Izabella Paoliello on Success at WPP Media After Next of The Best

Izabella Paoliello on success at WPP Media after Next of The Best

Izabella Paoliello, Client Development Manager at WPP Media Australia & New Zealand, won Media Salesperson at Mediaweek’s Next of The Best 2025 last Friday. A week on from the win, Paoliello shared what the recognition means to her, her achievements and successes, and meaningful career advice that continues to inspire her. MW: The awards have been judged by an all-star line-up, what does it mean to you to be recognised by this group? Izabella Pa…

EssenceMediacom’ Managing Partner Vivek Das steps down

Vivek Das has stepped down from his position as Managing Partner at EssenceMediacom. He was heading the agency’s Media Futures Group and overseeing operations centered around Google across India and Southeast Asia. Das’s departure concludes a relatively short but impactful tenure at the GroupM agency, which he joined in June 2024. A replacement has not yet been announced by EssenceMediacom. His exit comes amid significant changes within parent c…

Vivek Das Exits EssenceMediacom Amid Leadership Churn at WPP Media

New Delhi: Ad industry veteran Vivek Das has stepped down from his role as Managing Partner at EssenceMediacom, marking the end of a short but high-impact tenure at the GroupM agency. He had joined the firm in June 2024 to lead the Media Futures Group (MFG), overseeing Google-centric media operations across India and Southeast Asia. His departure comes at a time of significant restructuring at the parent company WPP, which recently rebranded Gro…