Indian origin Devika Bulchandani appointed as the Global CEO of Ogilvy

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The leading global advertising and public relations agency Ogilvy has named India-born American citizen Devika Bulchandani as its Global Chief Executive Officer. Ogilvy is part of the London based British multinational company WPP.

IMPORTANT FACTS -

• The Amritsar born 53 years old Bulchandani is the latest in a number of Indian origin persons taking leadership positions in multinational companies.
• Last week coffee giant Starbucks appointed Laxman Narasimhan as its chief executive.
• The list includes Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, Twitter head Parag Agrawal, Leena Nair from Chanel, IBM Group CEO Arvind Krishna, Bata CEO Gunjan Shah, and Novartis CEO Vasant Narasimhan.