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  • Eros names Prem Parameswaran as group CFO & president – North America

    Eros names Prem Parameswaran as group CFO & president – North America

    MUMBAI: Prem Parameswaran has been appointed as the group chief financial officer of Eros International, Plc and president – North America, a newly created position.

     

    Parameswaran will succeed Andrew Heffernan as group CFO, who will be taking a leave of absence from the company in June.

     

    Parameswaran joins Eros with over 23 years of experience in investment banking, advising clients in the global telecommunications, media and technology sector, including on mergers and acquisitions and public and private equity and debt financing.

     

    Eros executive chairman Kishore Lulla said, “Our company is at an important point in its growth trajectory with the increasing popularity of Indian entertainment content, evolution of technology and dynamic transformation of the Indian economy underway. With his impressive background in finance, mergers and acquisitions and operational strategy, Prem has the knowledge, relationships and global perspective that will be very valuable as we continue our growth around the world and optimize our capital structure. We look forward to his valuable contributions to our strategy and tapping into his relationships to extend our reach with the financial community and potential partners.”

     

    Parameswaran added, “Over the course of my career, I have seen first-hand a number of media and entertainment businesses on the verge of exponential growth, and I believe Eros is one of those kinds of companies. Eros’ incredibly valuable and growing content library, its dominant market share position in one of the fastest growing markets in the world, its burgeoning digital distribution platform ErosNow, and its very talented and experienced management team are the elements that I believe make this a compelling company. This is an ideal situation where I can bring my experience, relationships and financial background into a well-established company and help drive additional growth and create value for its shareholders. I am excited to get started and look forward to working with the team to achieve great things.”

     

    Parameswaran most recently served as the global head of media and telecommunications investment banking at Jefferies LLC. Prior to Jefferies, he was the Americas head of media & telecom at Deutsche Bank. He has also previously worked at Goldman Sachs and Salomon Brothers.

     

    Lulla added, “I want to thank Andrew for the important role he has played in the development of our company to date. His insight, experience and understanding of our business has helped us hugely.”

     

    Heffernan said, “During my time with Eros, the company has experienced significant growth in revenues and its film slate and the launch of its digital distribution platform. I look forward to the company continuing to capitalize on its potential to expand further in one of the fastest growing media markets in the world.”

  • Reliance Games ups Amit Khanduja as CEO

    Reliance Games ups Amit Khanduja as CEO

    MUMBAI: Reliance Entertainment has appointed Amit Khanduja as the new CEO of Reliance Games.

     

    Khanduja, who is currently the COO of the company, will take on his new position from 1 June, 2015 from the present CEO Manish Agarwal.

     

    With about 10 games scheduled to launch globally, Reliance Games is well poised for continued success in global markets, especially in North America and Western Europe. The company also announced a new market expansion strategy to gain share in the domestic market.

     

    Reliance Group, group managing director Amitabh Jhunjhunwala said, “Amit is a proven leader, and has built a strong foundation for innovation and growth. I am confident that under his leadership, we will chart a promising new phase of success in the global mobile and digital gaming space.”

     

    Khanduja added, “I am deeply honoured to take this role and lead the team on an exciting journey both in the global and fast growing domestic markets. We have been on the forefront of delivering great consumer experiences on digital platforms over the past 36 months, and will continue on the growth path with renewed focus on new innovations and market expansions in this space.” 

     

    Khanduja has an experience of over two decades in mobile and digital media. Prior to joining Reliance Group, he held various positions in companies like Sun Microsystems and Hewlett Packard among others. 

  • GroupM appoints Filip Jabbour as MENA CEO

    GroupM appoints Filip Jabbour as MENA CEO

    MUMBAI: In order to drive growth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), GroupM has appointed Filip Jabbour as CEO for the region.

     

    Based in Dubai, Jabbour will begin his new role from June and report to GroupM Europe, Middle East & North Africa CEO Dominic Grainger.

     

    In his new post, Jabbour will be responsible for developing GroupM’s strategy and accelerating the growth of its media agencies Mindshare, MEC, MediaCom, and BPG Maxus across the region.

     

    Jabbour will launch operations to leverage GroupM’s scale and accelerate development of media agency offerings with focus on developments in digital, technology, and data management, as well as partnerships with media, entertainment and sports rights owners to create additional value and drive advantages for clients.

