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  • InMobi Appoints Jayesh Ullattil as GM for India

    InMobi Appoints Jayesh Ullattil as GM for India

    NEW DELHI: InMobi, the world's leading marketing cloud, announced the appointment of Jayesh Ullattil as vice president and general manager for India.  Ullattil will be a part of the Asia Pacific leadership team led by Vasuta Agarwal and will be based out of Bengaluru.

    Ullattil will be responsible for growing the mobile advertising and marketing business for InMobi across its portfolio of products, including programmatic and performance businesses, and data and online research platforms.

    InMobi MD Asia Pacific Vasuta Agarwal said, "We are glad to welcome Jayesh onboard the InMobi leadership team in the Asia Pacific. These are crucial times for brands and marketers across the globe who are looking to transform their business and marketing digitally. Under Jayesh's leadership, InMobi will continue to enable marketers and advertisers in India as they increasingly rely on and invest in mobile to drive real connections with their consumers."

    In his two decades of industry experience, Ullattil has worked with leading consumer brands that include Perfetti Van Melle, Nokia, Henkel, Blackberry, and more recently, BCCL and Hotstar. Prior to joining InMobi, Ullattil was vice-president of sales in Hotstar and instrumental in building strategic partnerships with leading telecom, OEM, consumer durables, and media brands.

    "InMobi has seen strong growth in India over the past few years and we are looking to double down on this. Jayesh's strong and varied experience across different industries and in both offline and online media will help us provide marketers the guidance and outcomes they desire in an ever-changing and evolving Indian digital landscape," added Agarwal.

    "India is one of the most exciting and fastest-growing mobile markets across the globe and this is an opportunity to have an immediate and large impact on the future of the AdTech industry. I am looking forward to expanding the business and growing market share and mindshare for InMobi in India," shared Ullattil. 

    Overall, Ullattil has 20 years of experience across diverse industries spanning FMCG, technology, media & entertainment, and digital/ OTT media.

  • Affle appoints Martje Abeldt as chief revenue officer of RevX Platform

    Affle appoints Martje Abeldt as chief revenue officer of RevX Platform

    NEW DELHI: Affle (India) Ltd, the consumer intelligence technology company, today announced the appointment of Martje Abeldt as chief revenue officer – Affle RevX Platform to strengthen its leadership team as part of Affle2.0 growth strategy. In his new role, Abeldt will drive business and platform growth for RevX, and will be based out of Singapore.

    An accomplished practitioner in digital domain, Abeldt joins Affle with 20+ years’ experience in leading and scaling high-growth businesses across AdTech, Mobile, SaaS, IT and Consumer Goods industries. Proficient in six languages and with an international perspective, he excels at creating sustainable competitive advantage for key platforms and products in the mobile apps ecosystem. In his most recent role at Remerge, he was spearheading the App Retargeting Platform business for APAC. Prior to Remerge, he has been instrumental in driving business performance for App Annie in Central Europe, Russia and CIS, preceded by the Country Manager role at Smart AdServer. He holds a Global EMBA from IE Business School in Madrid/Fudan University in Shanghai, a bachelor’s degree in International business & economics from London Metropolitan University and a degree in marketing communications from BAW in Munich.

    Anuj Khanna Sohum, the Chairman, MD and CEO of Affle said, “We welcome Martje to our leadership team and wish him a successful journey at Affle. His cross-functional and relevant industry experience will enable us to drive further growth for our platforms and the CPCU business across all markets. We also welcome Raghav who has joined our Data Platforms and Operations team and look forward to achieving continued success as we strengthen our foundation for Affle2.0 growth journey.”

    Abeldt said “I can't imagine a more exciting time to join Affle and look forward to complement the exceptional entrepreneurial capabilities of the leadership team. It gives me immense excitement to lead the RevX Platform to help drive business growth across markets through new strategic initiatives.”

    This announcement comes along Affle’s another key appointment of Raghav Maheshwari as director – global account management, who joins with 10+ years’ experience. In his last stint, he was working for Inmobi as director – sales (south east Asia) and has played key roles in the ad tech ecosystem across APAC markets. He has previously driven growth initiatives for companies like Fidelity Investments and The Smart Cube.

  • L&K Saatchi & Saatchi strengthens creative team in Mumbai

    L&K Saatchi & Saatchi strengthens creative team in Mumbai

    Mumbai: L&K Saatchi & Saatchi India has announced two key appointments for its creative teams in Mumbai. Joining the agency are Chandani Samdaria, who comes on board as senior creative director and Nikita Goswami who has joined as creative director. The duo will report to L&K Saatchi & Saatchi joint national creative director Rohit Malkani.

    Both join at a time when the agency has been winning a stream of new businesses since the start of 2020. Their task would be to ideate, co-create and put out compelling pieces of work in the marketplace while also playing an important role in increasing the creative standing of the agency especially in the western region.

