MUMBAI: Sapient has announced that Sanjay Menon has taken over the position of managing director of Sapient India with immediate effect.

In this role, Menon will drive the strategy, capability development, and growth of Sapient’s India presence and maintain its status as hub of the company’s globally distributed delivery network.

Menon, who will continue his responsibility of leading delivery out of India as global head of service lines for Sapient Razorfish, takes on this new role from Rajdeep Endow. Endow has taken on the role of the managing director, Sapient Razorfish, Asia Pacific, and is responsible for leading strategy and growth for the region and helping clients reimagine their business through radical customer-centricity.

A 16-year veteran, Menon has been instrumental in growing Sapient’s India operations since its inception. He has successfully served in various business and delivery roles including running key account P&Ls, managing global delivery for some of the business units as well as growing digital marketing services capability from India.

“Sanjay has been a key part of the India leadership team, and has played an instrumental role in promoting our culture and building capabilities. As India continues to remain a strategic talent market for Publicis. Sapient, I am confident Sanjay will help us strengthen our brand that has always attracted the best engineering minds," said Publicis Sapient co-chief executive officer Chip Register.