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  • Netflix elevates Marian Lee as chief marketing officer

    Netflix elevates Marian Lee as chief marketing officer

    Mumbai: Streaming giant Netflix has elevated Marian Lee to the role of chief marketing officer. Lee succeeds Bozoma Saint John, who has moved on from the company.

    Lee will be Netflix’s fourth chief marketing officer in three years.

    She joined the company in July 2021 as vice president of marketing in the United States and Canada overseeing marketing for the streaming service. She was previously associated with Spotify for eight years. She has held leadership positions in fashion brands such as J Crew and Gilt.com and publisher Conde Nast.

    Saint John, who joined Netflix in 2020, is a high-profile marketer who was CMO at Endeavour, chief brand officer at Uber and head of global consumer marketing for Apple Music and iTunes after Apple acquired Beats by Dre in 2014.

  • Zee5’s Tushar Singh joins Discovery as product director

    Zee5’s Tushar Singh joins Discovery as product director

    Mumbai: Zee5 former executive Tushar Singh has joined the global product team at Discovery Inc, he announced on LinkedIn. 

    In this new role, Singh will be leading its direct-to-consumer expansion as a director of product in new markets of Asia Pacific region.

    Singh was previously associated with Zee5 as associate director of product since November 2019. Prior to that, he worked with companies such as Tata Sky, Idea Cellular and Nokia Siemens Networks.

    He has over 11 years of experience in product management, subscriber marketing, growth marketing, product marketing and strategic partnership and alliance experience in the entertainment media, broadcast and telecom industries.

  • Sandeep Unnithan appointed as editor of News9 Plus

    Sandeep Unnithan appointed as editor of News9 Plus

    Mumbai: TV9 Network has announced the appointment of former India Today managing editor Sandeep Unnithan as the editor of News9 Plus, the recently announced video magazine OTT service by the network. 

    In this role, Unnithan will be responsible for all day-to-day news and editorial reportage at News9 Plus, for rich perspectives, narratives, and debates in a video on demand format, said the media company in a statement. “He will report to TV9 Network CEO Barun Das and TV9 Network group editor B V Rao,” it added. 

    Unnithanr bings with him a wealth of editorial experience with in-depth reporting on defence and strategic affairs. He is the author of “Black Tornado: The Three Sieges of Mumbai 26/11” and the co-author of “Operation X” – a non-fiction book on India’s covert Naval operations during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.

    “With Sandeep on board, his rich experience in writing and editing long form stories will play out on the richness of our editorial content,” said Barun Das CEO TV9 Network. “Sandeep will add gravitas, diversity and immersive storytelling that the English news audience deserves. We are confident that quality content will attract quality subscribers. At News9 Plus, we are going to make content a ‘want’ and not just a ‘need’. You would ‘want’ to keep coming back.”

    “This seems like the idea of the decade – where my past experience of long form reportage and storytelling for an evolved audience converge in a future-ready OTT avatar. News9 Plus is the future and I’m excited to help shape it,” said Sandeep Unnithan.

    “News9 Plus needs an editor who understands the pulse of the English-speaking audience – what we define as the GenFlix,” said TV9 Network group editor BV Rao. “The content that GenFlix would like to watch and eventually pay for will define News9 Plus as a differentiated news product. Sandeep and his team will drive that content differentiation for GenFlix.”

    TV9 Network has made another key hire for News9 Plus in Sandhya Ravishankar, award winning journalist from the south, who specializes in investigation. She won the Ramnath Goenka award in 2018 for her seven year-long reportage on beach sand mining.

    Aditya, who has earlier worked with CNN News 18, Times Now and Republic TV, will man the intersection of internal security, terrorism and diplomacy at News9 Plus. 

    News9 Plus will launch at the end of March 2022 on Web, Android and iOS marketplaces. Integrations on connected TVs and smart devices will follow soon thereafter, said the statement.

  • Lara Balsara joins Nobel Hygiene’s board of directors

    Lara Balsara joins Nobel Hygiene’s board of directors

    Mumbai: Nobel Hygiene, a private manufacturer of disposable hygiene products has announced the appointment of Lara Balsara to its board of directors. 

