DAN Consult appoints new Partner for MarTech, RPA & data services

02 July 2019 Consultancy.in

A year after launching in the Indian market, Dentsu Aegis Network’s consulting arm – DAN Consult – has appointed a new Partner for Martech, Robotic Process Automation (RPA) & Data. Milind Shah joins the firm’s Mumbai office, where he will report to CEO of the firm Lalit Bhagia. 

Shah is expected to boost DAN Consult’s marketing technology (MarTech) profile in the Indian market. The firm launched in the Indian market in May last year, having recognised the country’s tremendous potential for digital marketing and advertising over the next few years. MarTech is a big ticket to capitalising on this scenario.

In addition, Shah will help grow the firm’s operations in the RPA domain, which is another increasingly competitive segment in the country. A number of major consulting firms are currently boosting their profile in the RPA domain. Shah is also tasked with managing overall data consulting services.

DAN Consult is undergoing an overall boost to its marketing transformation services division, and Shah’s appointment is a consolidation of this process. Shah’s leadership of the segment will be informed by his wealth of professional experience which spans a number of high profile firms.

Milind Shah - Partner at DAN Consult

He Holds a Masters in Operations Research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and began his professional career as an advertising professional. As his career progressed, Shah made his way to becoming Sales Manager at global consultancy Capgemini, following which he worked as a Country Service principal at Hewlett Packard for four years. 

Shah has also spent half a decade as an Associate Partner at global IT services giant IBM’s Mumbai operations, where he handled a number of large accounts for the firm’s growing business profile in the country. He joins from IT services firm Cognizant, where he was Head of Sales and Associate Vice President.

Commenting on his appointment, Lalit Bhagia said, “We are excited to have somebody with the calibre of Milind in our team. Having worked in large global technology firms with a huge focus on MarTech, RPA and digital transformation, we believe Milind will be able to add a lot of value to our clients’ business as they look at marketing/digital transformation. Milind’s understanding of the space and thought leadership will bring immense value to us and our clients’ business."

Shah added, “It is estimated the MarTech spend would overcome core technology spend in the next 5 years. Instead of balancing individual agency partners, tech firms and consulting firms in the Digital Transformation journey, DAN Consult provides a unique value proposition of growth hacking by delivering on clear business outcomes. There is a dearth of companies who deliver on business results as well as deliver complex MarTech solutions where I believe DAN Consult plays uniquely by partnering with both technology product companies and clients. I am excited to join DAN Consult to grow their MarTech, RPA and Data practice.”