Vaishali Sarkar has been appointed as the President of Wunderman Thompson Canada has been confirmed. Sarkar brings with her a wealth of experience, previously serving as the CEO of Wunderman Thompson Indonesia.
She joined the company in January 2020, following her successful tenure as CEO at BBDO Indonesia. Prior to that, Sarkar enjoyed a distinguished 28-year career at Ogilvy, where she held key roles in Bangalore, New Delhi, and Indonesia.
The key clients she has worked with over the years are Unilever, Nestle, Coca-Cola, Danone, P&G, Diageo, and UNICEF among others. She has spent 13 Years in Indonesia, of which 12 years were with Ogilvy and 1 with BBDO.
In 2006, she was the Country Head of OgilvyOne. In 2010, she set up Soho Square – Ogilvy’s second agency which she ran successfully for 4 years. In 2014, she took over as Managing Director of Ogilvy Advertising. In 2017, Sarkar finally left the Ogilvy network and became the CEO of BBDO Indonesia.
