{"id":51499,"date":"2026-06-18T17:19:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T11:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/2026\/06\/18\/yaap-digital-onboards-industry-veteran-sambit-mohanty-as-group-chief-creative-officer-to-power-its-next-growth-chapter\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T17:19:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T11:49:24","slug":"yaap-digital-onboards-industry-veteran-sambit-mohanty-as-group-chief-creative-officer-to-power-its-next-growth-chapter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/2026\/06\/18\/yaap-digital-onboards-industry-veteran-sambit-mohanty-as-group-chief-creative-officer-to-power-its-next-growth-chapter\/","title":{"rendered":"YAAP Digital Onboards Industry Veteran Sambit Mohanty as Group Chief Creative Officer to Power Its Next Growth Chapter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Gurugram (Haryana) [India], June 18: Yaap Digital Limited (NSE: YAAP | INE0U0J01015),\u00a0<\/strong>one of India\u2019s fast-growing digital-first media and marketing solutions companies, is pleased to announce the appointment of\u00a0<strong>Mr. Sambit Mohanty<\/strong>\u00a0as\u00a0<strong>Group Chief Creative Officer\u00a0<\/strong>(GCCO).<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/postpressreleasecontent5d3bfc0d-6c09-4eb7-f013-168ec804e28d1781722994.jpeg\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mr. Mohanty joins YAAP with over 20 years of experience in advertising, brand building and integrated marketing communications<\/strong>. Prior to joining YAAP, he served as Creative Head \u2013 North &amp; South at McCann Worldgroup India. Over the course of his career, he has held leadership roles at leading agency networks including JWT, DDB, Bates, Elephant Design and McCann Worldgroup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his new role, Mr. Mohanty will lead creative strategy and excellence across the YAAP network and support the Company\u2019s continued focus on strengthening its integrated creative, content, influencer marketing and AI-led marketing capabilities. He will work closely with teams across markets to drive innovative, technology-enabled brand solutions for clients.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr. Mohanty\u2019s work has received recognition at several leading global and regional industry platforms, including Cannes Lions, Clio Awards, D&amp;AD, One Show, Spikes Asia and Effies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This appointment reflects YAAP\u2019s continued investment in leadership talent and reinforces its commitment to building a world-class integrated marketing and technology platform.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Commenting on the appointment, Dr. Atul Hegde, Chairman &amp; Managing Director, YAAP Digital Limited, said:\u00a0<\/strong><em>\u201c<\/em>\u00a0<em>As YAAP enters its next phase of growth, we are investing in world-class talent. Sambit\u2019s appointment reflects our ambition to build a globally influential marketing company from India.\u201d<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Mr. Sambit Mohanty added:\u00a0<\/strong><em>\u201cThe traditional boundaries between advertising, content, social media and technology no longer exist. YAAP\u2019s entrepreneurial mindset and digital DNA made this opportunity compelling.\u201d<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About Yaap Digital Limited<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Yaap Digital Limited (\u201cYAAP\u201d or \u201cthe Company\u201d)<\/strong>\u00a0is a digital marketing, content, and technology services company focused on helping brands build meaningful connections with today\u2019s digital-first consumers. Through an integrated approach that combines creative storytelling, data-driven insights, and AI-powered marketing technologies, the Company delivers a comprehensive suite of solutions spanning influencer marketing, content creation, performance marketing, UI\/UX design, media buying, and marketing analytics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Operating under the \u201cYAAP\u201d brand across India, the United Arab Emirates, and Singapore, the Company, along with its wholly owned subsidiaries, has established a strong regional presence. Backed by a team of over 100 professionals and nearly a decade of execution experience, YAAP has successfully delivered marketing campaigns across diverse sectors, including financial services, consumer goods, tourism, automotive, technology, healthcare, and government projects.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For FY26, the Company reported a Total Income of\u00a0\u20b9188.73\u00a0crore, EBITDA of\u00a0\u20b931.74\u00a0crore, and Net Profit of\u00a0\u20b922.20\u00a0crore.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company got listed on NSE Emerge in March, 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>If you object to the content of this press release, please notify us at pr.error.rectification@gmail.com. We will respond and rectify the situation within 24 hours.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gurugram (Haryana) [India], June 18: Yaap Digital Limited (NSE: YAAP | INE0U0J01015),\u00a0one of India\u2019s fast-growing digital-first media and marketing solutions companies, is pleased to announce the appointment of\u00a0Mr. Sambit Mohanty\u00a0as\u00a0Group Chief Creative Officer\u00a0(GCCO). Mr. Mohanty joins YAAP with over 20 years of experience in advertising, brand building and integrated marketing communications. Prior to joining YAAP,&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/2026\/06\/18\/yaap-digital-onboards-industry-veteran-sambit-mohanty-as-group-chief-creative-officer-to-power-its-next-growth-chapter\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;YAAP Digital Onboards Industry Veteran Sambit Mohanty as Group Chief Creative Officer to Power Its Next Growth Chapter&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":51500,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[54],"class_list":["post-51499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51499"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51499\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51500"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}