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  • Priyanshi Shah rejoins FoxyMoron as creative director, West

    Priyanshi Shah rejoins FoxyMoron as creative director, West

    Mumbai: FoxyMoron, the full-funnel digital and creative agency under the Zoo Media Network has announced the appointment of Priyanshi Shah as creative director, West.  

    In this new role at FoxyMoron, Shah will be leading the creative operations for the agency’s clientele based out of the region and report to national creative directorDhruv Warrior, it said in a statement on Wednesday.

    “Priyanshi has a unique and vital combination of skills that all creatives need today,” said Warrior. “She has a strong foundation in digital creative strategy, a thorough understanding of online platforms and when combined with her other skills as a writer and creator, it makes her a valuable addition to the team.”

    Shah rejoins the agency, with over seven years of experience in digital marketing across multiple industries such as beauty, FMCG, entertainment, fashion, lifestyle and sports. In her previous role at FoxyMoron, she held the position of an associate creative director. She has conceptualised and executed award winning campaigns for brands like Maybelline, HBO India, GoAir amongst several others.

    Prior to FoxyMoron, she served as creative strategist at By The Gram. She has previously worked with the agencies WatConsult and AER Media.

    “FoxyMoron’s energy and culture has always been something that I value. With the evolution of the Zoo Media network and its seven agencies, it’s exciting to be a part of an organisation that is future ready and equipped to provide creative and innovative service solutions for brands across the board,” stated Shah. “FoxyMoron’s reputation is already synonymous with creativity, excellence and innovation and I wish to enhance this by working extensively on culture and fostering a sense of creative excellence so each campaign we deliver is the best in class.” 

  • Anil Goel named as president of technology at BYJU’S

    Anil Goel named as president of technology at BYJU’S

    Mumbai: In a commitment to further strengthen its technology vertical, BYJU’S has named Anil Goel as president, technology.

    Serving in a leadership role, Goel will strategise the direction of technology within BYJU’S and its group companies and introduce emerging technologies to improve learning outcomes and efficiency in support of the company’s long-term goals, said the ed-tech company in a statement on Tuesday.

    He will also be responsible for the product development, network operations, and implementation of management information systems, software applications, and IT infrastructure, it added.

    “Anil is a proven leader with 25+ years of rich experience in building technology systems and processes in different organisations,” stated BYJU’S chief people officer Pravin Prakash. “At BYJU’S, he will play a key role in building the next-generation technology in the education space. We are delighted to have him on board and look forward to working together and supporting him in achieving the goals.”

    Goel is a highly accomplished, entrepreneurial, innovative, and results-oriented technology executive. With a career spanning over 25 years, he has spent most of his time in the US. Before joining BYJU’S, he was with OYO as group chief technology and product officer. Additionally, having worked with companies like Amazon, RealNetworks, and HyperQuality, his expertise lies in strategic planning, building and extending large software systems and infrastructure, technical architecture, design, product, project management for high availability, high volume transactional systems, websites, and online and mobile applications.

    “Technology is a powerful tool that can transform and redefine the way education is delivered. The team is already delivering cutting-edge technology and constantly innovating the learning space and I look forward to adding my expertise in further strengthening this,” said Goel. “We will focus on developing tech-driven solutions that will empower students with high-quality education and provide engaging learning experiences.”

    Goel holds an MBA degree in marketing from the City University of Seattle and a B-Tech (Hons) in electrical and electronics from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani.

  • Havas Group India brings in Shubhangi Gupta as associate VP

    Havas Group India brings in Shubhangi Gupta as associate VP

    Mumbai: Shubhangi Gupta has joined Havas Group India as the associate vice president, according to her LinkedIn update.

    Gupta comes with an experience of over 14 years. Previously, she was associated with Mindshare as senior director for nearly three years. She has worked at organisations such as Discovery Networks, OMD India, Vizeum India, Brand Capital, Group M, and Star News, having started her career as a business manager at Maxus in 2007.

