Akshat Jain has moved on from Weber Shandwick after a tenure of nearly nine years.
Jain shared the update in a LinkedIn post, reflecting on his journey at the communications agency, where he most recently served as Vice President. During his time at the firm, he worked across areas including product launches, media relations, leadership profiling, corporate reputation, crisis communications and storytelling.
He also worked extensively across the mobility and electric vehicle sector, handling communications mandates for brands including Tata Motors, JLR India, Yamaha Motor India, Castrol, Greaves Cotton, Studds, Simple Energy, Oben Electric, Kinetic Green and Samarth EV.
Before becoming Vice President, Jain served as Media Director at Weber Shandwick. Prior to rejoining the agency, he worked as Corporate Communications Manager at Allied Blenders & Distillers Pvt. Ltd..
His earlier experience includes a six year stint at Perfect Relations as Senior Image Manager, as well as roles at Weber Shandwick and MSLGROUP.
In his LinkedIn post, Jain described Weber Shandwick as a place that shaped him professionally and personally, while also thanking colleagues and mentors he worked with during his tenure.
