FCB Ulka
Ajinkya Gadre is an accomplished finance professional with extensive experience in various roles across multiple companies. Currently serving as Financial Controller and previously as Senior Finance Manager at FCB Ulka since January 2020, Ajinkya has also contributed as a Consultant at Agrawal Dhand Motwani & Co from June 2018 to January 2020, and held the position of Senior Manager - FP&A at TransUnion CIBIL Limited from October 2016 to April 2018. Other notable roles include Team Lead - R2R at Interpublic Group (IPG), Vice President Finance at Sparrow Investment Managers Ltd., and Manager - Finance at Kohinoor Group. Early career experience includes working as a Qualified Assistant at PwC. Ajinkya holds the ACMA and CGMA designations from CIMA, as well as a Chartered Accountant degree from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, and a B.Com in Accounts, Finance, and Economics from Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics.
FCB Ulka
FCB Ulka Advertising is the flagship agency of the FCB India Network, one of the fastest growing networks in the country. The network amongst the top 5 fully integrated marketing communications company in India. with over 120 Indian & Multinational clients and 700 professionals working across six offices in seven cities. The agency was established in 1961 where it has been an epitome of brand building; carrying forward the rich lineage. The agency now upholds the brand philosophy of ‘Never Finished’ by their storytelling praxis of not just changing attitudes but changing consumer behaviour and understanding the deeper brand purpose with a new planning protocol - Brand Bedrock. Besides two mainline creative agencies- FCB Ulka and FCB Interface, FCB India has an array of specialised divisions such as Lodestar UM (Media), FCB Interactive(Digital), FCB Healthcare (Healthcare), FCB Cogito Consulting (Brand consulting), FCB Asterii (Analytics), FCB Aquila (Activation), FCB Neon Brand PR (PR). The network is a part of FCB Worldwide, a 140+ years agency network with presence in 80 countries, 1000+ brands, 8000+ people, owned by the Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG).