Rajni Menon, director of Zenith Optimedia, has decided to take up the position of the associate vice-president at Carat Media’s Mumbai office. As a part of her new job profile, she will be working with Sushma Jhaveri, general manager, west and south for Carat India and will report to Kartik Iyer, managing director, Carat India.
In her new position, Menon will be responsible for the new business development for Mumbai and the buying function within the Indian region along with some more national duties.
Elaborating on Menon’s role at Carat, Iyer says, “We see her playing a major role in further improving the strategic investment planning for the entire agency, and specifically contributing to the business development efforts in Mumbai.”
In the past, Menon has also worked with Group M, Lintas Media Group, McCann Erickson and Madison Communiations. Some of the main brands she has handled include Maruti Suzuki, Coca Cola, Reckitt Benckiser, Gillette, Bacardi, PepsiCo, Motorola, Castrol and Onida.