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  • Kodak Alaris ropes in Cássio Vaquero as regional director

    MUMBAI: Kodak Alaris has roped in Cássio Vaquero as its new regional director, information management division, for Asia-Pacific and Latin America. Based in Singapore, Vaquero succeeds Susheel John, who has been elevated to a global leadership role with Kodak Alaris in Rochester, New York.

     

    In his new role, Vaquero will head the Asia-Pacific operations with a special focus on creating deeper relationships with customers and partners across important sectors such as government, banking and financial services. 

     

    “Asia Pacific is an exciting marketplace for our business and Cássio has the experience and energy to unlock that power for us,” said Kodak Alaris CEO Ralf Gerbershagen. “He brings a great mix of entrepreneurial spirit and trusted expertise to the table. Two traits that are core to everything we do here at Kodak Alaris,” he added.

     

    Vaquero has been with the company for 15 years and has held a range of high profile marketing and sales positions. In his previous role, Vaquero was director of Kodak Alaris’ information management business in the Latin America Region (LAR), with responsibility for sales, marketing, service, and business operations. 

     

    “The Asia-Pacific region has a mix of developed and emerging markets with different adoption rates for information management solutions. The region is full of growth opportunities and offers us a really exciting challenge,” said Vaquero.

     

    “I look forward to sharing ideas and best practices across Asia Pacific and Latin America and helping our customers and partners unlock the power of our information management portfolio for their organisations,” he concluded.

  • Razorfish India appoints Bharatesh Salian as VP & head of strategy

    Razorfish India appoints Bharatesh Salian as VP & head of strategy

    MUMBAI: Razorfish India has roped in Bharatesh Salian as its vice president and head of strategy. He will be based out of its Mumbai office. 

     

    “With a strong technology background and in-depth understanding of brands and consumer behaviour to boot, it is a unique combination that is not easy to come by,” said Razorfish India COO Gaurav Pathak.

     

    He added, “His more than 14 years of rich experience in mobile, digital and social media domains will be valuable for us to strengthen Razorfish’s capabilities in business transformation.”

     

    Prior to joining Razorfish, he was with VivaConnect as chief strategy officer where he worked with clients like BJP, GSK, Google and Tata Motors. In his tenure at TechShastra, he developed innovative solutions for Unilever, Pepsi, Nescafe, Zee TV and Network 18 amongst others.

     

    A recipient of the ‘Innovative Leader Award’ at Indira International Innovation Summit, January 2013, Salian said, “Razorfish has always been known to be at the cutting edge of technology blending creativity, media and technology seamlessly. Its philosophy of world changing ideas and business transformation resonates with my own ambition of being at the forefront of India’s digital transformation.”

     

    Razorfish India CEO Charulata Ravi Kumar informed, “We are constantly seeking out the most curious and innovative minds with fire in the bellies! And of course those who are not bound by the past but creating new tomorrows.”

     

  • Baggit’s Kaanchan Shah joins Eggfirst as client services director

    Baggit’s Kaanchan Shah joins Eggfirst as client services director

    MUMBAI: Eggfirst has appointed Kaanchan Shah as client services director. In her second stint with Eggfirst, Shah will be based out of the agency’s Mumbai office.

     

    Eggfirst CMD Ravikant Banka said, “Kaanchan brings for clients more than two decades of rich experience in marketing and a rock-steady commitment to excellence. Considering the pace of our expansion and the vision for future, she is a delightful addition to the management team to help us achieve the planned growth.”

     

    Shah added, “Eggfirst has always been like a second home. My earlier stint with Eggfirst, as senior account director planning left an indelible mark and coming back was inevitable.”

     

    Shah was previously with Baggit, a fashion accessory segment company. Prior to that, she also worked at JWT-Fortune.

  • United Mediaworks ropes in Satish Mundhe as VP – media sales

    United Mediaworks ropes in Satish Mundhe as VP – media sales

    MUMBAI: United Mediaworks has appointed Satish Mundhe as its VP – media sales, where he will be responsible in getting newer associations resulting in advertising and marketing revenue.

     

    Mundhe joins United Mediaworks after a stint of nearly a decade at Inox Leisure where he was a senior member in the ad-sales and marketing department. He was instrumental in carrying out innovative strategies for various clients and was also responsible in conducting premiers and special screenings for clients to generate additional revenue and get brand mileage.

