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  • Motivator appoints Debarshi Chakravorti as national head

    Motivator appoints Debarshi Chakravorti as national head

    MUMBAI: Motivator has appointed Debarshi Chakravorty as national head of digital communication and planning.

     

    Chakravorty has over 12 years of experience and will work from the company’s Gurgaon office. He will report to Motivator chief growth officer V Narayanan. 

     

    Narayanan said, “We are thrilled to welcome Deb. Motivator’s digital centricity has helped in building successful partnerships within WPP and outside breaking new grounds in marketing in a digital world. Deb harbours Motivator’s essential expertise to drive frugal interventions that affect clients business and effect social change.”

     

    Chakravorty added, “My formative years in advertising and my prolonged stint at my last digital media agency has helped me develop strong fundamentals around communications and digital. With the progression of media, there is a need to shift from delivering campaign centric solutions to business centric solutions for clients and partners. Motivator’s comprehensive vision for the future to provide business centric solutions, keeping digital at the center, seemed an interesting proposition and was right up my alley.”

  • Omnicom names Anil Jayachandran as communications planning head, Malaysia

    Omnicom names Anil Jayachandran as communications planning head, Malaysia

    MUMBAI: Omnicom Media Group has appointed Anil Jayachandran as head of communications planning in Malaysia.

     

    In his new role, Jayachandran will be working on key client accounts across OMD and PHD to drive thought leadership and best strategy practices.

     

    Jayachandran brings with him a diverse skillset on board, with over two decades of experience working across marketing, advertising, and research functions in strategy-related roles, including tenures at the likes of JWT, Unilever, Lintas, Ogilvy & Mather, McCann Erickson and Omnicom Group.

     

    With a career that spans geographies, Jayachandran has previously been based in India, Egypt, Malaysia, Bahrain and Dubai.

     

    He joins the Omnicom Media Group team from his role as strategy planning director at Leo Burnett.

     

    Omnicom Media Group Malaysia CEO Andreas Vogiatzakis said, “Anil’s incredible strategic mind, deep in-market knowledge and breadth of experience working alongside clients to produce innovative solutions makes him a valuable addition to the team. I am certain his hire will be instrumental in strengthening Omnicom Media Group’s strategic output for our clients, and we are more than delighted to welcome Anil on board.”

     

    Jayachandran added, “I am excited to be joining the talented team at Omnicom Media Group, and hope my experience and background will be able to complement current and future offerings.”

     

    Jayachandran reports to Vogiatzakis in his new role, and his position is effective immediately.

  • DDB Mudra appoints Shaleen Sharma as VP for TracyLocke India

    DDB Mudra appoints Shaleen Sharma as VP for TracyLocke India

    MUMBAI: DDB Mudra Group has appointed Shaleen Sharma as TracyLocke vice president, strategic planning & analytics.

     

    Reporting into TracyLocke head- business & operations Sameer Mehta, Sharma will be the lead strategist across the agency’s clientele and service offerings that includes shopper marketing, trade marketing and retail solutions.

     

    Having worked across various categories, he brings on board a significant understanding of consumer engagement, brand management and building strategic marketing platforms that combine digital, media and entertainment domains.

     

    Sharma is currently working on the development of a qualitative tool that reveals human needs and motivations and places them in a contextual and cultural framework. The primary application of this tool is about driving a deeper connect between brands and their consumers. He has also developed a real time web analytics tool that is capable of integrating all the brand variables, like sales, click through rates, foot falls etc.

     

    “There are pivot points in life, where you realize, quite clearly, what is the next set of challenges you want to solve and the kind of people you want to work with. Tracy Locke, and by extension the DDB Mudra Group, signifies that pivot for me. Everything they are engaged with, be it, their client portfolio, the kind of work they are doing and the ambition they have for their future, makes me realize that my next opportunity for value creation lies here. It will be a privilege to be a journeyman with this Brotherhood,” said Sharma.

     

    Mehta added, “At TracyLocke, we believe in Bottom-Up grass roots approach to enable our clients with a business solution, which is powered by the shopper insights. Shaleen brings in relevant experience in shopper engagement strategies aligning it with brand management and building strategic marketing. His understanding and expertise on digital will only add to our vision of providing technology led shopper insights and shopper experiences encompassing path-to-purchase across the retailers and e-tailers.” 

