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  • Anita Karnik is new SVP at Sniper

    Anita Karnik is new SVP at Sniper

    MUMBAi: In line with its recent senior management restructuring, The 120 Media Collective has brought in former Mindshare principal partner, Anita Karnik, as the senior vice-president and business head for Sniper, the commercials & content production arm of the company.

    She takes over from Chahna Rupani, and will report to the founder and CEO Roopak Saluja.

    The announcement comes shortly after the appointments of Kaizad Pardiwalla as president, and Abinandan Bose as creative director respectively, for Jack in the Box Worldwide, the company’s integrated communications agency.

    Commenting on joining Sniper, Karnik said, “I am delighted to join Sniper, which has always been a front runner (in its erstwhile Bang Bang Film days and thereafter as Sniper itself) in the business of Content – spanning commercials and multiscreen content. I look forward to creating some more magic, especially in this ‘Lean-in’ era.”

    “The creation of Sniper a couple of years ago, from its antecedent Bang Bang Films, was a prescient move in line with where the industry has now moved to. Anita joins us at the perfect time to capitalize on the seriousness with which brands are viewing content and allocating investments towards video. Her multi-format, multi-platform content experience is bound to prove invaluable while leading Sniper towards market leadership in a fast-evolving space,” added Saluja.

  • Gionee elevates Deepika Singh

    Gionee elevates Deepika Singh

    MUMBAI: Gionee India has promoted Deepika Singh as the director for marketing communications. Singh has been heading the company’s important communications and corporate affairs portfolio for the last one and a half years.

    Singh, along with managing and directing company’s internal and external communications, will also support the company’s brand building initiatives and sales growth across regions.

    Singh’s elevation comes at a time when Gionee is looking to aggressively push its current market share of five per cent upwards. Singh’s role is intended to augment the core team in strengthening brand communications and build preference and loyalty for Gionee among a fast increasing customer base. As part of Gionee’s concerted push to foster community connect, Singh will also be responsible for spearheading the company’s CSR initiatives, developing appropriate social responsibility goals and metrics and overseeing their implementation.

    Gionee India Country CEO and MD Arvind R Vohra said, “We are looking to beef up our core management team in India with fresh thinking and talent that blends multiple skills and experiences. This is the year when we will focus on taking Gionee to the next level of growth, while becoming one of the most loved brands in India. I believe Deepika has all it takes to deliver on this mandate and we are excited to promote her to this new role.”

  • Gionee elevates Deepika Singh

    Gionee elevates Deepika Singh

    MUMBAI: Gionee India has promoted Deepika Singh as the director for marketing communications. Singh has been heading the company’s important communications and corporate affairs portfolio for the last one and a half years.

    Singh, along with managing and directing company’s internal and external communications, will also support the company’s brand building initiatives and sales growth across regions.

    Singh’s elevation comes at a time when Gionee is looking to aggressively push its current market share of five per cent upwards. Singh’s role is intended to augment the core team in strengthening brand communications and build preference and loyalty for Gionee among a fast increasing customer base. As part of Gionee’s concerted push to foster community connect, Singh will also be responsible for spearheading the company’s CSR initiatives, developing appropriate social responsibility goals and metrics and overseeing their implementation.

    Gionee India Country CEO and MD Arvind R Vohra said, “We are looking to beef up our core management team in India with fresh thinking and talent that blends multiple skills and experiences. This is the year when we will focus on taking Gionee to the next level of growth, while becoming one of the most loved brands in India. I believe Deepika has all it takes to deliver on this mandate and we are excited to promote her to this new role.”

  • GroupM’s Shan Jain joins Publicis Media India

    GroupM’s Shan Jain joins Publicis Media India

    MUMBAI: Former GroupM executive Shan Jain has joined Publicis MediaIndia as the head of business transformation practice. Jain’s last stint was with GroupM, as Principal Partner, Client Leadership at Mindshare.

    Jain comes with more than 24 years of rich and diverse experience across Media, Account Planning, Strategy and Account management and has worked with Mindshare, RK Swamy BBDO, The Media Edge, FCB Ulka, Lowe, McCann and Ogilvy. Some of the key clients she has led and contributed to are HUL Personal Care, HUL Foods and beverage, GSK, ITC, Maruti and Gillete. She is passionate about brands and consumer journeys and has to her credit multiple awards including Spikes and Festival of Media Asia and Festival of Media Global. While it is a national role, she will be based out of Gurgaon.