     

    Mundhe said, “I am very glad to join United Mediaworks. They have been doing some great work and now are looking to expand their presence across markets in India. This gives me an opportunity to apply my knowledge and expertise and help them build a stronger business model. I am looking forward to working with them.”

     
    United Mediaworks co-founder and joint managing director Ashish Bhandari added, “We are glad to have Satish on-board with us. He is a highly accomplished and competent media professional. With his level of focus, dedication and commitment, we are sure United Mediaworks will achieve greater heights sooner than imagined.”

     
    With more than 15 years of experience in the marketing and sales field, Mundhe has worked with a wide range of brands like Multi Screen Media’s television channels, Axis Bank and Adlabs Imagica amongst others.

  • Govt asks media to refrain from speculative reports on high-level vacant posts

    Govt asks media to refrain from speculative reports on high-level vacant posts

    NEW DELHI: The media was today asked by the Government to refrain from writing news articles based on speculation.

     

    The Finance Ministry appeared to be irked by reports in certain section of the media about the outcome of selection process for the post of MD & CEO of five Public Sector Banks (PSBs) recently.

     

    The Ministry said most of these items are based on speculation that is far from truth.

     

    Such news items based on speculative names create unnecessary confusion not only among the candidates who are part of the selection process but also among the members of public at large.

     

    It may be mentioned that the process of selection is kept confidential and, therefore, the result can only be known after the approval of the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC). 

  • Saumen Chakraborty named chairman of ESC

    Saumen Chakraborty named chairman of ESC

    NEW DELHI: Intellisys Technologies & Research CEO and managing Director Saumen Chakraborty has taken over as chairman of Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council (ESC), for the period 2015-2017.

     

    He was elected as chairman in the first meeting of the newly elected members of the Executive Committee held in Delhi recently. Elin Electronics (New Delhi) director B S Sethia and I2T2 India (Hyderabad) chairman Prasad VSS Garapati were elected as vice chairmen for the same period.

     

    ESC is India’s largest electronics and computer software trade promotion association with a pan-India membership base of over 2200 and its focus is on IT exports. ESC in partnership with its members has been able to address many of the challenges in the export front effectively and position the industry to reap the benefit from the next IT growth wave. The Council is endeavoring to create an enabling environment for the IT industry, SMEs in particular, rebranding the industry to showcase their expertise, innovations, and also aligning with the Government both at the Centre and States’ level to create a healthy export friendly environment.

     

    Chakraborty said, “Currently India is in the cusp of a digital and manufacturing revolution. Roll out of government programmes like Digital India, Make in India, Financial Inclusion etc. is creating vast spaces for virtual and brick and mortar industries to grow and support each other. Our effort in ESC will be to leverage these opportunities to create quantum leaps in the IT segment, particularly in the export efforts.”

     

    “ESC is fortunate to have Chakraborty as the chairman at a time when the IT industry is gearing up for permeating the culture of innovation across the spectrum to enable India to stay ahead in the ICT industry. He can give a proactive leadership to the industry in strengthening Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) of India’s knowledge based IT industry, both in products and solutions, which is the need of the hour along with market oriented R&D to meet for customer expectations of the overseas markets. That will help leapfrog India’s IT exports in the coming years,” ESC executive director DK Sareen said.

     

    A technocrat with around 23 years of experience in the IT industry, Chakraborty leads a team of experts drawn across geographies to revolutionize the whole concept of video conferencing on a global scale.

  • ShopClues makes key senior leadership appointments

    ShopClues makes key senior leadership appointments

    MUMBAI: ShopClues has hired top talent in leadership ranks of its category division. The company has appointed Nitin Kochhar as AVP and Animesh Kumar associate director.

     

    Kochhar will maintain and build the strong foothold of various categories on the website including home and kitchen, electronics, tech products etc.

     

    Kochhar said, “I’m thrilled to be a part of one of India’s fastest growing e-commerce ventures. My goal will be to leverage category exposure in electronics, FMCG, baby care, books and office supplies and apply it at ShopClues. ShopClues is in an exciting phase of growth and expansion and I’m happy to come on board at this crucial stage.”

     

    Kumar added, “I’m always looking for new challenges in my career and with ShopClues I have another opportunity to deliver significant results. The marketplace and its differentiated value proposition hold tremendous potential in India. I will be keenly involved in managing category performance including SKU rationalisation, vendor relationships and contract negotiations which form a very vital aspect of any e-commerce business.” 

