Arwa Husain joins Adfactors PR as Group Head

Mumbai, September 1, 2006: Arwa Husain today joined Adfactors Public Relations as a Group Head in the Financial Services Practice, Mumbai.

Arwa started her career as a financial journalist with The Hindu Business Line in Mumbai in 1996 and then moved on to Sharekhan.com as a corporate analyst.
Over the last 10 years she has worked across sectors including pharmaceuticals, FMCG and banking.

Her last assignment was with Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide as Associate Partner where she was in charge of clients such as J P Morgan Chase Bank, Prudential ICICI, SBI Life, Ambit Finance and RSM & Co and Sovereign Global.

Arwa holds a Master’s Degree in Economics from the University of Bombay and a Diploma in Financial Services and Investment Management from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies. She has also done her post-graduation in journalism from K C College.

On her move to Adfactors PR, Arwa says, “The current decade has seen the financial services sector grow at an average rate of 40 per cent yoy. The boom in this sector has created a ripple effect in the PR industry as well. Adfactors PR is one of India’s leading PR consultancies with an impressive track record in corporate and financial communications. By joining the agency, I would be able to expand my horizon further as I have been associated with this sector since the start of my career.”