    Publicis Media India CEO Anupriya Acharya said, “Business Transformation Practice of Publicis Media unlocks growth by re-engineering our client’s customer experience through a combination of talent and technology. Shan will be supported by Gautham Ram Pingali in this area who himself has a great experience around technology and its far-reaching impact on clients businesses. He also continues to lead the Content Practice in PM India.”

    Jain said, “The excellent data, analytics and tech support that I can lean on within the group as well as the extended expertise for Publicis. Sapient puts us in a very advantageous position in the market to strike these conversations with clients.

  • GroupM’s Shan Jain joins Publicis Media India

    GroupM’s Shan Jain joins Publicis Media India

    MUMBAI: Former GroupM executive Shan Jain has joined Publicis MediaIndia as the head of business transformation practice. Jain’s last stint was with GroupM, as Principal Partner, Client Leadership at Mindshare.

    Jain comes with more than 24 years of rich and diverse experience across Media, Account Planning, Strategy and Account management and has worked with Mindshare, RK Swamy BBDO, The Media Edge, FCB Ulka, Lowe, McCann and Ogilvy. Some of the key clients she has led and contributed to are HUL Personal Care, HUL Foods and beverage, GSK, ITC, Maruti and Gillete. She is passionate about brands and consumer journeys and has to her credit multiple awards including Spikes and Festival of Media Asia and Festival of Media Global. While it is a national role, she will be based out of Gurgaon.

    Publicis Media India CEO Anupriya Acharya said, “Business Transformation Practice of Publicis Media unlocks growth by re-engineering our client’s customer experience through a combination of talent and technology. Shan will be supported by Gautham Ram Pingali in this area who himself has a great experience around technology and its far-reaching impact on clients businesses. He also continues to lead the Content Practice in PM India.”

    Jain said, “The excellent data, analytics and tech support that I can lean on within the group as well as the extended expertise for Publicis. Sapient puts us in a very advantageous position in the market to strike these conversations with clients.

  • Bhargava new DAN Performance Group CEO; Rubeena to lead iProspect

    Bhargava new DAN Performance Group CEO; Rubeena to lead iProspect

    MUMBAI: iProspect India, the digital agency from Dentsu Aegis Network, has appointed Rubeena Singh as its CEO effective this December, as its former CEO Vivek Bhargava is being elevated to a larger role of CEO of DAN Performance Group.

    Bhargava will head all the Digital Performance Agencies of Dentsu Aegis Media. In this new arrangement, Rubeena Singh will report into Vivek Bhargava.

    Prior to iProspect India, Rubeena was COO, Moneycontrol.com for over three years, wherein she spearheaded business strategy, marketing, sales, operations and P&L. In her earlier 12-year stint with Network18, she has held various senior positions across its print and TV properties including Forbes India, CNBC TV18, CNBC Awaaz, CNN News 18 and News18 India. Before joining Network 18, Rubeena spent four years at Star TV India, where she helped build recognition for Star News in the highly cluttered Hindi news space.

    Bhargava said, “Rubeena’s vast experience in all three media formats – broadcast, print and digital will give iProspect India a competitive advantage as the performance industry makes this transition. Moreover, having Rubeena lead iProspect India will allow me to launch the other performance brands of Dentsu Aegis Media into India.”

    Singh said, “To me, the macro and micro trends of India becoming a truly digitally interconnected nation of over a billion people are now converging. This will have huge ramifications for businesses and how they connect with their customers. Having spent time in both print as well as TV media, I think the shift in allocation of media spends from traditional to digital will happen faster than thought before.”

    “iProspect India will be in pole position to emerge as a trusted advisor to its clients, helping them navigate these tumultuous times and guide them on maximizing returns on their marketing and media spends,” she added

  • Bhargava new DAN Performance Group CEO; Rubeena to lead iProspect

    Bhargava new DAN Performance Group CEO; Rubeena to lead iProspect

    MUMBAI: iProspect India, the digital agency from Dentsu Aegis Network, has appointed Rubeena Singh as its CEO effective this December, as its former CEO Vivek Bhargava is being elevated to a larger role of CEO of DAN Performance Group.

