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  • GroupM appoints Madhvi Pahwa as chief people officer, South Asia

    Mumbai: GroupM, WPP’s media investment group on Thursday appointed Madhvi Pahwa as its new chief people officer for the South Asia region (APAC). Pahwa, previously chief people officer at Mindshare APAC was promoted into the role to lead the GroupM India talent team and develop the company’s talent proposition for the region. She will report to GroupM South Asia CEO, Prasanth Kumar.

    In her six years as Mindshare’s APAC CPO, Pahwa led several ground-breaking initiatives in the region including, the design and rollout of Mindshare’s award-winning ‘Balance’ program in APAC. This resilience training programme won a Women Leading Change Award two years in a row (2020 & 2021) and is now being extended globally. She is also credited for bringing Mindshare’s ‘Momentum’ high potential leadership training programme to Asia and delivering numerous L&D programmes across commerce, AI, and planning.

    Pahwa replaces Rohit Suri, who is moving on to explore other opportunities.

    GroupM South Asia, chief executive officer, Prasanth Kumar said: “Madhvi has a proven track record of delivering innovation and education that moves the dial for the business. She is the perfect choice to lead the GroupM South Asia talent team and to lead us into the next phase of our growth. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Rohit Suri for his commitment and efforts in helping build the talent team across South Asia. We greatly appreciate his contributions and wish him the best.”

    Talking about her new role, Pahwa said: “Our employee promise has been to make Mindshare the place where you do your best work, and it has certainly been true for me. The people, priorities, and culture just come together almost magically to bring out the best in you. I am grateful and proud to be part of the GroupM network that has given me growth opportunities across multiple agencies and geographic remits spanning global, regional, and markets while supporting flexibility and personal priorities. I am super excited for the next chapter for GroupM India.”

    A replacement for the role of Mindshare APAC CPO will be announced shortly, said the company.

  • Deepak Patkar joins Fullerton India as chief risk officer

    New Delhi: Fullerton India Credit Company Limited (Fullerton India) on Monday announced the appointment of Deepak Patkar as its chief risk officer. Patkar will now head the risk, collections, information security, legal, and analytics function of the company.

    He rejoins the Fullerton India family after a span of three years. Prior to this, Patkar worked at Magma Fincorp Limited as EVP and chief risk officer and went on to lead their asset financing business as chief executive officer.

    He has over 25 years of experience across various disciplines such as business and risk management, audit, sales, and quality assurance across multiple industries. He has worked with leading companies such as Citibank, HCL Infosystems, and Cable Corporation of India, said the company.

    Fullerton India, CEO and MD, Shantanu Mitra, said, “Having worked with him in the past, we are confident that he will help us manage our risk functions and the other critical departments efficiently. During his previous stint at Fullerton India, Deepak was responsible for driving a strong culture of business enablement with risk measures backed by analytics, which had a profound and positive effect on the company.”

    Patkar said he is excited to be back at Fullerton, India. “I have always had a strong bond and fond memories with the Fullerton India team. I am honored to lead the responsibilities I have been entrusted with and will help this company grow from strength to strength during the current scenario,” he said.

  • Benetton India CEO Sundeep Chugh exits

    New Delhi: Italian retail group Benetton India has announced that its chief executive officer and managing director Sundeep Chugh has decided to leave the company.

    Ramprasad Sridharan will now take over as the CEO and MD on 7 June. An experienced professional in the fashion retail sector, Sridharan has worked for Reebok India Co., Lerros Fashions India Ltd., Clarks Future Footwear Ltd.India, C&J Clarks International UK and C&J Clarks International Singapore, where he held the position of president South East Asia, Australia & New Zealand, the company said in a press statement.

    The company thanked Chugh for contributing to its growth for over a decade. “Benetton Group would like to thank Sundeep Chugh, who has decided to leave the position of CEO and managing director of Benetton India, for the results achieved during his 10 years with the Group. Sundeep has successfully led the company during his tenure, a period during which the brand has evolved and maintained its market leadership position through a multi-channel approach, an effective product offering and a high-impact communication strategy,” it added

    Chugh also shared the announcement in a social media post. “My 10-year journey with Benetton draws to a close today! It’s been a memorable experience where colleagues became friends & employees became like a family! I have a full heart, a calm mind & a content soul today! I have given my best to the brand & it’s only upwards from here,” he tweeted.

  • Sebamed’s Konark Gaur joins Marico

    Sebamed’s Konark Gaur joins Marico

    Mumbai: Healthcare brand Sebamed’s head of marketing for India, Konark Gaur, has joined FMCG company Marico. He has been appointed as business head – New Foods. 

    Gaur announced his latest move in a LinkedIn update.

    An industry veteran, Gaur carries an experience of over 16 years. He started his brand marketing career with Nestle in 2004 and was also associated General Mills. He joined the healthcare brand Sebamed in May, 2019.

