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  • Dentsu Webchutney appoints Pravin Sutar as executive creative director

    Dentsu Webchutney appoints Pravin Sutar as executive creative director

    MUMBAI: Dentsu Webchutney, the digital agency from Dentsu Aegis Network, has appointed Pravin Sutar as executive creative director. 

    He will be based out of the agency’s Mumbai office. His last stint was with Leo Burnett, where he handled some of the biggest brands in the country including HDFC Bank, HDFC Life, Amazon and Park Avenue.

    With over 17 years of cross-category, cross-platform experience along with a diverse set of exposure spanning marketing, digital and creative, Sutar is all set to lead the charge for the agency.

    Dentsu Webchutney EVP and branch head Nishi Kant says, “It is great to have someone of Pravin’s experience onboard in the digital environment. His enthusiasm for his craft, I’m hoping will spread infectiously through the agency.”

    Commenting on his joining Sutar mentions, “We all say advertising is moving towards an integration between mainline and digital. I’ve always thought that the best way to create madness is to be a part of the method and that brings me to my switch from close to two decades in mainline to a future in digital.”

    He further adds, “There’s no denying that mainline has its own charm and I feel grateful for having carried that understanding with me. For a while now, I’ve seen a similar charm in digital as well. The scope of being relevant through content, engaging through craft and clever with innovations, is exciting to say the least. I find Dentsu Webchutney to be the most cutting edge and innovative digital agency. I look forward to being able to contribute and learn as we move forward.”

  • Hemant Tiwari appointed Hitachi Vantara GM for India biz

    Hemant Tiwari appointed Hitachi Vantara GM for India biz

    MUMBAI: Hitachi Vantara, a subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd has appointed Hemant Tiwari as the general manager for India business. 

    Tiwari will lead the Vantara business and operations in India with a focus on growing the overall business, accelerating the expansion of the company’s revenue, market share in India and building up the partner ecosystem.

    He brings to Hitachi Vantara a vast experience driving the growth of data centre, hybrid cloud portfolio across consumer, enterprise server, storage and networking.

    Commenting on his appointment, Hemant Tiwari says, “I am thrilled to be joining the Hitachi Vantara team, and I look forward to working closely with our partners and customers to take full advantage of the fast-growing technology landscape and opportunities that the Indian market has to offer. As the technology industry continues to evolve across different segments, it is truly an exciting time to lead and drive the company’s growth in India.”

    Hitachi Vantara APAC senior vice president and general manager Daniel Chong adds, “India is a critical market for Hitachi Vantara. With the immense potential and digital-led transformation that the country is witnessing today, the business opportunities in creating an innovative data-driven approach for our customers to deliver business value and accelerate their digital transformation journey are phenomenal. We are excited about the leadership Hemant will provide in growing our business in the India market through our unique expertise and innovative technology solutions.”

    Hemant Tiwari comes with an experience of over 35 years in IT industry. Prior to joining Hitachi, he worked with Hewlett Packard for over two decades at various senior management positions across India and Asia.

  • Kinetic elevates Rachana Lokhande, Charanjeet Arora as joint CEOs

    Kinetic elevates Rachana Lokhande, Charanjeet Arora as joint CEOs

    MUMBAI: WPP’s media planner and digital innovator of outdoor advertising agency, Kinetic India has elevated Rachana Lokhande and Charanjeet Singh Arora as joint CEOs. 

    Lokhande and Arora will replace Suresh Balakrishna who resigned earlier in July. 

    Prior to the elevation, Lokhande was working as the vice president of trading and operations at Kinetic India while Arora served as senior vice president for clients. 

    Kinetic’s Global CEO Marc-Antoine de Roys says, “I want to thank Suresh for his great work at Kinetic. It is because of his leadership and succession planning that we are in a position to have consistency as he transitions out of the organisation. Rachana and CJ are proven leaders at our company who have earned the trust and respect of our employees, vendors and clients.  Their service, history, and accomplishments made this an easy decision.”

    Before joining Kinetic India, Lokhande worked with IPG and R K Swamy BBDO. Arora has worked for Posterscope, IPG and Reliance Broadcast.

  • Hershey India appoints new supply chain director

    Hershey India appoints new supply chain director

    MUMBAI: Global confectionery and snacking company, Hershey, has appointed Partha Gangopadhyay as the new director for supply chain in India. 

    Partha Gangopadhyay takes over from Gunasekaran, who retires this year. Partha brings with him a rich experience of more than 24 years in all areas of manufacturing and supply chain such as production, quality assurance, maintenance, plant projects, R&D projects and multiple franchisee operations. He joins Hershey from Mondelez India Foods Private Ltd where he worked as associate director for integrated supply chain operations, central India cluster.

