Publicis Media agency Starcom, has appointed Preeti Nadgar as US Chief Strategy Officer.  She joins from GroupM’s EssenceMediacom where she was also Chief Strategy Officer.  

She reports to US CEO Shelby Saville and fills the role previously held by Kim Einan who left earlier this year to join OMD USA in the same capacity.  

It’s the second senior role that Starcom has recently filled. In April the agency appointed Kate Dubois US Chief Client Officer.   

Nadgar’s appointment marks her return to the agency. From 2012 to 2016 she was vice president- director human experience strategy at the Chicago-based agency.  

In between she held roles at R/GA, Omnicom’s PHD and taught at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.