    Balsara brings to the table her vast experience in the advertising and media planning industry and will add immense value to Nobel Hygiene’s brands across their media intensive categories. “She is the first woman independent director to be appointed to the company’s board,” said the statement.

    “Lara is a legend in the media and advertising industry. Her insight and expertise will add great value to the company especially at a time when our brands are embarking on media intensive journeys,” said Nobel Hygiene VP – marketing Kartik Johari. “There is an emotional connect with her, too—Nobel Hygiene was one of her first accounts that she reached out to as a media trainee during the beginning of her career at Madison. Our association has only grown stronger with time. Throughout the years, Madison has been a valued partner and we hope to deepen this relationship over the next phase of brand building.”

    Balsara was inducted into the board of directors on 3 February. “My association with Nobel Hygiene started way back in 2005. I have seen the company and its various brands grow from strength to strength over the years,” stated Lara Balsara. “The categories that Nobel Hygiene operates in, come with their own set of very unique challenges. With the right mix of media and medium we can create an unbeatable combination that can take brand awareness to the next level. The sky is the limit.”

  • Hero MotoCorp onboards Reema Jain as chief information & digital officer

    Hero MotoCorp onboards Reema Jain as chief information & digital officer

    Mumbai: Hero MotoCorp has announced the onboarding of Reema Jain as chief information and digital officer to lead the technology driven business transformation. She will report to Hero MotoCorp chairman and CEO Dr Pawan Munjal, the company said.

    In this role, Jain will strengthen the company’s initiatives such as IT-related infrastructure, strategic planning, aligning digital strategies including usage of new-age technologies, said the company in a statement.

    Jain has nearly two decades of world-class technology and leadership experience and most recently served as chief digital officer at Vodafone India. Prior to that, she was associated with global corporations such as Unilever and GE in leadership roles, where she was responsible for building agile, robust, scalable and resilient technology platforms, processes, and IT solutions.

    “In the relentless pursuit of our vision – ‘Be the Future of Mobility,’ we have been embracing new technologies to bring greater agility into our working practices,” said Hero MotoCorp chief operating officer and chief human resources officer Mike Clarke. “As we are in the midst of a transformation, this newly created position marks an important milestone in our digital journey. Reema’s addition to the team will help us lead the digital acceleration and leverage technology to augment our innovation ecosystem together with our customers and partners.”

  • Chris Licht to be head of CNN post WarnerMedia-Discovery merger

    Chris Licht to be head of CNN post WarnerMedia-Discovery merger

    Mumbai: Discovery Inc has announced its plans to appoint Chris Licht as the new chairman and chief executive officer of CNN Global. The appointment will be effective following the completion of Discovery Inc’s acquisition of WarnerMedia, expected in early Q2.

    Discovery expects that Licht will start at CNN in early May, after Discovery’s acquisition of CNN is complete. He will report directly to Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav.

    Licht has spent more than 20 years in broadcast news and currently serves as executive vice president of special programming at CBS. He has created, led and strengthened award-winning news and entertainment shows and programming, including “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” “CBS This Morning,” and MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”

    “I have known and admired Chris for more than 15 years and strongly believe he is the best person to lead CNN Global as part of Warner Bros. Discovery,” said Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav. “Chris is a dynamic and creative producer, an engaging and thoughtful journalist, and a true news person. He has more than two decades of broadcast experience across local, cable and national news. He has been in the field, in the control room and on the set. He is a highly principled individual who is trusted, hard-working and makes every organization stronger, more innovative, and more cohesive.”

    “I’m honored to have this opportunity, especially at such an important time for our country and the world,’’ said Licht. “CNN has a rich and storied legacy and I both promise to uphold it and build upon it. I am eternally grateful to Stephen Colbert and the peerless Late Show team for an unforgettable run. I am looking forward to returning to my journalism roots.”