    Hershey India managing director Herjit Bhalla says, “I am delighted to welcome Partha to Hershey India. Partha brings with him a vast experience and keen insights on market dynamics and customer orientation. As we look to expand our presence across India and grow our portfolio in the country, I am sure that Partha will give us a strategic advantage in our supply chain management.”

    Commenting on his new role, Gangopadhyay mentions, “It gives me immense pride in taking up this new responsibility at a time when Hershey India is expanding its portfolio in the Indian FMCG industry. I look forward to making a fruitful contribution towards the efficiency, productivity, quality and progress of the company.”

    The company has more than 80 brands around the world that drive more than $7.5 billion in annual revenues, including such iconic brand names as Hershey’s, Reese’s, Hershey’s Kisses, Jolly Rancher, and Ice Breakers. Building on its core business, Hershey is expanding its portfolio to include a broader range of delicious snacks.

  • Triton Communications appoints Sam Husaini to head North India biz

    Triton Communications appoints Sam Husaini to head North India biz

    MUMBAI: Indian private communications agency, Triton Communications, has appointed Sam Husaini as president for North India business.

    As part of his role, Husaini will ensure the growth of the agency and will provide existing and potential clients with an indispensable partnership that catalyses their quest for prosperity and greatness.

    Sam Husaini is a passionate and visionary business leader, with over two decades of marketing, branding, communications and transformation experience in India and the Middle East.

    Triton Communications founder and director Ali Merchant says, “We are aiming to be among the top five integrated communications agency in the next three years in North India, for this, we need strong yet disruptive minds to make it happen. We are confident that Sam Husaini will provide the leadership to make it a reality as president, North India of Triton Communications.”

    Munawar Syed, director for the agency recognises Sam to be a well-qualified, well-experienced communications professional with a humane leadership style that endears and earns respect.

    Husaini has worked for challenging brands in India and the Middle East across diverse business verticals such as telecom, banking & finance, consumer appliances, insurance, automotive, retail, food & beverage, household cleaning products, government services, real estate, media, sporting events, aviation and heavy industry.

    He started his career with Lintas in Mumbai and then moved on to work with Leo Burnett and McCann Erickson in Delhi and later with the BBDO Network in the MENA region.

    Incorporated in 1991 by Ali Merchant and Munawar Syed, Triton has worked for clients including Adani-Wilmar, Eureka Forbes, Officer’s Choice and Yes Bank among others.

  • Religious most benefitted genre in Chrome DM week 28

    Religious most benefitted genre in Chrome DM week 28

    MUMBAI: With a growth of 2.05 per cent as compared to last week (27), the religious genre marked the highest opportunity to see (OTS) among all categories in week 28 of Chrome Data Analytics & Media.

    In the religious genre, Sanskar gained the highest OTS with 98.6 per cent in HSM excluding the less than 1L-market.

    OTS is the actual census-based percentage connectivity of a channel spread across 81 million homes, reported by Chrome DM, across analogue cable, digital cable and DTH. 

    The second position in the gainer’s list of OTS was grabbed by the Hindi GEC genre with the growth of 1.21 per cent in HSM excluding the less than 1L-market. DD National was the most benefitted channel in this category with 99.5 per cent.

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    The third position in the gainers was garnered by the youth genre in HSM excluding the less than 1L-market with 0.96 per cent OTS. MTV gained the highest OTS with 92.2 per cent.

    The infotainment genre was at the fourth position in the list with 0.80 per cent growth and NGC catered to 91.8 per cent OTS in All India 1 Lakh+ market.

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    The fifth spot was garnered by the music genre with 0.33 per cent growth and Sony Mix was the most benefitted channel with 92.0 per cent OTS in HSM excluding the less than 1L-market.

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  • Sanjeev Chhabra joins Brightstar telecom as director for India business

    MUMBAI: SoftBank subsidiary Brightstar Corp has appointed Sanjeev Chhabra as the new director of India business, the company said in a release on Tuesday.

    Earlier Chhabra was responsible for thr B2B enterprise business at Brightstar, has taken over the role of director from Deval Parikh. In his new role Sanjiv will be responsible for Brightstar’s business across the India market.

    Prior to this Chhabra was senior vice president at a B2B enterprise business where he was responsible for profitable growth of the business unit and worked closely with OEM and channel partners.

