Biraja Swain joins Neo@Ogilvy India as chief growth + innovation officer to drive mobile growth

Neo@Ogilvy India has appointed Biraja Swain as Chief Growth and Innovation Officer. Prior to this role, Swain (pictured left) was the Digital and Emerging Media lead for OMD’s operations across India and South Asia with over fifteen years of digital media expertise.

Rajesh Bhatia, President and Country Head, Neo@Ogilvy, India said, “I am thrilled to have Biraja as part of our network and I am certain that he will play a leading role in driving business, innovation and growth, not just for Neo, but Ogilvy India as a whole.”

Other than leading the Neo Center of Excellence, Swain will also drive growth and build capability in the mobile space and lead innovation for Ogilvy’s current businesses.

Swain is well known for his penchant for innovation especially in the field of mobile which includes acclaimed awards like Cannes and FOMA. As a founding member of OMG and PhD, he created one of South Asia’s largest digital agency networks from scratch scaling to a team strength of over 250 people with the largest digital advertiser in India (Unilever) on board during his tenure. Under Swain’s leadership Unilever was awarded “Digital Marketer of the year” and “Mobile Marketer of the Year”, for 3 years running across India and APAC respectively.