  • Nikon India names Kazuo Ninomiya as managing director

    Nikon India names Kazuo Ninomiya as managing director

    NEW DELHI: Nikon Singapore general manager for international planning division Kazuo Ninomiya has been named as managing director of Nikon India with immediate effect.

     

    Nikon India is the 100 per cent subsidiary of Nikon Corporation Tokyo. Ninomiya takes over the roles and responsibilities from Hiroshi Takashina, who will now be managing Nikon’s China business operations. 

     

    Having contributed to Nikon India’s growth for almost seven years, Takashina said, “I joined Nikon India in 2008 and it has been an incredible journey for me. With Nikon I have had the opportunity to build and work with an excellent team that supported me overcome numerous business challenges and in recording massive growth for Nikon in India. With our constant efforts we achieved No.1 position amongst imaging players in India, and am truly thrilled to have been a part of Nikon’s success story in India.”

     

    “With an impeccable growth trajectory for building core competencies of people, business transformation and operations, Kazuo Ninomiya brings extraordinary leadership skills on the table. I wish him the very best and I am absolutely confident that he will continue adding more feathers to the story,” he added.

     

    Commenting on his appointment, Ninomiya said, “India as a country has always presented a lot of potential for the imaging industry which has contributed to Nikon’s exceptional growth as the leader. Our world-class technology assets combined with the incredible talent and passion of the Nikon team provide us with a unique opportunity to further shape the future of imaging in India. I am deeply honored to have this opportunity to lead Nikon’s India business operations and look forward to expanding on the strong footprint that we have built under Takashina’s leadership.”  

     

    Ninomiya is a seasoned corporate executive and an old hand at Nikon Corporation, having served almost three years of business operations in Asian markets. During his prior role in a consumer electronic organization Ninomiya got the opportunity to serve the Indian market for a year and is well versed with the diverse culture, beauty and aesthetic value that the country offers. He thoroughly enjoyed his brief stint in the country and considers it as one of the most enriching learning experience.

  • Grey Group India appoints Louella Rebello as senior executive creative director

    Grey Group India appoints Louella Rebello as senior executive creative director

    MUMBAI: Grey Group India has roped in Louella Rebello as senior executive creative director, Mumbai. In her new role, she will be responsible for the creative services of its Mumbai office and be an integral part of Grey Group’s creative leadership team.

     

    In her previous position, Rebello headed the Mumbai office at TBWA India and served on accounts including Nissan, Datsun, Kuoni Travel, Standard Chartered, Cigna TTK Health Insurance and Singapore Airlines.

     

    “Louella is a 15 year veteran. Her wealth of knowledge, experience and strong leadership skills will be invaluable to us as we look to consistently create ‘Famous & Effective’ campaigns for our clients. I am confident her appointment will accelerate our goal in elevating Grey Group’s creative services and standards to even greater heights,” said Grey Group India chairman & managing director Sunil Lulla.

     

    Prior to TBWA India, Rebello was with DDB Mudra Group. She successfully launched the ‘Cross Polo’ campaign for Volkswagen India. Under her leadership, ‘The Hinglish Project’ won the Cannes Gold in 2012.

     

    Rebello has served earlier at Ogilvy from 2003 to 2011, leaving as senior creative director. At Ogilvy, she worked on brands such as Vodafone, Tata Safari, Tata Sumo, Unilever Foods, Amaron India, Star TV and Bank of India, amongst others.

     

    “It is certainly exciting and a privilege to be appointed as the person responsible for Grey group’s Mumbai Office. They are a talented team and I am excited to dive in with the talented team at Grey group to deliver on its North Star of ’Famous & Effective’, ” said Rebello. 

  • Prashant Sanwal to head Mogae’s analytics unit Incelligence

    Prashant Sanwal to head Mogae’s analytics unit Incelligence

    MUMBAI: Mogae Media has got on-board research and media veteran Prashant Sanwal to head its analytics unit – Incelligence. He will be based at the company’s Gurgaon headquarters.

     

    Mogae executive director Tanya Goyal said, “He brings a lot of experience in real media analytics.”

     

    The Incelligence group at Mogae will soon be releasing India’s first ever compendium of consumer infographics on the mobile market.

     

    Sanwal has diverse professional experience and his career has evolved from heading functions like marketing and research to business units with P&L responsibility.