    He brings with him more than 22 years of experience in ICT industry, out of which last 10 years have been with Brightstar. He had previously worked in roles including direct partner engagement and vendor relationships.

  • TATA AIA elevates Rishi Srivastava as CEO and MD

    MUMBAI: In a recent development, Tata AIA Life, a private life insurer has announced Rishi Srivastava as the new chief executive officer and managing director starting 1 August 2018 subject to regulatory approval from IRDAI. Srivastava will replace Naveen Tahilyani.

    Srivastava is currently chief of proprietary channels, product, marketing and corporate communication at Tata AIA. He has been active in setting up and driving Tata AIA’s agency workforce and successfully building the unique premier agency model in India which aims to providing enhanced overall customer experience.

    Srivastava brings with him more than 20 years of experience in finance and insurance. Prior to this, he was CEO at ICICI Prudential before moving to ICICI Bank as general manager and then on to AXA as director of the agency business in Jakarta.

    He joined Tata AIA in 2016. Srivastava started his career with Dabur India Limited as a area sales manager and product manager.

    He has led strong, profitable growth at Tata AIA over the past three and half years, with a focus on delivering a multi-distribution business, best-in-class customer experience and building a differentiated protection-oriented franchise.

  • BBDO ropes in Atin Wahal as EVP Mumbai

    BBDO ropes in Atin Wahal as EVP Mumbai

    MUMBAI: Former Publicis SVP Atin Wahal has joined advertising agency BBDO as the new executive vice president. Wahal will head the Mumbai office. 

    BBDO Asia chairman and CEO Jean-Paul Burge says, “This is a key role in a key market for a key office. India and BBDO India are booming and I have no doubt Atin will make a great success of taking our Mumbai office to greater heights. We have a fantastic team there and a tremendous culture which I am certain he will bring an exciting new dimension to.”

    Wahal adds, “I have always considered myself being in the business of storytelling for brands and I am thrilled to be a part of the team who is the best in the business not only in India but the world. What got my attention when meeting Josy, Ajai and JP is how simplistic but thorough the approach is towards their brands which lends itself to the philosophy of ‘acts, not ads’. In the last 10 years, BBDO India has been the most effective and creative agency in the world and I look forward to making the agency and its clients shine even brighter.”    

    BBDO India chairman and chief creative officer Josy Paul mentions, “Atin is a hands-on advertising and brand management champion with a strong business acumen. He is a believer and partitioner of our ‘Acts Not Ads’ mantra and a keen follower of social movements led by brands–including our work on Gillette, Ariel, Whisper, Mirinda, Quaker, Visa, SC Johnsons, All Out and Aviva Life Insurance. We are thrilled to have him on our side. Spiritually, he is already one of us.”

  • Ex-PepsiCo marketing director Vani Gupta joins Hypersonic

    Ex-PepsiCo marketing director Vani Gupta joins Hypersonic

    MUMBAI: Vani Gupta, PepsiCo’s former marketing director has joined Hypersonic as a founder member and will lead the consumer innovation practice. Her expertise in marketing consumer-centric innovations will drive the innovation marketing and category management for Hypersonic’s clients across industries that include FMCG, IT, media, telecom, healthcare, real estate, and e-commerce.

    On her appointment Gupta said, “I love demonstrating impactful growth through consumer thinking. Hypersonic is an ideal fit at this stage of my career as it allows me to work on multiple innovations and varied marketing challenges, that would benefit from the hands-on intervention of the Hypersonic team,” according to adageindia.in. 

    Prior to PepsiCo, she had a rewarding stint with Unilever where she led the successful launch of a hair care range for colored hair across South East Asia and South Asia. Before Unilever, Vani worked with Reckitt Benckiser, where she launched Veet in India and crafted a success model for emerging markets. 

    Hypersonic Advisory was founded in 2017, by a team of leading industry experts with 100+ years of combined experience. They work on site with their client teams, thereby strengthening a company’s own capability to scale and achieve their next level of growth. Hypersonic is unique as it commits to its solutions by linking pay-out to measurable results.

    Hypersonic Advisory co-founder Venkatesh Rangachari said, “Vani is a recognised leader in the marketing field and her creative-technical acumen will be a valuable asset to our clients. Vani has a track record of bringing innovations successfully to the market. She compliments Hypersonic’s ethos of being effective doers. We’re excited to welcome Vani to our founding team and are the stronger for it.”

    After joining PepsiCo India in 2011, she revived Kurkure and boosted the growth to double digits. Her roles in the two decades has been managing cross-cultural teams, complex brand, and product launches, and developing innovation mixes for different markets.