     

    Jabbour joins GroupM from the US-based Spark where he was executive vice president and managing director. He was also previously with Starcom MediaVest Group as global business development director, where he spearheaded strategy with clients and drove new business internationally. He held leadership roles at Starcom since 2005, including being MENA CEO where he drove successful business across the region.

     

    “MENA is a diverse and dynamic region, with fantastic growth opportunities for our clients. Filip’s track record with blue chip clients, developing communications offers for the future and building relationships make him well suited to further develop and lead our regional operations. His experience, along with his strategic thinking and interest in developing an innovative future-facing business, make him an ideal cultural fit for GroupM and just the right leader to collaborate closely with our agencies to drive additional benefits and growth for our clients in the region,” said Grainger.

     

     

    Jabbour added, “The opportunity to join the world’s leading media investment management group to lead development in the exciting and fast-growing MENA market is thrilling. GroupM agencies operating in MENA are distinguished by their winning track records, and I am keen to help accelerate their pace by harnessing the absolute best digital, technology, data and content solutions available. I’m looking forward to integrating learning from work in the US and across global markets, with specific experiences developed by being part of the MENA region that has shaped my career for 18 years.” 

  • Havas Media International appoints Aga Giedroyc as Asia Pacific GM

    Havas Media International appoints Aga Giedroyc as Asia Pacific GM

    MUMBAI: Havas Media International has appointed Aga Giedroyc as general manager for Asia Pacific.

     

    The new role sees Giedroyc returning back to Havas Media International (formerly MPG International), where she spent three years between 2005 to 2008 based out of London office.

     

    Giedroyc will work closely with the agency’s hubs in Singapore and Hong Kong to manage key international businesses that include Emirates, LG Electronics, Shangri-La Hotels, Accor and AXA Insurance. Her mandate includes managing international teams with a focus on delivering integrated media planning and communications solutions through Meaningful Connections planning process. She will be also be responsible for driving the integration of digital and specialised services and leading business development from existing and new clients.

     

    Giedroyc will report directly to Havas Media International global CEO Jorge Irizar and will have a dual reporting in Asia Pacific reporting in to Havas Media Group Asia Pacific CEO Vishnu Mohan and Havas Media Group, Greater China CEO Christophe Cases.

     

    An accomplished media professional with more than ten years in media communications industry, Giedroyc joins the agency with an expertise in managing regional and global clients, strategy counsel, integrated and multi-market media planning, buying & implementation, incorporating digital, network management and international operations.

     

    Most recently, she was with OMD International, where she was responsible for managing the media business of ASICS and Cisco in EMEA region. Prior to this, she spent four years with UM International.

     

    Mohan said, “The two regional hubs of Havas Media International in Singapore and Hong Kong have witnessed a major growth and expansion on the back of our big global wins in recent years. Aga has the right experience and attitude for this role and I have no doubt that she will prove to be a great asset to the international team.”

     

    Cases added, “Aga comes across as a very enthusiastic and driven person and it is wonderful to have her on board. We are looking forward to working with her closely in Greater China to develop the full potential of the international businesses based out of the Hong Kong hub.”

     

    Giedroyc said, “Joining Havas Media is like homecoming for me. I started my career with Havas Media International in London and am truly excited to be back. Asia Pacific is a region that I was very keen to experience professionally and the group’s entrepreneurial spirit and its integrated offering was a big attraction for me. I do hope to contribute to its success story in the region.”

  • Whirlpool India ropes in PepsiCo’s Sunil D’Souza as MD

    Whirlpool India ropes in PepsiCo’s Sunil D’Souza as MD

    MUMBAI: Whirlpool India has roped in PepsiCo’s Sunil D’Souza as its managing director, effective 22 June, 2015.

     

    At PepsiCo, D’Souza was the head of the company’s VIMAPS business unit based out of Malaysia. In his 15 years with PepsiCo, D’Souza has held various senior management positions in Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam and India.

     

    Whirlpool Corporation Asia Pacific president and Whirlpool India CMD Arvind Uppal said, “Sunil’s rich and diverse experience across general management, strategy, sales, marketing and innovation in consumer driven industries, coupled with his proven track record in leading and growing large businesses, makes him highly suited to lead Whirlpool India.”

