Ratheesh MS joined Starcom in July 2025 after a short stint as general manager at WPP Media in June 2025.
He announced this appointment via a LinkedIn post.
Before that, he spent nearly a decade at Motivator, GroupM — serving as general manager from October 2022 to June 2025, client partner from October 2020 to September 2022, client leader from October 2016 to September 2020, and business director from November 2015 to September 2016.
He was business director at Wavemaker from September 2014 to October 2015, and at Carat Media from August 2014 to September 2014.
From March 2010 to July 2014, Ratheesh worked at ZenithOptimedia, first as media group head from March 2010 to April 2011, then associate media director from April 2011 to March 2013, and finally media director from April 2013 to July 2014. His portfolio included Honda Cars, Jabong.com, Uninor, and Iffco Tokio General Insurance.
Earlier roles include media manager at Lintas Media Group from February 2006 to March 2010, media executive at MPG Group from December 2005 to February 2006, executive at Malayala Manorama from January 2005 to November 2005, executive at Infomedia India from January 2004 to December 2004, and field researcher at AC Nielsen ORG-MARG from June 2003 to December 2003.
