Paddy Rangappa

Paddy Rangappa has worked in marketing for more than twenty-six years. After over a decade in Procter & Gamble in India, Indonesia, and Singapore, he became vice president, brand development for McDonald’s in Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa (APMEA) and developed strategies to significantly grow breakfast, beverages, and desserts, especially the McCafé brand, across APMEA. Outside work, Paddy is an avid tennis player and a freelance writer. He has also taught Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) to senior undergraduates and MBA students at the Singapore Management University (SMU). He has authored a bi-weekly humor column called Flip Side in the Indian newspaper DNA and has contributed to several publications like The Hindu, Campaign Asia, Strait Times, Mail Today, Prime, tabla!, and others. He is the author of Been There Bungled That and Spark.