    Moving from there, Gupta joined Star News as assistant manager. She also worked with Brand Capital as the deputy manager for more than two years. Gupta joined Discovery Networks in 2016 where she single-handedly worked on the successful launch of Discovery’s new mass entertainment channel among other things.

  • Symon Hammacott joins VMLY&R as chief experience officer, Asia

    Symon Hammacott joins VMLY&R as chief experience officer, Asia

    Mumbai: Global brand experience agency VMLY&R on Tuesday announced the appointment of Symon Hammacott as chief experience officer, Asia. Based at VMLY&R’s Asia principal office in Singapore, Hammacott will be responsible for driving the customer experience (CX) practice for the agency network in Asia, leading the region’s customer experience and technology leadership teams in the development and implementation of business strategy to support current and new business in line with regional and global targets.

    In this role, Hammacott will be tasked with identifying and investing in new technologies and partnerships to reinforce and develop VMLY&R’s CX portfolio. He will also actively participate in Team WPP pitches and proposals as well as global new business proposals, whilst championing CX; driving culture initiatives and talent development across VMLY&R’s principal offices around the world. In his new role, Hammacott will work closely and report to VMLY&R Asia co-CEO Tripti Lochan and global chief experience officer Jeff Geheb, said the agency in a statement.

    “Symon brings a wealth of experience and a fresh perspective to VMLY&R. He has a clear vision of how he wants to steer the practice in conjunction with our brand experience (BX) and commerce offerings, and his passions for sustainability and ethical design fit perfectly into our ethos of brands with purpose,” said Tripti Lochan.

    Hammacott’s role will help to support VMLY&R’s go-to-market strategy to provide its clients with the most relevant and contemporary agency offering in the market today, merging creativity, technology, and culture to create connected brands that impact the world, said the agency in a statement.

    Prior to joining VMLY&R, Hammacott was regional head of experience at Publicis Sapient, a role he held for six years. Before this, he was a consultant in experience strategy & experience design for global creative agency Isobar for more than 10 years.

    Originally from the United Kingdom, Hammacott has spent more than two decades leading experience and technology companies, teams and enterprise-level programs for clients in Asia and across the world. A strong believer in transforming businesses through design-led change, throughout his career Hammacott has been instrumental in building world-class teams and developing market-leading products and services for companies across most industry verticals – delivering world-class experiences, mixed with a deep understanding and appreciation of local market nuances.

    “Customer experience is not only the future, it’s also the ‘now’, and VMLY&R has already made extensive strides in bringing best-in-class customer experiences to their clients,” stated Hammacotton on his new assingment. “I am energised by the prospect of guiding our immensely talented teams across experience design, technology, product and data in helping clients to firstly gain market-leading positions with their CX and then stay ahead through better operationalising those experiences. In this way we can create meaningful, transformative products, services and capabilities that provide genuine value to both the consumer and our clients every day, and into the future.”

  • Royal Enfield names Mohit Dhar Jayal as chief brand officer

    Royal Enfield names Mohit Dhar Jayal as chief brand officer

    Mumbai: Royal Enfield (RE) has announced the appointment of Mohit Dhar Jayal as its chief brand officer.

    In this role, he will lead the creative and strategic thinking for brand and marketing functions to curate and further cement brand love and associations in the minds of the global consumer, said the statement.

    He will be responsible for creating and executing RE’s brand strategy and building a distinct, unique, and aspirational global brand. Moreover, he will be spearheading partnerships and collaborations with a diverse stakeholder universe, while curating unique experiences for the customers, it added.

    Mohit has been associated with Royal Enfield in the past as well and played a key role in designing the blueprint for the company’s modern brand identity as an external partner between 2004 and 2014.

    “In his previous assignment as our external partner, Mohit has been instrumental in scripting the distinctly unique brand identity that has been central to Royal Enfield’s success over the years,” stated Eicher Motors Ltd managing director Siddhartha Lal. “I am confident that under Mohit’s leadership, we will scale newer heights as we shift gears to ride forward on our global growth journey and build deeper inroads into markets and communities across the world.”

