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Malavika R Harita

MALAVIKA R HARITA

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Education

  • Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Business, Columbia Business School and MIT Sloan School, USA (2019)
  • Executive Education Program in Teaching Methodologies, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, India (2018)
  • Institute of Directors, Certified Corporate Directorship Program (2018)
  • Diploma in Digital Marketing: Customer Engagement, Social Media, Planning & Analytics, Columbia Business School, USA (2018)
  • Program on Globalisation by Lord Meghnad Desai, London School of Economics, Gurukul Chevening Scholar (1997 – 1998)
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Management, Specialised in Marketing and Finance, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, India (1982)
  • Accounts Articleship, Sampath Kumaran & Co. (1978 – 1979)
  • Bachelor’s degree in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics, Bangalore University, India (1978)
AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Marketing & Strategy

SUBJECTS TAUGHT / STUDENT PROJECT MENTOR
  • Strategic Brand Management

EXPERIENCE

Academic Experience

  • 30 years of teaching experience
  • On the Board of Governors Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
  • Indian Institute of Management, Visakhapatnam
  • On the Governing Council of Mount Carmel College, Bangalore
  • Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, India
  • TA Pai Management Institute, Manipal, India
  • Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, India
  • Indian Institute of Management, Nagpur, India
  • Indian Institute of Management, Vishakapatnam, India
  • SP Jain School of Global Management, Dubai and Mumbai
  • Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, Bangalore, India
  • Commits, Bangalore, India

Corporate Experience

  • Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Brand Circle, a Consultancy Firm working in the areas of Digital Communication, Storytelling, Mentoring Startups, Women Entrepreneurs and Corporate Leaders (November 2018 – Present)
  • Resident Mentor for startups in the profit and non-profit sectors at NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore, India (2018 – Present)
  • Chief Executive Officer, Saatchi & Saatchi Focus Network India (2013-2018)
  • Chief Executive Officer, Saatchi & Saatchi Focus and Saatchi & Saatchi Health India (2010-2013)
  • Chief Executive Officer, Saatchi & Saatchi Focus India (2009-2010)
  • Executive Vice President, Saatchi & Saatchi Direct India (1998-2009)
  • Vice President, Sista Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising (1996-1998)
  • Director, Client Services, Sista Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising (1993-1996)
  • Account Director, Mudra Communications Bangalore, India (1992-1993)
  • Partner, Aditya Interiors (1988-1992)
  • Manager (Sales Promotion), HMT Watches (1982-1988)
  • Partner, Aditya Enterprises (1978-1980)

Research Interests

  • Entrepreneurship Education
  • Women and Entrepreneurship
  • Marketing Strategy
  • Consumer Behaviour
  • Leadership
  • B2B and Healthcare Marketing
  • Digital Marketing

Conference Presentations

  • Several presentations and lectures at conferences, corporate events and educational institutions
  • Foundation Day lecture at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, India in 2018

Memberships

  • Former President of the IIMB Alumni Association
  • Former President of Advertising Club Bangalore
  • Treasurer and Chairman Big Bang Awards Committee, Advertising Club, Bangalore, India

Achievements

  • Awarded the first Gurukul Chevening Scholarship by the British Government for Leadership and Excellence in 1997 to study Globalisation at the London School of Economics under Lord Meghnad Desai.
  • Trained at Saatchi & Saatchi London, New Zealand and Singapore
  • On the Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Management, Vishakapatnam, India
  • On the Governing Council of Mount Carmel College
  • On the Advisory Board of the NSRCEL of the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, India

Awards & Recognition

  • First batch of 12 Gurukul Chevening scholars chosen by the British Government to study at the London School of Economics under Lord Meghnad Desai.
  • First woman to win the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.

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