Sapna Seneviratne appointed CEO of Publicis Groupe, Sri Lanka

Publicis Groupe recently announced that it has appointed Sapna Seneviratne as CEO, Publicis Groupe Sri Lanka.

This is an elevation for Seneviratne and as CEO, she will be spearheading operations in Sri Lanka on all Groupe agency brands and practices, fortifying capabilities in media, creativity, technology, and data and building up growth on client businesses.

Anupriya Acharya, South Asia CEO, Publicis Groupe said, “Sapna is an incredible leader with good track record on brands and she has deep knowledge and understanding of the Sri Lankan marketing landscape, our client relationships and their evolving requirements. She is the apt choice to develop talent and strengthen our product, offering and capabilities still further in this market.”

Seneviratne said, “It’s a privilege and honour to take on this mandate. I look forward to bringing in future-facing, agile and powerful business solutions through “Power Of One” and accelerating brands. We have a fantastic team in Sri Lanka, a tremendous repertoire of capabilities and I am optimistic about growth for our business and clients.”

Seneviratne has a wide spectrum of experience on some of Sri Lanka’s major brands such as Nestlé, Unilever, Hemas, Crysbro, Fonterra, Sri Lanka Telecom, Sri Lanka Tourism, Sri Lankan Airlines, Comfort, HNB, Union Assurance, Pureit, Mahindra and Colombo City Centre among others. Known for her thought leadership, Seneviratne is a much sought-after speaker at Sri Lanka’s marketing and communications industry events.

Seneviratne replaces Sanjay Chaudhari who now moves to Singapore.