     

    Uppal will continue as Whirlpool India executive chairman of the Board of Directors.

  • Carnival Cinemas ropes in Saurabh Saxena as COO

    Carnival Cinemas ropes in Saurabh Saxena as COO

    MUMBAI: Carnival Cinemas has appointed Saurabh Saxena as its chief operating officer (COO).

     

    With over 24 years of experience in the hospitality and entertainment industry, Saxena has previously worked in multiplex companies such as PVR, Fame Cinemas (now Inox Movies), Big Cinemas, Cinemax, Wave Cinemas and Sahara Entertainment. Most recently he was with Sahara India as head of entertainment.

     

    Saxena said, “Carnival is a magnificent company with an incredible team, great vision and now on an advantageous position in the film exhibition sector. It is a great honour to join its leadership team and have the opportunity to build on its success.”

     

    After acquiring HDIL’s Broadway, Reliance’s Big Cinemas and Glitz Cinemas, Carnival now has 346 plus screens operating in the country. It has a vision to have 1000 screens in next two years. With presence in metro cities along with tier 2 and tier 3 cities, Carnival Cinemas aims to offer better movie watching experience across the nation.

     

    It is currently present in Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.

  • Razorfish Global appoints Samih Fadli as chief intelligence officer

    Razorfish Global appoints Samih Fadli as chief intelligence officer

    MUMBAI: Razorfish Global has appointed Samih Fadli to the newly created position of chief intelligence officer.

     

    Based out of the company’s Seattle office, Fadli will report to Razorfish global chief executive officer Tom Adamski and will serve on the global leadership team.

     

    “Data is the most critical ingredient for business transformation because it allows us to offer clients both human benefit and business impact,” said Adamski.

     

    “Finding the right leader for this role has been one of my highest priorities, and I’m thrilled to welcome Samih to the Razorfish Global team. He brings more than 20 years of global leadership experience and an exceptional track record of managing large, integrated teams across ad tech, data mining and analysis, ecommerce, digital, media and Silicon Valley hi-tech organisations,” he added.

     

    In his new role, Fadli will lead Razorfish Global’s Data Intelligence Practice and expand the organisation’s competitive advantage in Marketing Intelligence and Data Sciences, in areas such as Predictive Marketing and Data Visualisation, Audience Management, Advanced Segmentation and Real-Time Automation. He will also lead the global deployment of the NEXUS Operating System (OS), which integrates customer data and interactions across all major touch points at enterprise scale.

     

    Additionally, Fadli will work closely with leadership across Publicis Sapient to drive innovative customer experience for clients across SapientNitro, Razorfish, Rosetta and DigitasLBi, and build on key collaborative partnerships with some of the world’s leading data technology companies, including Adobe, Microsoft, Google, Amazon Web Services, IBM, Oracle, SAP, and other data intelligence providers.

     

    “Razorfish Global is a world-class brand, and I’m thrilled to join it at a time when Tom and the rest of the leadership team are making a major investment in data and intelligence and prioritizing them as critical to our future success,” said Fadli. 

     

    “I have long admired Razorfish as a leader in customer obsession and business transformation, and I think we have a clear competitive advantage through our ability to create world class experiences built on a better understanding of our clients’ customers,” he added.

     

    Fadli joins Razorfish Global from Gravity4, where he led global engineering and programmatic capabilities across Demand Side Platform (DSP), real-time bidding (RTB) and AppCenter, and managed the integration of the Data Management Persona Store (DMP) capable of multi-channel aggregation of first- and third-party data, including ad exchanges such as AppNexus, FBX, Google DoubleClick.

  • DEN Networks appoints Sanjay Jain as group CTO

    DEN Networks appoints Sanjay Jain as group CTO

    NEW DELHI: DEN Networks has appointed Sanjay Jain as group chief technology officer (CTO) and will lead the company’s technical verticals of both cable and broadband.

     

    Jain brings about 25 years of experience in cable, satellite communications, broadband and telecom companies.

