Samir Gupte is the Chief Executive Officer of VML Indonesia operations. Samir joined with more than 25 years of experience within WPP and Ogilvy where he most recently served as Executive Director and Head of Operations.

During the past 23 years at Ogilvy, Samir has divided his time between India and Indonesia. Moving from India to Indonesia in 2013, Samir initially served as Managing Director of OgilvyAction where he led the merger that formed Geometry Global - before making the move to SohoSquare, Ogilvy’s second integrated agency in 2016. After two years, Samir took over the Managing Director role at Ogilvy Indonesia, leading key client relationships and building out a diverse, robust team. Under his leadership, the agency won clients such as Kimberly-Clark Softex, Converse, Sunpride, Asian Paints and also received multiple awards and recognition.