     

    An alumnus of FMS, Delhi, Sanwal has worked at companies like Lowe Lintas as head of strategic planning, Pathfinders India as head, Sony Entertainment Television as VP programming and marketing, Sony Max as business head, Zee Alphas as business head and TV Today Network as head of strategic planning, marketing and research.

     

    Currently Mogae has a team of 15 trained analysts who mine and interpret real-time usage data, especially at Airtel. 40 new recruits from IIT Kharagpur, IIT Kanpur, IIT Roorkee, BITS Pilani, Delhi School of Economics, IIM Shillong, IIM Kozhikode, IIM Indore, IIM Rohtak, XLRI and other leading B-schools joined Mogae earlier this month, and will be based at its Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore offices. Many of them have been assigned to Incelligence.

  • Snapdeal appoints Anand Chandrasekaran as chief product officer

    Snapdeal appoints Anand Chandrasekaran as chief product officer

    MUMBAI: Online marketplace Snapdeal has appointed Anand Chandrasekaran as chief product officer.

     

    Chandrasekaran most recently served as chief product officer at Bharti Airtel, where he was responsible for product conceptualization, design and delivery as well as driving strategic technology partnerships and product strategy.

     

    Snapdeal co-founder Rohit Bansal said, “We are very excited to have Anand on-board. He comes with 15 years of rich experience in building world class products for at scale digital businesses. Snapdeal is in a phase of hyper growth and I believe under Anand’s leadership we will set new benchmarks for intuitive and highly engaging products not just within India but globally as well.”

     

    Previously Chandrasekaran was with Yahoo, where he held roles of senior director of search products and member of search leadership as well as senior director for mobile.

     

    Chandrasekaran added, “I am truly excited to be a part of the young and dynamic team at Snapdeal. The company’s vision to solve a real and existing challenge in the country – that of access for consumers and of reach for small and medium businesses is very inspiring. I look forward to working towards building a highly scalable, sustainable, innovative and future ready technology platform that will be seen as an example for others to emulate in the years to come.”

     

    Prior to Yahoo, he worked with Openwave. Earlier, he co-founded Aeroprise Inc, which became the most-deployed solution worldwide for mobile service management, raised $7 million in funding and was later acquired by BMC Software.

  • McCann appoints Joe DiMeglio to handle General Motors account

    McCann appoints Joe DiMeglio to handle General Motors account

    MUMBAI: McCann Worldgroup has appointed Joe DiMeglio as EVP, worldwide account director for its global General Motors business including Chevrolet, Vauxhall, Opel and Holden.

     

    DiMeglio, joins from Organic, where he was EVP, chief client officer, and also has extensive automotive marketing experience from his previous positions at J. Walter Thompson Co. in Detroit.

     

    In taking on operational and management oversight of McCann Worldgroup’s global General Motors business, DiMeglio will leverage Worldgroup’s full worldwide and multidiscipline capabilities to deliver multiplatform strategic and creative solutions. This will encompass working collaboratively across all Worldgroup business units currently serving GM brands, including Commonwealth//McCann (Worldgroup’s globally dedicated Chevrolet agency), MRM//McCann, Weber Shandwick, Momentum and Craft.

     

    Commonwealth//McCann chairman and CEO Bill Kolb said, “We are pleased to welcome Joe. He has been associated with outstanding work. His deep understanding of the automotive category combined with his digital and multiplatform communications expertise will help strengthen our ability to grow and develop GM’s Chevrolet brand across the globe.”

     

    As EVP and chief client officer for Organic, DiMeglio led the client service discipline, overseeing the management of Organic’s clients. Previously, he was general manager of Organic’s Detroit office. During his decade-long tenure with Organic he managed the overall relationship and project execution for many of the agency’s largest clients, including Chrysler, Hilton, Toyota and Volkswagen.

     

    Prior to joining Organic, DiMeglio was SVP and group director at J. Walter Thompson, where he successfully managed cross-functional teams for the Ford Truck and SUV account.

  • Twitter CEO Dick Costolo resigns, Jack Dorsey returns as interim CEO

    Twitter CEO Dick Costolo resigns, Jack Dorsey returns as interim CEO

    MUMBAI: Twitter CEO Dick Costolo has decided to step down from his post effective 1 July, 2015.