     

     Jain joins DEN from Bharti Airtel where he was working as the CTO for Upper North handling technical operation of wireless and wireline telecom network of four yelecom circles. At Bharti Airtel, he also worked as CTO for the DTH business and propelled Airtel DTH into leadership position by focusing on technological innovation while in parallel, keeping an equal thrust on the quality of customer experience and driving execution excellence.

     

    He has previously held senior leadership positions with HFCL group, IBM, Reliance Infocomm, Spectranet and Shyam Antenna in senior leadership roles with a focus on building long-term strategies, driving technological innovation and sustaining process excellence.    

                   

     DEN CEO Pradeep Parameswaran said, “It is our pleasure to welcome a veteran professional like Sanjay to our fold .His immense experience will help us build technology platforms that will further strengthen our leadership position, I look forward to his contribution in the critical sphere of technology and customer experience as we embark on a trajectory of rapid growth in digital cable and broadband internet and transform ourselves into a B2C brand.” 

  • Standard Chartered ropes in Philips’ Cummings as global head of digital marketing

    Standard Chartered ropes in Philips’ Cummings as global head of digital marketing

    MUMBAI: Standard Chartered Bank has appointed Damien Cummings as global head of digital marketing.

     

    He will join the Bank in June 2015 and be based in Singapore, reporting directly to Standard Chartered Bank group head of brand and chief marketing officer Sanjeeb Chaudhuri.

     

    Cummings is currently vice president and chief marketing officer at Philips ASEAN and Pacific. He has over 20 years of experience in digital and marketing transformation. He is currently responsible for brand, communications and digital marketing across Philips Consumer Lifestyle, Philips Lighting and Philips Healthcare.

     

    Prior to joining Philips, he was the regional marketing director, digital and social media at Samsung Asia. Cummings has also worked at major global corporations in Australia and Singapore including Dell, Ogilvy, Citibank, Coca-Cola, NRMA and McKinsey & Company.

     

    Chaudhuri said, “I am delighted to welcome Damien to Standard Chartered. As a strategic hire for the marketing team, Damien will drive innovation and transformation in all aspects of digital and mobile marketing. I am confident that the appointment of an executive of this caliber will further strengthen the Bank’s brand and marketing leadership capabilities in the digital era.”

     

    Cummings will be responsible for providing digital and mobile marketing thought leadership as well as strategy formulation and execution. He will work with business partners to achieve our business aspirations across the Bank.

  • CNN International Commercial appoints Rob Bradley as digital ad sales head

    CNN International Commercial appoints Rob Bradley as digital ad sales head

    MUMBAI: CNN International Commercial has appointed Rob Bradley from IDG UK to expand the network’s digital advertising sales and data offering, providing clients worldwide with even greater opportunities around CNN’s premium audience and content.

    Effective May 2015, he will be based at CNN’s London office. 

     

    In the newly created role of head of digital advertising sales and data, Bradley will oversee the optimisation of CNN International’s audience, the international roll-out of the company’s programmatic strategy and the implementation of more advanced data-led strategies including the integration of social media. Bradley will also lead a new team of specialists that will work with CNN International’s regional sales heads in developing new digital components for integrated advertising and sponsorship solutions.

     

    “CNN Digital is flying high in terms of audience, editorial product and the solutions we’ve delivered clients to date,” said CNN International chief commercial officer Rani R. Raad.

     

    “Rob brings to us a unique mix of analytical pure-play digital and data experience combined with a solutions-based approach to complement the bespoke campaigns we deliver to clients all over the world. While multi-platform sales will remain a core part of our digital commercial strategy, it is clear to me that Rob’s expertise and vision can continue to evolve CNN’s leadership in digital with world-class commercial solutions,” added Raad.

     

    “It’s exciting to be joining CNN International as it combines deep investment into both direct integrated marketing solutions and programmatic with unsurpassed global reach into affluent and several key vertical audience. Using the latest technology, the new digital advertising team will advance CNNI’s integrated solutions and ability to offer truly bespoke, data-driven and impactful campaigns targeted to the right audience at scale. Programmatic will be part of the all-important holistic approach for today’s digital media owner – with a premium-end programmatic offering from CNN attracting brands that want intelligent data-driven private marketplaces and high-impact ad units alongside standard units to gain scale. Be it performance, targeted awareness of brand goals executed via programmatic or direct – CNNI will exceed our clients’ expectations,” said Bradley.