    Mohit is an advertising professional who has created some of the most recognisable campaigns for category-leading brands over the past two decades including campaigns for IndiGo’s branding and passenger experience, global campaigns for Incredible India, a series of highly successful recruitment campaigns for the Indian Air Force, and most recently, the global ‘Make in India’ campaign.

    He has now joined RE from his entrepreneurial venture Motherland JV Pvt Ltd wherein he advised several of India’s current and emerging unicorns including Oyo, Swiggy, Snapdeal, Zetwerk, Magicpin, Rebel Foods, and Chaayos.

  • Wunderman Thompson appoints James Hammond as APAC head of healthcare

    Wunderman Thompson appoints James Hammond as APAC head of healthcare

    Mumbai: Wunderman Thompson has announced the appointment of James Hammond to the newly created role of head of healthcare for the APAC region. Hammond is currently based in Hong Kong and shall begin his new assignment in November, said the company in a statement.

    Hammond previously worked with WPP Health Practice International as APAC client lead and global client EVP for close to a decade. He then went on to J-lab Asia where he forged an independent network of healthcare agency partnerships across the APAC region as principal. During the same time, he was simultaneously working with Klick Health USA as a regional partner.

    “James brings with him a deep understanding of the unique needs of the healthcare industry in APAC. We are thrilled to have such a prolific industry leader drive our health practice forward,” said Wunderman Thompson International CEO Ewen Sturgeon.

    With over 25 years of experience, Hammond has led agencies across the United States, North Asia, and Australia, working with large multinational brands such as J&J, GSK, Nestle, Pfizer, Sanofi, and Gilead.

    “This is a very exciting time to be joining Wunderman Thompson. The agency has built a unique offering at the intersection of creativity and technology. I believe this is a great fit for healthcare clients looking to build more integrated customer experiences,” said Hammond. “We have big ambitions in this region as we continue to build our consumer healthcare business and extend our offering to prescription healthcare clients.”

  • Vinay Surya named MD of Surya Roshni

    Vinay Surya named MD of Surya Roshni

    Mumbai: Surya Roshni, a steel pipes, lighting and consumer durables company has announced the appointment of Vinay Surya, the whole time director as managing director, effective from 26 October.

    Surya has done an MBA from Swinburne University, Australia, and has contributed majorly to the vision and strategy of the company. With his long-term vision, hard work, and dedication he was responsible for starting the steel pipe exports globally, said the company in a statement on Tuesday.

    “I am delighted to welcome Vinay Surya as the managing director, and he will share joint responsibility with Raju Bista, who has been managing director since 2012,” stated Surya Roshni chairman JP Agarwal. “Vinay Surya has an exceptional leadership track record, strong marketing exposure, deep strategic expertise and a unique ability to forge long-standing client relationships. They will work closely to take Surya Roshni to newer heights.”

    “I am grateful to our chairman and the board for bestowing this responsibility on me. We will continue to work towards making Surya stronger, agile and vibrant in the changing macro environment,” said Vinay Surya. “We have a dedicated team of the best professionals in the industry and I am quite confident of achieving greater heights together. Surya has done a lot of measures to help the needy during the pandemic period, and will escalate its efforts towards the well-being of the Indian public.”

  • PRCAI appoints Deeptie Sethi as its first CEO

    PRCAI appoints Deeptie Sethi as its first CEO

    Mumbai: The homegrown PR professional body Public Relations Consultants Association of India (PRCAI) on Tuesday announced the appointment of Deeptie Sethi as its first CEO in its history of two decades. 

    In this newly created role, Sethi will be working closely with the managing committee to further build on PRCAI’s vision of making the public relations industry more professional, ethical and prosperous, said the statement.

    She will be focused on driving visibility and helping the association in challenging, supporting, and raising standards and also developing strategic partnerships to increase awareness and relevance, it added.

    In this role, she will be effectively leading, developing and shaping the agenda for the public relations community in India.