    Gaur is also founder and CEO of hijinny.com, and co-founded beauty salon Jazz Up Salon.

  • Vodafone Idea appoints Shabnam Syed as EVP, postpaid marketing

    Vodafone Idea appoints Shabnam Syed as EVP, postpaid marketing

    Mumbai: Vodafone Idea on Thursday appointed Shabnam Syed as executive vice president of postpaid marketing as the telco looks to increase its focus on bringing high value customers to its network.

    Prior to joining Vi, Shabnam was with GoAir as vice-president- marketing and ecommerce.  Syed has more than two decades of expertise in advertising and marketing technique, digital advertising and marketing and analytics and model administration amongst others.

    “We’re delighted to welcome Shabnam Syed at VIL as EVP Submit Paid Advertising and marketing. Shabnam Syed brings huge expertise throughout diversified business segments which is able to assist us curate services for our published paid buyer base. Previous to VIL, she was VP–advertising and marketing and Ecommerce at Go Air,” Vodafone Idea announced on its LinkedIn page.

  • Aegon Life elevates Manish Falor as chief financial officer

    Aegon Life elevates Manish Falor as chief financial officer

    New Delhi: Digital Life Insurance company Aegon Life on Thursday announced the appointment of Manish Falor as its chief financial officer.

    In his new role, Falor will lead the company’s finance function to strengthen its business performance and growth.

    Falor joined Aegon Life in 2008. During his professional tenure of nearly two decades, he has led various functions of financial control, reporting, and business planning operations.

    Aegon Life, MD & CEO, Satishwar Balakrishnan said, “We are delighted to have Manish take over the new role within the organisation. His unique expertise in business planning and proficiency in accounts and financial management has helped us create value among our key stakeholders over the past 12 years. We are certain that Manish, in his new role, will help in Aegon Life’s growth in years to come. His clear vision and leadership skills will position us for greater success.”

    Speaking on his appointment, Falor said, the company has paved the way for digital life insurance in India, with the help of advanced technology, innovation, and a fresh approach towards insurance. “We have many firsts to our merit when we speak of innovation in the Indian life insurance industry, and we are gearing up to transform the way customers buy life insurance policies in India. It has been an amazing journey so far and I look forward to taking our business transformation to a new level,” he said.

    Prior to Aegon Life, Falor worked with Lovelock & Lewes and PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC, London), engaging with multiple insurance and investment management clients. He is a chartered accountant (CA) and a cost and works Accountant (CWA) by qualification. He has also completed a management certification program on Digital Disruption in Insurance from INSEAD, France.

  • Apratim Majumder moves on from Unilever, joins MyGlamm as CMO

    Apratim Majumder moves on from Unilever, joins MyGlamm as CMO

    Mumbai: MyGlamm on Thursday announced the appointment of Apratim Majumder as the chief marketing officer.

    He will oversee the planning, development, and execution of the organization’s marketing and advertising initiatives. His primary role will be the custodian of the brand and to generate revenue by increasing sales through successful marketing for the entire organization, using market research, pricing, product marketing, marketing communications, advertising and public relations, said the company.

    Majumder was formerly the category head, Naturals at Unilever, and carries over 15 years of experience in consumer marketing within the FMCG space. He co-founded Unilever’s first beauty and personal care masterbrand across skincare, hair care, skin cleansing and oral care.

     MyGlamm founder and chief executive officer Darpan Sanghvi said, “Apratim brings with him a very unique combination of having the technical rigor of traditional FMCG marketing with a focus on consumer insights and combined with a dynamic softer skill set of agility that a new age DTC company like MyGlamm thrives on. Couldn’t be more excited to welcome him.”

    MyGlamm president & co-founder Priyanka Gill said, “We are excited to welcome Apratim as MyGlamm’s CMO. His stellar FMCG background and experience complement our DTC approach. With Apratim’s leadership, I look forward to MyGlamm scaling up at an even faster pace.”

    On his new role, Majumder said, “I am super excited to be a part of the future of FMCG. We often speak about how our industry has not been disrupted at scale yet, well, here it comes. MyGlamm’s strong brands and unique business model has propelled it into a fantastic growth trajectory and I can’t wait to write about the future with Myglamm.

  • ZEE5’s Avi Kumar appointed as CMO, Join Ventures

    ZEE5’s Avi Kumar appointed as CMO, Join Ventures

    Mumbai: Direct-to-consumer (D2C) platform Join Ventures has announced the appointment of Avi Kumar as its new chief marketing officer (CMO). In this new role, Kumar will lead global marketing for Join Ventures and its portfolio companies – IGP.com, IGP for Business, and Interflora India. 

    Kumar is recognized among the top 30 CMOs by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and brings over a decade of experience in online business and marketing leadership roles. As the CMO, Kumar will be responsible for accelerating the market awareness and growth of Join Ventures’ D2C ecosystem. 

