He joins from BBDO, where he helped establish the planning department in 2004. He has worked on KFC, Maxis Hotlink and Pepsico.
Chatterjee commented: “It will be an interesting journey ahead with Publicis, which has a very talented creative team and a very good mix of brands across categories.”
Shukri Rifaie, CEO of Publicis Malaysia, added: “Arindam and his planning expertise will add tremendous value to our agency. I believe his planning experience across categories in regional markets like India and in Malaysia will help sharpen our creative product and give us a strategic edge in building our clients’ businesses.”