as chief strategy officer, Havas Creative Network India.

Thangaraj announced the development in a post on LinkedIn. dentsu has confirmed this development and will be issuing a statement shortly.

Prior to joining Havas, Thangaraj served a stint of eight years at the FCB Group India.

In a career spanning over two decades, he has worked with Mindshare, MullenLowe Lintas, Rediffusion and adidas, among others.