MediaCom appoints Divya Gururaj as head, South and Southeast Asia

Divya Gururaj, managing director, MediaCom India, has been promoted as the head of MediaCom's South and Southeast Asia operations.

Gururaj will be based in Mediacom's Singapore office and will report to Alex Crowther, chief executive officer, Asia-Pacific, MediaCom.

In her new role, Gururaj will help in driving market growth with business planning, new business development, investment plans, and day-to-day operations.

Gururaj was already working on projects in Southeast Asia as part of this new responsibility, Crowther said.

He added, ''Southeast Asia remains a major priority for us, bringing such a strong leader in to support me with this region is a sign of our commitment to the people and clients in these markets.''

Debraj Tripathy, currently the chief operating officer at MediaCom India, will take over as the managing director.

Prior to becoming the managing director of MediaCom India, Gururaj had a long stint at MindShare, where she was general manager, Mumbai. She has also worked with JWT and Blowplast. 

Gururaj has a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Delhi University, and is an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow.