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  • Songfest India brings in Tanushree Paul as VP – accounts & content

    Songfest India brings in Tanushree Paul as VP – accounts & content

    Mumbai: In a bid to strengthen its content arm, Songfest India has brought Tanushree Paul on board as vice president, accounts and creative.

    Paul will be spearheading branded content initiatives and brand associations for the creative agency. She will also be working on developing and executing music videos and web shows for the company-owned YouTube channel, said the statement.

    “Tanushree brings in not only a rich experience of working with multiple brands and creative people across projects but also strong work ethic and a relentless drive to create, which gels beautifully with the values of our company,” stated Songfest India CEO and co-founder Gaurav Dagaonkar on the appointment. “Our aim has always been to create impactful stories with our music videos and ads, and her onboarding will help us take this offering to more clients.”

    Paul comes to Songfest with over nine years of advertising experience. Prior to joining Songfest, she worked with BBDO India, a part of the global behemoth, as a senior account director for two years. She has also worked with MullenLowe Lintas Group as brand service director for seven years.

    “Content is something which has always excited me, and I’ve been passionate about it since the start of my career,” said Tanushree Paul on her new assignment. “With advertising going through a lot of transition, as things move more and more towards content, I feel that Songfest is the perfect place where I can get a chance to narrate some heartening stories beyond the boundaries of a 30-second ad film. I look forward to doing some great work with Gaurav, Meghna and the team.”

  • Dr Mahendra Bhadouria named as OMA Living CEO

    Dr Mahendra Bhadouria named as OMA Living CEO

    Mumbai: Homegrown home furnishing brand OMA Living has named Dr Mahendra Singh Bhadouria as the chief executive officer. Bhadouria will be responsible for the entire GTM, sales, delivery, operations,   and profitability of the company.

    A seasoned industry veteran with nearly three decades of experience, Bhadouria is known for driving exponential business growth through transformations and strategic GTM developments, having successfully led various start-ups and several companies,

    “OMA deserves a leader like Dr Bhadouria,” said OMA Living chairperson of the board Charu Munjal. “His extensive grounding in retail operations and business development skills will strengthen OMA’s channel partnerships, develop our strategic alliances and e-commerce arm, and expand our domestic and international sales presence. We believe his strong leadership experience will help OMA focus during our aggressive 4X growth plan over the next five years.”

    In his earlier role, Bhadouria was associated with Biba Apparels as senior vice president and head of sales and operations. He was the driving force behind its international expansion, including the introduction of the hotline picture tube throughout the Asia Pacific. Earlier, he was with premium luxury retail player DLF Brands as senior vice president and also held senior executive roles at Essar Group, Planet M Retail Ltd, The Mobilestore, Hotline Group, LG Hotline CPT, and Maral Overseas.

    Bhadouria has a doctorate in Retail Service Quality as well as an MBA from Jiwaji University, Gwalior. He graduated from the HAAS School of Management at the University of California, Berkeley, and has also completed the executive programme in business finance from IIM Ahmedabad, and the executive programme in business analytics from IIM Calcutta.

    “I am very excited to join OMA Living. I believe OMA has a great business model and a talented management team that uniquely positions it to capitalise on the ever-evolving luxury retail. And I will endeavour to propel OMA closer to its lofty goals,” said Dr Bhadouria on his new role.

  • Kia India onboards MyungSik Sohn as chief sales officer

    Kia India onboards MyungSik Sohn as chief sales officer

    Mumbai: Auto major Kia India on Friday announced the onboarding of MyungSik Sohn as chief sales officer (CSO), with immediate effect. 

    Sohn has been associated with Kia Corp for 27 years, and during his last position, he served as general manager in China. Throughout his illustrious career with Kia Corp, he has held various leadership positions in China, Mexico, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Korea, and Europe.

    In his new role, Sohn will oversee the planning and execution of sales strategies aimed at driving growth. He will also collaborate with Kia India’s current leadership to expand the brand’s reach in tier 3, 4, and upcountry markets, said the company in a statement.

    “I am pleased to welcome MyungSik Sohn to the Kia India family. He joins the company at a very crucial juncture when the automobile industry is transforming with various technologies at interplay,” said Kia India MD and CEO Tae-Jin Park. “Since our inception, we have been achieving new milestones in the Indian market, and this momentum will only be heightened with Sohn taking charge. Backed by his extensive sales expertise from across continents and export expertise, we are excited to work with him to strengthen our brand’s market position and create new growth streams in the future.”

