Katerina Sudit has been named president of Havas Media NY. She will focus on talent, strategy and growth in her role as the new media leader of the New York Village, which brings together all elements of the agency’s operations under the same roof with a flat structure across divisions. Sudit will report to Colin Kinsella, CEO North America of Havas Media.

Sudit comes to Havas Media from Mindshare, where she won and led large scale accounts including Chanel and Booking.com.  She has been in the business for 20+ years, having started on the creative side as a copywriter and thereafter working in various roles across media planning, communications planning and client leadership, both in the U.S. and internationally. Most recently, Sudit spent the last eight years at Mindshare overseeing a suite of businesses across the luxury, ecommerce, spirits and retail categories. In this role, she also co-managed the agency’s New York office, bringing to life initiatives such as mentorship programs and a dedicated client leadership practice. 

Prior to joining Mindshare, Sudit worked for Starcom in Singapore, looking after communications planning in the APAC region and key global hubs for Procter & Gamble. She has worked across a wide spectrum of marquee clients and categories such as Richemont, Bacardi, P&G, Unilever, MOMA, Nestle Purina, Nokia, Masterfoods, Clearasil, Danone, TGI Fridays, CVS and Walmart. Sudit founded the Mindshare Disruptor Group, which supports brands such as Booking.com, AthenaHealth and Blue Apron.