    Speaking on Kumar’s new role, Join Ventures founder Tarun Joshi said, “Avi is a natural addition to our leadership team as he is a highly experienced, much-admired marketing leader with a proven track record of helping consumer companies build new disruptive categories and drive sustainable growth. Avi’s entrepreneurial mindset and vision will build on this foundation and help propel Join Ventures forward during our next phase of growth.” 

    “The internet ecosystem and evolving consumer needs have led to the emergence of direct-to-consumer (D2C) businesses as a strong value proposition. Join Ventures with its amazing team, strong brand proposition, agile DNA, world-class tech and operational processes is at an inflexion point ready to take off and transform consumer experience and D2C landscape, and I am looking forward to being part of that growth trajectory,” said Kumar. 

    As the head of SVOD and brand marketing for OTT platform, ZEE5, he was responsible for the growth of the D2C and B2B business through a host of multimedia campaigns and industry-first innovations. Prior to that Kumar had led the marketing for India’s largest radio brand Big FM and was instrumental in the growth of Oriflame in India.

  • BharatPe ropes in Amit Jain as chief risk officer

    BharatPe ropes in Amit Jain as chief risk officer

    New Delhi: BharatPe on Wednesday appointed Amit Jain as its chief risk officer. A seasoned professional in credit risk and portfolio management, Jain will work closely with BharatPe’s co-founder and CEO, Ashneer Grover and BharatePe’s group president, Suhail Sameer, said the company.

    Prior to joining BharatPe, he was the chief risk officer for consumer lending at Bajaj Finance.

    Jain has over 17 years of experience in portfolio and credit risk management across consumer and SME lending, in renowned banking and financial institutions. During his stint of over nine years at Bajaj Finance, he held multiple roles including managing Risk for Personal Loans, Consumer Lending, Credit Card, EMI Cards and Payments, as well as Business Head for the EMI Cards Portfolio. Prior to Bajaj Finance, he held a senior role at SBI Cards in Risk, and Credit Policy team. He has also worked with Standard Chartered Bank and GE Capital.

     

    Commenting on the appointment, BharatPe co-founder and CEO Ashneer Grover said, “Talent at BharatPe is an amalgamation of Grade A operators with industry experience and passion to do things differently. Amit Jain joining us from Bajaj is a great validation for our lending business model and sets us up for building a high quality book at scale. I look forward to working closely with Amit to build a differentiated lending team and business with a wider set of products for our merchants.”

     

    The new appointment is part of the company’s larger goal to strengthen its leadership team. Earlier this year, BharatPe roped in PAYBACK’s former MD and CEO, Gautam Kaushik to lead the payments business, and Amarchand Mangaldas’ former partner Sumeet Singh as general counsel and head of corporate strategy.

    Talking about his new role, Jain said, “These are exciting times in the digital lending industry and I look forward to working with this incredible team at BharatPe and serving the credit needs of millions of unbanked and underserved merchants in the country. I believe, with my experience of leading risk and credit for several products in great institutions like Bajaj Finance, I would be able to make a meaningful impact at BharatPe, and therefore, in the lives of our merchants.”

  • 82.5 Communications appoints Anirban Mozumdar as chief strategy officer

    82.5 Communications appoints Anirban Mozumdar as chief strategy officer

    Mumbai: Ad agency 82.5 Communications on Tuesday appointed Anirban Mozumdar as chief strategy officer in Mumbai. He replaces Rishabha Nayyar, who is moving on from the agency to pursue his interest in academics. 

    Prior to this, Mozumdar was the CEO of Mumbai-based Chlorophyll brand and communications consultancy.

    82.5 Communications chairman and CCO, Sumanto Chattopadhyay said, “His vast planning experience across categories and countries, his entrepreneurial ability and his understanding of behavioural science are just a few of the assets with which, I am sure, he will enrich our people and our brands.”

    An alumnus of Mudra Institute of Communications (MICA), Mozumdar has over 24 years of brand building and strategy experience, across India and the South Asian region, in agencies like Leo Burnett, Publicis, DDB, Y&R and ITSA. He has worked extensively across the b2c, b2b and d2c sectors and on brands like P&G (Tide, Rejoice, Whisper), Nestle (Maggi, Nestea), Wrigley’s, Philips, Bajaj Auto, Indian Oil, Emami, Thums Up and Maruti Suzuki said the agency on Tuesday.

    Co-chairman and CEO, Kapil Arora said, “Anirban has a love for the business that reflects in an almost immediate connection over stimulating conversations, passionate idea exchanges and loud laughs. We’re lucky to have a person of his pedigree and passion join us, to partner our clients and the 82.5 family, in our growth journey.”

    Talking about his new role, Mozumdar said, “It’s thrilling to be in the thick of brand-building and advertising in these fast-changing times. With a team that makes creativity potent with passion and grit.  I am looking forward to working with Sumanto, Kapil and the entire team at 82.5 Communications, to build business and value for a really exciting set of brands.”