    Bhargava will head all the Digital Performance Agencies of Dentsu Aegis Media. In this new arrangement, Rubeena Singh will report into Vivek Bhargava.

    Prior to iProspect India, Rubeena was COO, Moneycontrol.com for over three years, wherein she spearheaded business strategy, marketing, sales, operations and P&L. In her earlier 12-year stint with Network18, she has held various senior positions across its print and TV properties including Forbes India, CNBC TV18, CNBC Awaaz, CNN News 18 and News18 India. Before joining Network 18, Rubeena spent four years at Star TV India, where she helped build recognition for Star News in the highly cluttered Hindi news space.

    Bhargava said, “Rubeena’s vast experience in all three media formats – broadcast, print and digital will give iProspect India a competitive advantage as the performance industry makes this transition. Moreover, having Rubeena lead iProspect India will allow me to launch the other performance brands of Dentsu Aegis Media into India.”

    Singh said, “To me, the macro and micro trends of India becoming a truly digitally interconnected nation of over a billion people are now converging. This will have huge ramifications for businesses and how they connect with their customers. Having spent time in both print as well as TV media, I think the shift in allocation of media spends from traditional to digital will happen faster than thought before.”

    “iProspect India will be in pole position to emerge as a trusted advisor to its clients, helping them navigate these tumultuous times and guide them on maximizing returns on their marketing and media spends,” she added

  • Jack in the Box Worldwide appoints Kaizad Pardiwalla as president

    Jack in the Box Worldwide appoints Kaizad Pardiwalla as president

    MUMBAI: Integrated communications agency, Jack in the Box Worldwide, a part of The 120 Media Collective, has appointed Kaizad Pardiwalla as president, with the aim to lead its ambitious growth strategy. Kaizad, who joins from Orchard Advertising, where he was Chief Operating Officer. He will report to The 120 Media Collective founder and CEO Roopak Saluja.

    An industry veteran, Kaizad started his career with Lowe Lintas and went on to hold leadership positions with Ogilvy & Mather, where he was National Head of OgilvyOne India, before joining Grey as Branch Head – Mumbai and subsequently moving to Orchard. In his career spanning over two decades, Kaizad has worked with brands such as Amazon, Wipro, Viacom 18, American Express, Cadbury, CISCO, Unilever, The Economist, Fiat, Ferrero and Vodafone, amongst others.

    Saluja commented on Kaizad’s appointment saying, “As Jack in the Box enters its next phase of growth as an integrated communications agency for the digital era, there’s a vital need for leadership with experience and stature; someone who can marshal all that we have at our disposal and beyond in terms of talent and technology to provide real business impact for our clients. Kaizad belongs to a rare breed of professionals, who couple a proven track record with the agility that’s integral to success in our business today and tomorrow. And I’m super excited to have him as a key partner in The 120 Media Collective’s quest for impact across the South/South-East Asia region.”

    On his new appointment, Kaizad said, “Today digital has become crucial for every brand to stay relevant. Jack in the Box Worldwide, with its digital first approach is a leader when it comes to assisting brands strike a chord with their target audience. I’m really excited to lead this extremely creative and talented team at Jack in the Box. We are here to provide business solutions for brands backed by strong ideas and insights into consumer behaviour. The vision is to create path breaking ideas that are media agnostic and which deliver results for our clients in the marketplace. With content and platforms coming into their own, these are very exciting times for us at JITB and there will be a lot to watch out for!”

  • Jack in the Box Worldwide appoints Kaizad Pardiwalla as president

    Jack in the Box Worldwide appoints Kaizad Pardiwalla as president

    MUMBAI: Integrated communications agency, Jack in the Box Worldwide, a part of The 120 Media Collective, has appointed Kaizad Pardiwalla as president, with the aim to lead its ambitious growth strategy. Kaizad, who joins from Orchard Advertising, where he was Chief Operating Officer. He will report to The 120 Media Collective founder and CEO Roopak Saluja.

