Ajay Menon

CEO

Gurugram, Haryana, India26 yrs 6 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

25+ years of marketing leadership experience
Proven track record in brand strategy and innovation
Expertise in integrated media planning and execution

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned marketing leader in the MarTech industry with a focus on brand strategy and integrated campaigns.

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Skills

Core Skills

Integrated MarketingMarketing StrategyCampaign ManagementGlobal StrategyClient ManagementAdvertising StrategyProduct DevelopmentBrand Strategy

Other Skills

Content DevelopmentMarket DevelopmentClient Relationship ManagementTourism MarketingProduct LaunchCommunication StrategyBrand PositioningAdvertising

About

Seasoned marketing and communications leader with 25+ years of experience driving brand growth and business impact across global and Indian markets. Proven track record leading high-performing XF teams at Apple India and Ogilvy, with deep expertise in brand strategy, creative innovation and integrated media planning. Combines strategic vision with operational acumen, including P&L, to align marketing with business outcomes.

Experience

26 yrs 6 mos

Total Experience

6 yrs 7 mos

Average Tenure

Current Experience

Apple

Marcom Head

Oct 2020 – Jun 2025 · 4 yrs 8 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · On-site

Led Apple India's marketing communication
across all consumer-facing channels.
Collaborated closely with functional teams in India and global teams in Cupertino to develop and execute in market strategies aligned to Apple's global ambition.

Integrated MarketingMarketing Strategy

Ogilvy & mather

Executive Vice President

Jul 2003 – Oct 2020 · 17 yrs 3 mos · Mumbai Area, India

I co-led Ogilvy Mumbai, overseeing strategy, P&L
ownership, talent development, and integrated
campaign delivery for key clients across Auto,
FMCG, Smartphones, and CSR categories.
Managed key relationships across some marquee clients including ITC, Tata Motors, Castrol & Madhya Pradesh Tourism.
Some of the key highlights include
Savlon Swasth India campaign which addressed the issue of hand hygiene through a mix of content, new product development and activation programs, and went on to become one of the most awarded campaigns in 2017.
Leading the Global Hub for the Castrol ‘Motorcycle and Commercial Vehicle’ Engine Oils portfolio and developing work across key markets in Asia Pacific, Latin America, Europe etc.
Being a part of unique go-to-market strategies for ‘Influencer Activation’ aimed at mechanics and truck owners.
Leading some of the marquee work on the Tata Motors portfolio including the Safari, the Lionel Messi corporate campaign.
Being an intrinsic part of our journey with Madhya Pradesh Tourism where our work went on to redefine the category codes of tourism advertising.

Bates india

Account Manager

Nov 1999 – Jun 2003 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Mumbai Area, India

Unilever, Star TV, My Shoppe were some of the Clients I'd worked on.
Was part of the team which launched Lever Ayush, Unilever India’s initial foray into the Ayurvedic domain. Was involved from product conceptualisation to developing the 360-communication mix for the entire portfolio including soap, shampoo, hair oil, cough syrup, headache roll-on and their service brand, the Ayush Therapy Centres.
Re-launched Star Gold, the Hindi movie channel from Star TV, with a fresh positioning.