Nitin Bagga

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ABOUT NITIN BAGGA

Engineer of strategic excellence and planning boffin, Nitin has 15+ years of experience in marketing, advertising and strategy. As the Chief Operating Officer and Head of Strategy at BarrettandWelsh, he leads brand strategy and analysis, development of brand strategy and strategic direction, market & competitive assessments and project management. During the course of his career he has worked on a wide range of clients and projects including: vivaNext, City of Brampton, Niagara Region Economic Development, Barrie Transit, TD Bank, Brampton Economic Development, Procter & Gamble, Orion Travel Insurance, Aeroplan, Petro Canada, Deeley Harley Davidson, Frito Lay, Kraft Foods, Manulife Financial, Pizza Pizza, The Hunger Project, True Patriot Love Foundation, SmartCentres, Freshco, Walmart Canada, Allstate. He earned his degree in engineering from the Milwaukee School of Engineering and, after a stint absorbing the marketing ethos that enriches Cincinnati air, did his MBA at Rotman School of Management. He has been a guest lecturer at University of Toronto, and St. Lawrence College; is a founding member of the Multicultural Marketing Alliance Canada; and has been on the jury for Marketing Awards. In addition, he serves as a strategy advisor to a US based hospitality investment company. He is an award-winning planner with multiple wins for Marketing Awards, Summit Marketing Effectiveness Awards, and a Midas Award for Financial Advertising. He has been ranked as a top 200 planner in Canada by Strategy Magazine 2019 and 2020 Creative Report Card. Despite many years of management consulting, leading teams and consensus-building, Nitin hates to lose an argument – but routinely concedes defeat to his 12-year-old daughter.