Multinational media and digital marketing communications company Dentsu Aegis Network on Thursday said that four senior leaders of Happy Mcgarrybowen and iProspect India have been stepped down from their positions following allegations sexual harassment.

The company said Happy Mcgarrybowen CEO Kartik Iyer, managing director Praveen Das, senior creative director of Happy Creative Services Bodhisatwa Dasgupta and national creative director of iProspect India Dinesh Swamy have stepped down from their positions.

“Dentsu Aegis Network has always believed in providing a safe environment at our workplaces which is free from any kind of harassment. We have a zero tolerance policy towards any kind of harassment at our workplaces,” the company said in a statement.

Allegations of sexual harassment by anonymous women had surfaced against Iyer, Das and Swamy on a Twitter post, while Dasgupta's name surfaced in a post on Medium, an online publishing platform.

Iyer and Das co-founded the Bengaluru-based Happy Creative Services in 2007. It was renamed to Happy Mcgarrybowen after Dentsu Aegis Network acquired it in 2016. The London-based company bought digital advertising agency iProspect in 2012.

Dasgupta joined Happy Mcgarrybowen in November 2017, while Swami joined iProspect in August 2018.

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: All matters brought to Network18’s attention which are within the purview of the workplace have been forwarded to our Internal Committee for Prevention of Sexual Harassment at the workplace for appropriate action. The Internal Committee is independent and all recommendations made by it are followed through by Management action. Network18 Group has a zero tolerance policy when it comes to sexual harassment. The company complies fully with all legal provisions and seeks to ensure a speedy and effective Redressal on complaints.

First Published:Oct 18, 2018 10:22 PM IST