Alumni in the News - Aug 12

Sandip Tarkas, president, customer strategy, Future Group and chief executive officer, Future Media, has joined the board of directors of Manhattan Communications as an independent director. Tarkas has more than 20 years of experience and has earlier worked as head of Mindshare Fulcrum and chief executive officer of MPG and Media Direction.

As an independent director, Tarkas' role will be that of a mentor. "I will guide the company on which direction it should take, the kind of work it should do and the brand it should be looking for," says Tarkas.

In 2004, he was appointed chief executive officer, Media Direction and in 2006, was appointed media head, Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group.

Shantonu Aditya, co-promoter and director, Manhattan Communications, says, "His vast knowledge and experience in media will help in guiding the company's growth strategy across the US, the UK and India, especially in the marketing solutions and digital space."

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