IdeateLabs hires Ruchika Kumar and Pallavi Naidu as new business heads based in Mumbai

IdeateLabs has appointed Ruchika Kumar (pictured left) and Pallavi Naidu (right) as Business Heads at their Mumbai office. Together, they will focus on expanding the agency’s business verticals through geographies, managing project P&Ls, forging existing and new business partnerships, building digital brand strategy, and, innovating branded concepts across social platforms.

Kumar’s key responsibilities involve creating and managing new digital assets and launching new IPs while amping up the white label content. Naidu will engineer Ideatelabs’ growing overseas expansion in Singapore.

Vrutika Dawda, Director, IdeateLabs said, “I am delighted to welcome Ruchika and Pallavi on board. Together, they come with a rich experience spanning over a decade each across Marketing, Digital and Broadcast Media. Ruchika who was associated with Pepsi MTV Indies, will now develop and create new IPs and white label products for IdeateLabs, while Pallavi who was in Singapore for over a decade, working with agencies like O&M and Leo Burnett, will now focus on our geographic expansion.”

Kumar said, “As building and running new businesses have been my forte, I’m glad to get the opportunity to create new digital assets and launch innovative IPs at IdeateLabs. Giving an idea or a brand’s promise a-live form and getting it closer to its customers in form is something I have always enjoyed and excelled at doing.”

Naidu explains, “I’m excited to oversee IdeateLabs’ overseas expansion. And, in addition to spearheading the strategic vision of the agency across all verticals, I look forward to creating more industry leading work. Having worked with renowned brands across diverse geographies, I have gained significant insight into working in culturally diverse environments. I’m excited to work with the young professionals at IdeateLabs.”

Dawda further adds, “Ruchika and Pallavi will be pivotal in the expansion strategies of IdeateLabs. As an agency that’s fast growing we believe in empowering women to reach leadership positions, the idea is to develop and accelerate the careers of senior women in the advertising industry.”