    Sohn is an experienced global professional who brings vast experience in domestic and overseas sales along with other support functions. He has graduated in mechanical engineering from Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), South Korea.

    “I am delighted and honoured to be a part of the Kia India family at such an exciting yet challenging time,” stated MyungSik Sohn. “Aligned to the changing preferences of Indian customers, the brand has carved out a distinct niche in the competitive Indian auto industry in just under three years. The coming years of Kia India look promising, and with the team’s collaborative efforts, I aim to propel the brand’s growth to new heights. I am looking forward to beginning a new journey in my career with the Indian market.”

  • WarnerMedia announces three senior content hires in Asia

    WarnerMedia announces three senior content hires in Asia

    Mumbai: WarnerMedia on Friday announced three senior content hires in Asia to bolster its original productions teams in advance of the launch of HBO Max in the region.

    In the Singapore-based team, Mark Francis has been appointed group lead of production and development (scripted and unscripted), and Wee Shi Ming has been named lead of entertainment content acquisition for North Asia content. They both will report to WarnerMedia head of content – entertainment for Southeast Asia, Taiwan and Hong Kong Magdalene Ew.

    In Mumbai, Saugata Mukherjee joins WarnerMedia as head of content – entertainment, India. The newly-created role, like Ew, reports to managing director of India, Southeast Asia and Korea Clement Schwebig.

    “These are vital roles as we look to ramp up our original content and programming ambitions in this region,” said Schwebig. “Saugata, Mark and Shi Ming have a great eye for a winning project and have enviable connections within the industry. With them all now in place over the past few months, we’re looking in great shape to entertain local audiences with a well-rounded and premium slate.”

    Former Astro head of OTT content and iflix chief content officer Francis will lead a regional team to develop Asian original productions under the ‘Max Originals’ banner.

    Wee Shi Ming, in the content acquisition team, started in late 2021 and will focus on securing Japanese, Korean, Chinese and Anime titles. Prior to this role, Wee was at Viu and Sony Pictures Television Networks, where she was head of acquisition and programming for Asian content. Wee now works alongside Katheryn Lim, who leads content acquisition for international and English-language entertainment titles, with both of them reporting into Ew.

    Former SonyLiv and Disney exec Mukherjee also joined in late 2021 and is responsible for commissioning local originals, as well as acquiring and developing Indian content across all general entertainment genres.

    In September 2021, WarnerMedia also announced the appointment of Audrey Wee as the physical production lead for its growing line-up of regional entertainment content in Southeast Asia, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. And in July, May-Yi Lee was named Lead of development and production – unscripted for the same region. Wee reports into Ew while Lee reports into Francis.

  • Indigo Consulting appoints Sanjeev Kumar as senior VP

    Indigo Consulting appoints Sanjeev Kumar as senior VP

    Mumbai: Indigo Consulting, a Publicis Groupe company, has appointed Sanjeev Kumar as senior vice president – customer success and operational excellence.

    The company’s chief growth officer Krishna Chandaluri will be transitioning to lead his growth mandate as Kumar takes over the baton from him. With this, the firm that specialises in enterprise technology, design, and data-first talent aims to strengthen its delivery and operations team.

    With over 25 years of IT service experience in managing large-scale programs in a globally distributed setup, Kumar has handled projects for clients like Polaris, Xansa, and Nagarro, among others.

    “As the demands placed on us as a bespoke software engineering and digital business transformation company is getting deeper in the new normal, where digital has become the primary channel for brands across domains, we are investing in re-imaging our customer success team too – their skill sets, knowledge and vision to design & deliver digital-first solution and this is where Sanjeev is a fantastic and seamless fit,” said Indigo Consulting COO Jose Leon.

    In his previous role, Kumar was responsible for integrating and defining end-to-end processes to drive synergies between finova UK and IT service outsourced suppliers in India. He led top quality delivery and return on investment, driving transformation and re-engineering for financial institutions/building societies in UK and Ireland.

    Some key domains that Kumar has worked for include banks across the globe in countries like Japan, Indonesia, UK, Singapore; Insurance – North America; Education – North America: Telco – Europe and continental Europe, and CPG – UK.

