Alex Jena

Chief Strategy Officer at Dentsu

Alex Jena has over 16 years of experience in the advertising and marketing industry. From 2006 to 2008, they worked as a Communications Planning Executive at Carat, where they handled clients such as Renault, Santander, Bird's Eye, COI (DCLG Fire Safety), and Madame Tussauds. They exhibited proficiency in planning and insight tools such as TGI, DDS, CCS (Aegis), and AdDynamix.

In 2009, Alex joined Isobar as an Account Executive, managing accounts for Toyota, McCain, and Woolworths.co.uk. They later moved on to become an Account Manager from 2010 to 2012, and then an Account Director from 2012 to 2014.

In 2014, Alex joined Dentsu as a Strategy Director, where they handled various strategic responsibilities until 2015. They briefly served as the Head of Business Development in 2016 before returning to their role as a Strategy Director until the end of 2017.

From 2018 to 2022, Alex worked as a Business Director at Carat, overseeing key business activities. Currently, Alex holds the position of Head of Strategy & Product at dentsu international, starting in March 2022.

Alex Jena attended Westcliff High School for Boys, but there is no information given about the start or end years. After completing high school, they went on to study Business and Economic studies at The University of Manchester from 2003 to 2006, earning a BA(Hons) degree in Business and Economics.

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Timeline

  • Chief Strategy Officer

    May 1, 2024 - present

  • Head Of Strategy & Product

    March, 2022