    Malkani said: “At L&K Saatchi and Saatchi Mumbai, we are at the crux of a fabulous tomorrow, with a slew of new brands, leadership and energy. In the sea of prospective candidates that I met over the last few months two individuals stood out for me. They were bright, articulate and talented of course, but above all, they both had minds that were buzzing with fresh perspectives and a hunger for great work that I have rarely seen. Thank you Nikita and Chandani for teaming up for this gig and we’re looking forward to some seriously differentiated work from you!”

    Samdaria joins the agency from Leo Burnett and has nearly a decade of creative experience handling brands across categories like F&B, entertainment, haircare, detergent, personal hygiene etc. Some of the brands she has worked on include Amazon Audible, Tide, Knorr, Closeup, Clinic Plus, Ariel, Hotstar, Kwality Walls, Pillsbury etc.

    Chandani said: “L&K Saatchi & Saatchi has a bag full of established brands and I feel that I can help build the creative prowess further. When I spoke to Paritosh, I liked the vision he had for the agency and that’s what pulled me towards it. The only challenge was joining during the ongoing Covid2019 crisis, but everything fell into place sooner than I’d imagined. In fact, this pandemic made me realise that advertising today is more relevant than ever before. We are not just selling a product, we are selling stories of hope and emotions that will help us rebuild as a race. There’s a sea of negativity around us. Along with L&K Saatchi & Saatchi, I’m just hoping to create a few waves of positivity in it.”

    Goswami joins the agency from Ogilvy & Mather and has over ten years of experience managing creative mandates for brands like Taj Hotels, Dove Hair, Tang, Cadbury’s, Red Label Tea, Vodafone, Parachute, State Bank of India, Vodafone among others. She has also had promising stints at Publicis Capital, Euro RSCG, McCann Erickson and Lowe Lintas.

    Goswami said: “I see myself as a perfect fit for the leadership Paritosh and Rohit were looking for. I'm thrilled to join L&K Saatchi & Saatchi – a place with rich veins of talent and a good portfolio to match. I enjoy being a part of a dynamic culture that continues to bring forth interesting opportunities despite an ongoing pandemic. Today's advertising is particularly challenging and needs conscious messaging and speedy execution. I look forward to bring these to the agency and contribute meaningfully to its creative output.”

    Both the appointments are effective immediately and based out of Mumbai.

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  • Shoppers Stop MD and CEO Rajiv Suri resigns

    Shoppers Stop MD and CEO Rajiv Suri resigns

    NEW DELHI: Shoppers Stop MD and CEO Rajiv Suri has tendered his resignation for personal reasons, effective 25 August 2020 to pursue a career in a company outside India. 

    The board of directors of the company at its meeting has accepted his resignation and placed on record their appreciation for the contribution made by him during his tenure. 

    In the interim period, the company shall be managed by an experienced CXO committee to ensure the stability of operations and strategic initiatives.

  • Oppo VP-product Sumit Walia quits

    Oppo VP-product Sumit Walia quits

    NEW DELHI: Oppo India VP of product and marketing Sumit Walia has put down his papers. Walia joined the company last year April.

    Prior joining to Oppo India, Walia spent around nine-year stint at Samsung. He had joined the in 2010 as a product manager and left the organisation in 2019 as director.

    He has overall 15 years of experience and has worked with brands like Tata Tele Business Services, Huawei Technologies, LG Electronics, and Videocon Services. 

  • Ola COO & global CMO Arun Srinivas quits

    Ola COO & global CMO Arun Srinivas quits

    NEW DELHI: Ola COO and global CMO Arun Srinivas has reportedly stepped down from his position. He had joined the company last year. There are reports that senior VP corporate affairs Sanjiv Reddy has also resigned.

    Prior to joining to Ola, Srinivas was with West Bridge Capital Partners for two years and before that he had spent more than a decade at Unilever. He began his career with Reebok India in 1996.

    The news has come at a point in time when the cab-hailing service has been witnessing revenue loss due to the pandemic.

    In May 2020, the company reportedly announced a lay off employees due to the Covid2019 crisis. As per sources, both of them will be pursuing other opportunities post their exit from the organisation.

  • FOSSIL WELCOMES ON-BOARD ITS NEWEST CELEBRITY AMBASSADOR

    FOSSIL WELCOMES ON-BOARD ITS NEWEST CELEBRITY AMBASSADOR

    NEW DELHI: FOSSIL today announced the addition of Disha Patani as its newest celebrity brand ambassador in India. The youth style icon successfully drives her large fan base with her authenticity and sense of fashion that is creative, fresh and modern.

    “We are so proud Fossil has become one of the top fashion brands in the watch category in India, and one that reflects the aspirations of youthful India. We are constantly innovating our designs while preserving the best of our modern vintage past,” says Fossil Group, India, Managing Director- Johnson Verghese. “Fossil is delighted to partner with Disha Patani who truly represents millennial India. Her confidence and passion for all that she takes on is remarkable, she has a dynamic sense of style, and she embodies Fossil’s intrinsic optimism and authenticity,” he further added.

