LePub Italy appoints Sonal Narain as Chief Strategy Officer

LePub has named Sonal Narain as Chief Strategy Officer at its Italian headquarters. In this role, Narain will report to Bruno Bertelli and lead the agency’s strategic direction, ensuring its offerings continue to set benchmarks for creativity, excellence, and innovation.

A global strategist with experience across three continents, Narain has worked on iconic brands and transformative campaigns, applying cultural insight and data to solve complex business challenges and drive behavior change. Her expertise spans advertising, election strategy, tourism and destination branding, museum marketing, public policy, and urban planning.

Driving strategy and innovation

As CSO, Narain will oversee LePub’s strategic vision across Italy, focusing on data and cultural insight, communications, social media, and innovation strategy. She will lead work for key global clients, ensuring campaigns are both creatively exceptional and commercially impactful.

Bruno Bertelli, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Creative Officer, LePub Worldwide: "The future of strategy lies at the intersection of cultural intelligence, data fluency, and creative ambition. At LePub, we have a unique opportunity to build strategies that don’t just respond to change but actively shape it. I’m excited to welcome Sonal and collaborate with our teams and partners to create work that is culturally resonant, commercially effective, and globally influential."

Sonal Narain, Chief Strategy Officer, LePub Italy: "Strategy today must serve as both a growth engine and a cultural compass. Joining LePub at this defining moment is an opportunity to elevate strategic excellence across the agency, reinforcing our positioning and accelerating sustainable growth for our clients. My ambition is to champion a culture where insight powers creativity, data drives decisive action, and effectiveness is embedded from the outset, operating as one integrated system that delivers measurable impact and transformative value."

Shaping global campaigns

In her new role, Narain will guide inspiration for major pitches, high-profile client projects, and new growth opportunities. She will define long-term strategic direction for client businesses, integrate data and cultural insights with commercial objectives, and strengthen capabilities across LePub to enhance the visibility and impact of the agency’s global offering.

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