Rana Barua

Rana Barua currently serves as Group CEO for India, Southeast Asia, and North Asia (Japan and South Korea) at Havas, starting in January 2024. Prior to this role, Rana served as Group CEO of Havas India from October 2018 to December 2023 and held the CEO position at Creativeland Asia from August 2017 to July 2018. Rana's experience includes serving as Chief Executive Officer at Contract Advertising India Pvt. Ltd. from 2013 to 2017, Chief Operating Officer at Red FM from 2010 to 2012, and EVP of Marketing & Programming at Radio City India from 2006 to 2010. Earlier roles include Business Director at Rediffusion DY&R from 2000 to 2005 and Account Director at McCann Worldgroup from 1996 to 2000. Rana Barua completed the Advanced Management Program in Business Administration and Management at The Wharton School in 2024 and holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of Lucknow.