    An industry veteran, Kaizad started his career with Lowe Lintas and went on to hold leadership positions with Ogilvy & Mather, where he was National Head of OgilvyOne India, before joining Grey as Branch Head – Mumbai and subsequently moving to Orchard. In his career spanning over two decades, Kaizad has worked with brands such as Amazon, Wipro, Viacom 18, American Express, Cadbury, CISCO, Unilever, The Economist, Fiat, Ferrero and Vodafone, amongst others.

    Saluja commented on Kaizad’s appointment saying, “As Jack in the Box enters its next phase of growth as an integrated communications agency for the digital era, there’s a vital need for leadership with experience and stature; someone who can marshal all that we have at our disposal and beyond in terms of talent and technology to provide real business impact for our clients. Kaizad belongs to a rare breed of professionals, who couple a proven track record with the agility that’s integral to success in our business today and tomorrow. And I’m super excited to have him as a key partner in The 120 Media Collective’s quest for impact across the South/South-East Asia region.”

    On his new appointment, Kaizad said, “Today digital has become crucial for every brand to stay relevant. Jack in the Box Worldwide, with its digital first approach is a leader when it comes to assisting brands strike a chord with their target audience. I’m really excited to lead this extremely creative and talented team at Jack in the Box. We are here to provide business solutions for brands backed by strong ideas and insights into consumer behaviour. The vision is to create path breaking ideas that are media agnostic and which deliver results for our clients in the marketplace. With content and platforms coming into their own, these are very exciting times for us at JITB and there will be a lot to watch out for!”

  • Pinto new creative head – FCB Ulka (West), NCD – branded content

    Pinto new creative head – FCB Ulka (West), NCD – branded content

    MUMBAI: In a significant development, FCB Ulka today announced the appointment of Keegan Pinto as Creative Head – FCB Ulka (West) and National Creative Director – Branded Content.

    In this role, Keegan will be responsible for enhancing the creative quotient and strengthening the creative capabilities for the agency and will be based out of Mumbai.

    With over 15 years of experience in the industry, Keegan is one of the most recognized and awarded names in the business. He has been a part of Colenso BBDO New Zealand, Publicis Ambience, Ogilvy & Mather India and Lowe Lintas. In his most recent outing, he was Creative Head of MTV India. His work has won him accolades at both national and international circuits such as D&AD, The One Show, Adfest, Cannes Lions, Abbys, Effies, DMA Asia Echo Awards, Promax India, Asia and World.

    Keegan championed several memorable and impactful pieces of work for celebrated brands such as Lifebuoy, Tata Tea, Tetley, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, Calvin Klein, He Deodorants, Askme, Kamasutra, Sunsilk, Gulf Oil, Nescafe, Vdot, Big Bazaar, Economic Times, TVS, Zoom TV, DNA, Airtel, Ashok Leyland, Onida, Bajaj bikes, BBC World, Claris Pharmaceuticals, Croma, DB Realty, DNA newspaper, IICE Vodka, Himalayan Water, Dove, Ponds, Lakme, Hindustan Pencils, Kodak, Kingfisher Airlines and more.

    FCB India group chairman and CEO Rohit Ohri said, “The diversity of his experience and the depth of his talent will be key in driving the creative transformation agenda at FCB Ulka. Further, his experience with branded content will help us quickly scale up our content division. I’m truly delighted to have Keegan as part of our leadership team at FCB Ulka.”

    “Content creation today is an integral part of all brand communication. Keegan has a unique blend of advertising and channel experience which is extremely relevant in today’s world,” added FCB Ulka CEO Nitin Karkare.

    FCB Ulka CCO Swati Bhattacharya said, “Keegan’s thorough understanding of the communication business is phenomenal.”

    “The big change story that FCB wishes to write is the most enticing challenge that tipped things over for me and I look forward to that. I personally love a change story, be it a brand or an agency,” commented Pinto.

    Pinto has led some popular award winning campaigns such as ‘Bande Achchhe Hain’ for ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, Stay Raw for MTV India, ‘Power of 49′ for Tata Tea, ‘Heat mein Dheet Hain’ for Onida ACs, ‘Inside waala Snaan’ for Tetley Green Tea, ’For Indian Values’ for Videocon d2h, the recent Beef Ban campaign for MTV and has been instrumental in the recently launched only-music channel from MTV, MTV Beats. On the side, Keegan is a music composer/lyricist and awaits a few movie releases in 2017.