     

    Twitter co-founder and chairman of the Board Jack Dorsey will serve as interim CEO while the Board conducts a search for the next CEO.

     

    Costolo will continue to serve on Twitter’s Board of Directors, and Dorsey will continue to serve as CEO of Square, Inc., the payments and financial services company he co-founded in 2009.

     

    Twitter’s Board has formed a Search Committee to lead the search for a permanent CEO. The Search Committee is chaired by the Board’s lead independent director Peter Currie, and includes Peter Fenton and Evan Williams.

     

    The Committee will retain a leading executive search firm to assist in conducting a global search, which will consider both internal and external candidates for the CEO position.

     

    Costolo said, “I am tremendously proud of the Twitter team and all that the team has accomplished together during my six years with the Company. We have great leaders who work well together and a clear strategy that informs our objectives and priorities. There is no one better than Jack Dorsey to lead Twitter during this transition. He has a profound understanding of the product and Twitter’s mission in the world as well as a great relationship with Twitter’s leadership team. I am deeply appreciative of the confidence the Board, the management team and the employees have placed in me over the years, and I look forward to supporting Twitter however I can going forward.”

     

    Dorsey added, “The future belongs to Twitter thanks in large part to Dick Costolo’s dedication and vision. Dick has put a world-class team in place and created a great foundation from which Twitter can continue to change the world and grow. We have an exciting lineup of products and initiatives coming to market, and I look forward to continuing to execute our strategy while helping facilitate a smooth transition as the Board conducts its search.”

     

    Dorsey continued, “I am grateful for the talented team at Square, which I will continue to lead. We have built a very strong company from top to bottom, and I am as committed as ever to its continued success.”

     

    Currie said, “On behalf of the Board, I want to thank Dick for his years of tireless devotion to building Twitter into the strong and dynamic company it is today, putting us in a superb position for continued growth and innovation for many years to come. We look forward to his continued contributions during the transition period and as an ongoing member of the Board. The Board is fully committed to running a thorough process to identify the right CEO to lead Twitter into its next phase of growth. In the meantime, we are fortunate to have Jack – one of our founders – step back into a management role and help lead Twitter as we continue executing on our strategic priorities.”

     

    Second Quarter 2015 Outlook

     

    Twitter also reaffirmed its outlook for the second quarter of 2015. The company continues to expect revenue to be in the range of $470 million to $485 million and adjusted EBITDA to be in the range of $97 million to $102 million. Stock-based compensation expense is expected to be in the range of $190 million to $200 million, excluding the impact of equity awards that may be granted in connection with potential future acquisitions.

  • Dentsu Aegis Network promotes Suresh Mohankumar

    Dentsu Aegis Network promotes Suresh Mohankumar

    MUMBAI: Dentsu Aegis Network has promoted Suresh Mohankumar as Dentsu Communications president planning, with the aim of adding impetus to the planning acumen of the organisation.

     

    In his new role, Mohankumar will chair the planning council of DBA India. He will also build and lead Dentsu Webchutney’s planning capabilities in the South.

     

    Dentsu Aegis Network chairman & CEO South Asia Ashish Bhasin said, “Suresh is brilliant in strategic planning and has played an important role in building several high profile brands. With his vast experience and knowledge of our business, I am sure he will be able to take our planning abilities to a new height.”

     

    DCPL CEO Simi Sabhaney added, “Suresh has all the key ingredients one seeks in a planning partner. He is disciplined, courageous, passionate and accountable. He builds magic on a bedrock of sound logic. I wish him the very best in his new role.”

     

    Dentsu Asia Pacific CEO Rohit Ohri said, “Suresh is an intuitive strategic planner and has contributed solidly towards brand building work for many a client. I’m confident that with his rich experience and deep understanding of our business, he will be able to take the planning capabilities of the group to newer heights.”

     

    Mohankumar started his career in account management with RK Swamy/BBDO in Chennai. Over the next seven years he worked with Contract and Lowe in Bangalore. He switched to account planning in 2000 when he moved to Mudra Chennai. As a strategic planner, he then worked with Contract and JWT in Chennai.

     

    “I am really excited about this new assignment; it is a great opportunity to bring alive Dentsu’s vision of ‘Borderless Engagement’ with every project that we work on,” said Mohankumar.