    “The scope and reach of public relations have seen exponential growth in the last few years. Today, effective communication is integral to every business. These are exciting times for the industry and I am honoured and thrilled to take up this opportunity to build, grow and serve our community. I am equally optimistic about the prospect and look forward to adding value for PRCAI members and the larger communication fraternity,” said Deeptie Sethi on her appointment.

    Sethi has served in leadership communications roles working for MNCs for more than 23 years in India and the US. She has helped businesses leverage the power of public relations and communications leading strategic planning, media relations, brand and reputation management, crisis management and compelling advocacy programs. 

    Announcing the appointment, PRCAI president Atul Sharma shared, “At PRCAI, we believe in leadership that inspires, drives results and encourages our members and communities. We are happy to have Deeptie as the first CEO of PRCAI, as we look forward to expand our footprint, and scale to newer heights. Moreover, as the role of public relations takes centerstage in all facets of business, we are excited to have an experienced communications professional like Deeptie to build the future roadmap for PRCAI.”

  • Ingram Micro onboards Naved Chaudhary as India marketing head

    Ingram Micro onboards Naved Chaudhary as India marketing head

    Mumbai: Ingram Micro, one of the leading providers of global technology and supply chain services and solutions, has announced a leadership change in its marketing organisation in India and brought on board Naved Chaudhary as marketing head for India operations, effective 1 November. 

    Chaudhary brings a rich experience of over 20 years spanning multiple assignments in marketing communications and brand management and has proven his versatility in managing diverse businesses. 

    He is currently working as marketing operations head at Ingram Micro. He moves up the ladder and takes over this role from Sailajanandan Nayak (SN), who has joined the global marketing team as the APAC head of modern marketing. 

    In his new role, SN will focus on growing the technology solutions business through innovative content and impactful digital marketing initiatives. Most recently, SN headed marketing efforts in India where he was instrumental in unifying the marketing teams across different business units into a full-stack internal marketing organisation, said the company in a statement.

    Prior to joining Ingram in 2012, Chaudhary has worked with brands like Luminous, Wynncom, Hamdard, DS Group. He has considerable expertise in launching new products and building teams from scratch.

    Commenting on the development, Chaudhary said that he is looking forward to the new assignment and would make sure to carry the good work done in the area of marketing. “New-age solutions would be high on the agenda apart from being more relevant to the industry and channel. 2022 would be a year to look forward to new innovations and activations,” he added.

  • ToneTag appoints Vigil M Thomas as HR head

    ToneTag appoints Vigil M Thomas as HR head

    Mumbai: Voice-based proximity communication and payment service provider ToneTag has announced the appointment of Vigil M Thomas as its new human resources (HR) head.

    The appointment is aligned to strengthen the human resource management, recruitment, performance management, competency mapping, and overall development of the human capital of ToneTag as a whole, said the company in a statement.

    Associated to create and strengthen the people of ToneTag, Thomas will regulate and oversee the entire operations related to HR business partnerships, talent scouting, policies management, employee engagement along with other HR conducts, it added.

    “We at ToneTag are committed to our employees and strive every moment for the overall development of our people. We warmly welcome Vigil M Thomas in our ToneTag family and thank him for taking such an important responsibility of organising and structuring our human resources,” stated Tone Tag CEO and founder Kumar Abhishek.

    A veteran of more than 17 years of experience in human resource management, Thomas is a solutions-driven transformational leader with expertise in HR management, talent acquisition & development. He also possesses expertise in new HR rules development, performance management systems, training management, competency enhancement, and career counseling. 

    Currently pursuing his doctorate in human resources, he had been associated with some of the pioneer companies like Motilal Oswal, Reliance Money & Axis Bank during his formative years of professionalism.

    “I am a firm believer in God who has always wrapped me with good and kind-hearted people so as I am always allowed to be myself. Happy to be a member of the ToneTag Family and looking forward to nourishing and infusing more talent in the company by utmost ethical and unique talent management,” said Vigil M Thomas, on his new role.