Rahul Kadavakolu

A Marketing & Brand professional with 16+ years across advertising, brand management, communications, field marketing, events and sponsorships.

He is currently Executive Director, Global and Group Marketing at Rakuten Inc. Prior to joining Rakuten, he spent 10+ years in Wipro Technologies and led the global Brand, Communications, Field Marketing, Events & Sponsorships functions and was based out of London. He also led and managed large global brands during his stint at Ogilvy & Mather and Hakuhodo Percept in India between 2000 & 2005.

A strong believer in building the character of a brand by connecting the dots between strategy, design and technology.