Former Droga5 boss Sudeep Gohil returns to Australia as KPMG’s head of brand strategy
Industry heavyweight and former Droga5 CEO Sudeep Gohil has returned to Australia to join KPMG, Mumbrella can reveal.
Gohil, who was most recently a managing partner and chief strategy officer at Publicis India, joins the consultancy as its head of brand strategy.
He will be tasked with helping clients with brand strategy, build KPMG’s brand and bolster KPMG’s Customer, Brand and Marketing Advisory (CBMA) arm.
This should be interesting, still not sure what this guy actually produced in his senior roles from his agency days beyond self-directed. Will be interesting to see the adjustment to a consulting business model which demands value creation for clients and cross-disciplinary collaboration that works across P&L’s within the organisation.
Congratulations Suds. (And congratulations KPMG, too. A great hire.)
Now we all have to hunker down and stop you coming for our lunches.
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Great leader joining a high potential team. Best of luck to SG and BB.
Hhmmm,
Is KPMG really just a marketing and advertising retirement village?
Great move for you Sudeep. Congratulations. Well regarded as one of the best brand planners in the industry; in any market. Looking forward to seeing what you bring to clients and KPMG.
Hi Andy, who regards Sudeep as among the “best brand planners in the industry in any market?” Your comment doesn’t bear out from Sudeep’s agency history of role frequency (5 in last 4-5 years) nor his lack of award wins for thinking he’s actually produced. Sorry but your comment needs to be challenged.
Hi Really. It might be worth looking at the work and brands Sudeep has been involved in. Knowing him as I do, and as an old ex-planner myself, there’s plenty of evidence of the work he’s done and the industry impact to earn the reputation he has.
Great guy and a big talent. Enjoyed working with you on the Comms Council report a couple of years back. We’ll enjoy competing with you Sudeep – and hope you succeed. Congrats!
This is a great appointment . Anyone who has had the opportunity to collaborate or work with Sudden will attest to his ability and out side the box thinking. Wishing all parties well !