    Commenting on this association Disha Patani said, “I’m thrilled to be associating with FOSSIL, a brand that brings together the best of design & innovation to create beautifully crafted watches. Celebrating individuality and uniqueness while advocating effortless style, is everything that defines Fossil’s style as well as mine!”

    The brand welcomed Disha Patani to the Fossil family on 10th July on Fossil’s newly launched India Instagram page.

    Disha’s collaboration with the brand will aim to reach out to her fan base who is equally inspired by her authentic style. The Malang and Baaghi 2 star will be seen in an upcoming brand campaign alongside Varun Dhawan, who has been Fossil’s brand ambassador since 2018.

    The campaign will feature the much-awaited watches from this year’s spring-summer collection – traditional & automatic watches, Hybrid HR smartwatches and new platforms for the Gen5smartwatch.

    The collection will be available for purchase at https://www.fossil.com/in/en.html

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  • Julie Bramham elevated as Johnnie Walker global brand director

    Julie Bramham elevated as Johnnie Walker global brand director

    NEW DELHI: Diageo India, the country’s leading beverage alcohol company today announced that Julie Bramham, current CMO of Diageo India, will move to Amsterdam as global brand director for Johnnie Walker and Deepika Warrier will take over as chief marketing officer Deepika Warrier joins Diageo India as CMO, effective July 27. Braham has been associated with Diageo for over 20 years. 

    Deepika Warrier, till recently, was managing director & CEO, Nourishco Beverages (formerly, a 50:50 Joint Venture between PepsiCo India and Tata Consumer Products). She joins Diageo after spending over two decades at PepsiCo, where she held key positions including CMO for PepsiCo India and Vice President for the Nutrition category across multiple geographies.

    Diageo India managing director and CEO Anand Kripalu said, “We are delighted to welcome Deepika to the Diageo India family. Her strong consumer-centric approach combined with her transformational leadership skills makes her a tremendous asset to Diageo. We would also like to thank Julie for her many contributions to the business, including setting a new direction for our brand portfolio as well as the Innovation programme.’

  • IndiaFirst Life makes top-level appointments

    IndiaFirst Life makes top-level appointments

    MUMBAI: IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company Ltd (IndiaFirst Life), promoted by Bank of Baroda and Union Bank of India, has appointed Atri Chakraborty as its chief operating officer (COO) and Sankaranarayanan R (Sankar) as its chief technology & data officer (CT&DO). Both took charge of their respective roles at IndiaFirst Life in July 2020.

    IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company   MD & CEO RM Vishakha said, “We welcome aboard our new COO – Atri Chakraborty and CT&DO – Sankaranarayanan R. Atri brings with him a wealth of operational management experience, specifically in the insurance domain. We are happy to have a steady hand at the operational helm as we continue to expand our business and broaden our customer base. Sankar joins IndiaFirst at an important growth juncture as we seek to boost our digital efficiencies. In addition to overseeing IT, he will ensure that our data and technology initiatives, resources, and investments support our mission of making insurance accessible to all. We believe that both Atri and Sankar will create value for our stakeholders through innovations and disruptions in their respective domains.”

    As the chief operating officer Chakraborty will oversee the entire gamut of designing, implementing and managing business operations. He is responsible for distribution & branch operations, customer service, new business & underwriting and claims. With over 26 years of rich and diversified experience in the BFSI sector, Chakraborty has dedicated 17 years plus in the insurance domain. Over the years he has been successful in transforming service delivery, achieving process excellence, facilitating digital transformation, synchronising program management, and overseeing operations management during his tenure at various organisations.

    As the chief technology and data officer (CT&DO), Sankaranarayanan R (Sankar) will drive the digital, data and technology disruptions at the organisation. His role encompasses handling information technology, and data & analytics function covering aspects of applications, infra & IT security and analytics. With a career spanning over 25 years in the insurance sector, Sankar has spearheaded technology and operations in India and abroad. He specialises in digital and technology implementation.

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  • The Marketing Society India appoints Juhie Gorwara as new chair

    The Marketing Society India appoints Juhie Gorwara as new chair

    NEW DELHI: The Marketing Society India has appointed Juhie Gorwara as its new chair in India. Gorwara is currently working at Philips Indian Subcontinent as head of corporate marketing. She has been a member of The Marketing Society in India since its early days in 2017, and also associated as a board member since July 2019.

    She will take over the position from JioSavaan VP, brand solutions Virginia Sharma who held the position since the launch of the society in India from 2017.

    Gorwara has over 18 years of experience in marketing. Prior to joining Philips, she was associated as a global marketing leader at Aricent (part of Capgemini group). She has also worked with brands like IBM, Avaya, and Yahoo.

    She has a bachelors in English from Jesus & Mary College, Delhi University, and also a degree in marketing management from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Gorwara has been recognised amongst the most influential marketing leaders in India by CMO Asia in 2017 and 2018 respectively.