Surinder Chawla, previously the Managing Director and CEO of Paytm Payments Bank, has been named the President and Head of Response at Bennett Coleman and Co.
Partha Sinha, formerly the President of Response, has now taken on the role of President and Chief Branding Officer at BCCL.
Sinha brings extensive experience specifically in media and communications and brand marketing to the industry.
Previously, he served as Managing Director, South Asia at Publicis between 2014 and 2016.
Between 2008 and 2013, he was associated with Bartle Bogle Hegarty as Managing Partner, India. In his previous stint with Publicis, he was serving as Chief Strategy Officer, SE Asia between 2004 and 2009.
Before that, he was associated with Zee Entertainment Enterprises as Director Marketing between 2001 and 2004. In the past, he was also associated with Ogilvy and Mather and Citibank NA.
In his previous role, Chawla served as the Head of Branch Banking in India at RBL Bank, from May 2013 to January 2023. Earlier, he spent more than 11 years at HDFC Bank, where his career evolved through various roles, including Senior Executive Vice President and Head of the Retail Liabilities Product Group.
Previously, he was also associated with companies like Citibank, where he served as an Industrial Trainee from 1992 to 1993, and then moved on to Standard Chartered Bank, taking on the role of Zonal Head – Assets from April 1994 to April 2000.
Later, he joined ABN AMRO Bank N.V. in 2000, where he was appointed as the Head of Sales for Credit Cards.
