Yashika Sharma Joins McDonald’s India as Deputy Manager, PR & Corporate Communications
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Yashika Sharma has joined McDonald’s India – North and East as Deputy Manager, PR & Corporate Communications. She will be part of the quick-service restaurant chain’s public relations and corporate communications function.
Sharma moves to McDonald’s from Weber Shandwick, where she worked for more than two years. She most recently served as Senior Account Manager at the communications consultancy.
At Weber Shandwick, she worked with brands including WhatsApp, Coca-Cola and Spotify. Her work covered media relations, strategic communications and brand engagement. Before Weber Shandwick, Sharma was Assistant Account Manager at Adfactors PR from February 2023 to August 2024. She previously worked as Senior Account Executive at Edelman from November 2021 to January 2023.
Sharma began her career at Archetype, where she worked as an Account Executive from November 2019 to November 2021. Her experience spans public relations, media outreach, corporate communications and brand storytelling.
Her move brings agency-side communications experience to McDonald’s India – North and East. It strengthens the company’s in-house PR and corporate communications capability across its markets.
Sharma is expected to support media relations, corporate storytelling, reputation management and brand communication for McDonald’s in North and East India.
Her appointment reflects the growing importance of strategic communications in India’s QSR sector. As consumer conversations move quickly across digital and news platforms, brands need strong in-house PR teams to protect reputation and build consumer trust.