     

    ShopClues co-founder and chief business officer Radhika Aggarwal said, “We are most pleased to have Kochhar and Kumar on board. Our broad range of unstructured categories is one of our USPs and therefore this division is very significant for our marketplace model. Nitin and Animesh are best suited to head this division as both have over a decade of relevant experience and have played a pivotal role in turning around the e-commerce businesses they have been a part of. We look forward to the positive impact of their leadership, dynamism and proven abilities in scaling business growth.”

     

    Former Flipkart senior director of business development, Kochhar has over 10 years of professional experience.

     

    Kumar, who has been the founding team member at Fashionara, has 11+ years of leadership experience and has previously worked with companies like Indus-league, Reliance Trends Ltd. and Bharti Wal-Mart.

  • Dentsu APAC elevates Ted Lim as chief creative officer

    Dentsu APAC elevates Ted Lim as chief creative officer

    MUMBAI: Dentsu Aegis Network has promoted Ted Lim to chief creative officer of Dentsu Asia Pacific excluding Japan. Prior to this, Lim led Dentsu’s creative offering for Southeast Asia. 

     

    Dentsu Asia Pacific (ex Japan) CEO Rohit Ohri said, “Ted has done a great job in building a culture of creativity and innovation in Southeast Asia and will now will bring those skills to an even bigger job across the region. I look forward to working closely with Ted to bring to life Dentsu’s core proposition of Good Innovation outside Japan and in the process, build and enhance our company’s creative reputation.”

     

    Previously, Lim was executive creative director and deputy chairman at Naga DDB Malaysia and chief creative officer at Leo Burnett Singapore before joining Dentsu in 2013.

     

    Lim, who will now work with over 20 offices across 10 countries, said, “Fortune follows fame. Do work that makes our clients and their brands famous, and money will follow.”

  • DDB Mudra south & east appoints Rajat Ray as associate vice president

    DDB Mudra south & east appoints Rajat Ray as associate vice president

    MUMBAI: DDB Mudra south & east has roped in Rajat Ray as its associate vice president. Based out of the agency’s Bengaluru office, he will be reporting to DDB Mudra south & east executive vice president Sujay Ghosh. .

     

    Ray joins DDB Mudra, fresh from a five year stint at Ogilvy & Mather, where he was last designated client services director and led the consolidated advertising team on the IBM account. Before that, he was associated with prominent agencies like Euro RSCG, Ogilvy (earlier stint) and Fountainhead.

     

    Ray has had extensive experience across sectors both B2C and B2B, including but not limited to FMCG, consumer durables, real estate, healthcare, lifestyle, BFSI and IT and brings to the table, a high degree of proficiency in digital marketing.

     

    Ray said, “I’m extremely excited about my new assignment at DDB Mudra and look forward to navigate through the unique opportunities and challenges that the alco-bev category presents. In the short span while I’ve been here, I’ve been struck by the overall levels of energy and enthusiasm. I am impressed with some of the work emanating from this office clearly indicative of the high level of strategic thinking and creative talent it has at its disposal.”

     

    Cherian added, “I am happy to welcome Rajat to the DDB family. Rajat brings with him strong creative agency experience handling global brands & businesses. He is an excellent people’s person and demonstrates strong leadership skills.”

  • O&M worldwide chairman & CEO Miles Young to retire in 2016

    O&M worldwide chairman & CEO Miles Young to retire in 2016

    MUMBAI: Ogilvy & Mather worldwide chairman and CEO Miles Young will be retiring from this role next year to take up the position of Warden of his alma mater, New College at Oxford University. This appointment becomes effective September 2016.

     

    Until then, Young will continue in his current role at Ogilvy & Mather. Upon taking up his new position at Oxford, he will remain working closely with both Ogilvy and parent company, WPP, on a non-executive basis.

     

    Young, 61, has spent 32 years at Ogilvy & Mather, starting in the London office. He became chairman of Ogilvy & Mather Asia Pacific in 1995 where he spent 13 years building Asia Pacific into O&M’s fastest growing region. He assumed the role of global CEO in 2009 and his current role of chairman in July 2012.

     

    For the past six years he has led Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide to be the most effective and creative agency network in the world as recognized by the prestigious Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity and the Global Effie Effectiveness Index. 

     

    Young said, “This was a difficult decision, but the attraction of moving to a senior academic position in the UK was very great. Ogilvy & Mather and WPP have been part of my life for 32 years, and the intention is not to part company, but to be available to advise and consult, which I look forward to doing. My succession will be announced in due course. In the meantime it is business as usual.”