Soumya Mohanty in

Soumya Mohanty

Activist · DISC type Cd
Managing Director & Chief Client Officer at Kantar
📍 Gurgaon, Haryana, India

Soumya Mohanty is the Managing Director & Chief Client Officer for Kantars South Asia Insights Division. She focuses on amplifying consumer insights to drive board-level decisions, building data-driven, inclusive teams. A graduate of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, colleagues describe her as an energetic, sharp, and talented leader.

Soumya is a sought-after speaker at industry forums like CII and AIMA and serves as a guest lecturer at premier management institutes including IIM-A and MDI. She is passionate about leveraging deep consumer understanding to help brands innovate and build enduring connections with their customers, particularly in emerging markets.

She is a board member for the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) in India.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Managing Director & Chief Client Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Personality Overview

How Soumya shows up

Perfectionist
Meticulous
Observative

They care equally about the product and its potential impact. They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.

Priorities

Topics Soumya cares about

Purpose-Driven Branding
Has authored articles on the importance of brands connecting with consumers authentically, especially in a post-pandemic world, by demonstrating a clear purpose beyond profit.
Emerging Consumer Markets
She has written about the need for brands to understand and leverage the power of consumers in small-town India, highlighting their unique aspirations and consumption patterns.
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Career

Work history

3-2018
Managing Director & Chief Client Officer
Kantar
1-2016 - 3-2018
Managing Director and Chief Solution Officer
Kantar
6-2013 - 1-2016
Vice President , Head - DELHI , IMRB ONE
IMRB International
6-2011 - 5-2013
Director
Nielsen
1-2010 - 6-2011
Executive director
Ipsos ASI
In the press

Media appearances

Soumya Mohanty Of Kantar Shares Insights On Creative .... Featured in YouTube
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Interview: Soumya Mohanty, Managing Director & Chief Client Officer – South Asia Insights Division, Kantar. Featured in Financial Express
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Education
1996 - 1997
PG Diploma
Indian Institute of Mass Communication
4-1993 - 3-1996
BA (Hons)
Indraprastha College
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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