  • Byju’s bolsters tech team with two key appointments

    Byju’s bolsters tech team with two key appointments

    Mumbai: Ed-tech major Byju’s on Thursday announced the appointment of Mani Bansal and Maneesh Agrawal to lead key technology functions, in an effort towards strengthening its tech vertical and further drive innovative and impactful learning experiences.

    Bansal will take on the role of vice-president – engineering and Agrawal joins as vice-president – reliability, security & cloud engineering. “Both executives will work on a group level towards catalysing critical technologies to augment Byju’s tech prowess and define the future of learning,” said the statement.

    “At Byju’s, we are enriching our technology vertical by leveraging the vast pool of skilled technology talent in India and abroad, further enabling us to push boundaries, create value, and build more impactful learning programs for students,” said Byju’s president – technology Anil Goel. “I am thrilled to have Mani and Maneesh joinus on this journey, helping us strengthen our innovation backbone and redefine learning for the next generation.”

    Mani Bansal will lead the content engineering platform across the group, along with working closely with the Byju’s Lab team to build AI/ML capabilities to set the benchmark for the future of personalised learning, the company said.

    A tech leader with more than two decades of rich experience, Mani has been leading cross-functional engineering teams to deliver world-class products for millions of customers globally. With a rich career spanning 20+ years, the Hyderabad-based tech leader is an Amazon veteran, having donned multiple global technology leadership roles in Amazon Prime and Amazon Logistics. “I am thrilled to be joining the Byju’s family and embark upon an exciting new journey of bringing tech-driven learning to students everywhere. As someone who grew up in a small town, I recognise the immense power of education and look forward to further building Byju’s into a tech-first organisation,” he said.

    Maneesh Agrawal commands over 22 years of experience with strategic thinking across design, implementation and operational excellence. He will play a pivotal role in driving the company’s reliability engineering, security & cloud engineering. 

    Formerly with Adobe, Olacabs, InMobi, Yahoo and Indiamart where he delivered strategic vision across IaaS, PaaS, SaaS & Cloud efficiency. With Data Security at core of Byju’s, Maneesh’s appointment will further accelerate the company’s investment in this area. “Education has the potential to transform the world, and I am excited to be a part of Byju’s endeavor to make it accessible, personalised, and engaging for all. I look forward to capacity building and creating innovative learning environments for students around the world,” he commented.

  • Rashii Prabhakar joins Pixis as national agency lead

    Rashii Prabhakar joins Pixis as national agency lead

    Mumbai: Pixis, a California-based technology company that provides contextual codeless AI infrastructure for demand generation and marketing optimisation has announced the appointment of Rashii Prabhakar as national agency lead in India.

    In this role, she will spearhead tech adoption and partnerships between Pixis and mar-ad agencies to help them deploy AI across their client-base. “Rashii will work closely with the media and digital marketing agencies ecosystem in India and help implement AI infrastructure and fast track business growth across agency client portfolios,” said the statement.

    Rashii is armed with 16 years of experience in leadership roles across some of the top global entertainment giants including the likes of Star, Walt Disney, Viacom18 and Triller.

    “Marketing is evolving dizzyingly fast, and continually. Agencies, who at any given point handle dozens of client accounts, find themselves constantly on their toes trying to provide maximum marketing returns to clients. And because agencies are so crucial to their client’s growth, it’s imperative to ensure they have the best tech onboard,” commented Pixis Europe & APAC CEO Neel Pandya. “This is precisely where Rashii will be adding enormous value to the agency ecosystem in India, as she will be leading efforts to facilitate the adoption of AI in agencies. It’s with great pleasure that I welcome her to Pixis, and wish her great success in her mission.”

    Rashii aspires to build fortified and sustainable relationships with agencies in order to proliferate the nuances of technology-infused marketing in the cookieless web world today. Commenting on her new role at Pixis, she said, “Having worked closely with agencies before, I’m aware of the amount of stress, chaos and preparation that goes into growing every client account. And I truly look forward to partnering with agency professionals to help them implement a robust AI infrastructure that will profoundly assist them in doing what they already do quite excellently.”