    Speaking on his new assignment, Sanjeev Kumar said, “I am excited to step on this role as this is where I was headed in terms of leveraging all my past global experience in agile service deliveries, to own the P&L of a large service delivery team & deliver excellence and add value to our customers, strategic technology OEM Partners of-course the end-customers. Also, I am delighted to be back to Publicis, it is more of a homecoming for me.”

  • Outbrain India onboards Mehul Rao as head of engage

    Outbrain India onboards Mehul Rao as head of engage

    Mumbai: Outbrain, a recommendation platform for the open web, on Thursday announced the onboarding of Mehul Rao as head of engage in India. 

    Rao, who previously served as general manager-corporate at Times Internet, brings 14 years of digital and media expertise to the new role. His prior leadership roles include associate vice president digital at Times Network, associate vice president corp planning and strategic alliances at NDTV Convergence.

    “We are excited to have Mehul join the Outbrain team. Outbrain will be poised to expand the list of top premium publisher partners in the region” stated managing director India Shouneel Charles. “We are sure that Mehul will help publishers achieve their key goals using Outbrain’s platform to recommend personalised content and boost revenue.”  

    In his new role, he will be responsible for expanding top premium publisher partners in India.

    “After working and spending a good amount of time in publishing business in various revenue related roles, it’s an exciting move for me in native advertising and digital ad tech space,” said Mehul Rao. “India is poised to be one of the fastest-growing digital advertising markets and I am privileged to work with Outbrain, an established market leader across the world, increasing its reach in India, looking forward to working in this region to scale the business and be instrumental in the next growth phase of Outbrain in India.”

  • Disney+ Hotstar appoints Shweta Poojari as PR & publicity head for India

    Disney+ Hotstar appoints Shweta Poojari as PR & publicity head for India

    Mumbai: Disney+ Hotstar has appointed Shweta Poojari as head of public relations and publicity for the Indian market. She will report to Disney+ Hotstar chief marketing officer Siddharth Sakdher. 

    She was previously managing publicity for Netflix originals in India for three years.

    “After an incredible three plus years at Netflix my exciting journey here comes to a close,” she announced on LinkedIn. “My time at Netflix has been something that I will cherish forever. It was an honour to be a part of the team that set the wheels in motion for the brand in the country. I am grateful to have worked alongside some of the brightest minds in the business. I am now excited to start this next phase of my life with Disney+ Hotstar.”

    A PR professional with over a decade of experience, Poojari has had stints at leading media organisations such as LINOpinion – the PR division of Lowe Lintas, Avian Media, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Inox Leisure.

  • Chad Matthews named president of ABC-owned television stations

    Chad Matthews named president of ABC-owned television stations

    Mumbai: WABC New York’s executive Chad Matthews is named as the president of ABC-owned TV stations, effective immediately. He succeeds Wendy McMahon, who left the company last year to become co-president of CBS News and Stations.

    Matthews steps into the role from his position as president and general manager of WABC-TV New York. 

    In his new role, Matthews will report to Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution president of networks Debra OConnell. He will have chief management responsibility for the eight ABC-owned television stations in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Houston, Raleigh-Durham and Fresno.

    “Chad is an exceptional leader who has a track record of success, always championing innovative content and storytelling, super serving our viewers with programs that have a meaningful impact on the community overall, and achieving and maintaining the highest standards of operational excellence while driving enormous success across linear and digital platforms,” said OConnell in a statement, as quoted by The Hollywood Reporter. “His strategic vision, passion for local news, forward thinking roll-up your sleeves attitude and commitment to teamwork are among the many attributes that will ensure that under his leadership our Owned Television Stations will continue to thrive.”

    Matthews was associated with WABC since 2000. However, he also worked for NBC-owned WTVJ between 2012 and 2017, only to re-join WABC the same year. In this role, he oversaw the entire management for ABC7/WABC-TV and its subsidiary businesses.

    “I am truly honored to be given this opportunity to lead the best station group in the country! The great eight as I like to call it,” said Matthews on his new role. “The team members who make up the ABC Owned Stations are the best in the business. Their talents, innovation, perseverance and flexibility are sources of constant inspiration. I am very much looking forward to working with them to further grow the business while continuing to find new ways to super serve our viewers and communities in a way that raises the bar for local television.”

  • ICICI Lombard names Sheena Kapoor as marketing, corporate communications & CSR head

    ICICI Lombard names Sheena Kapoor as marketing, corporate communications & CSR head

    Mumbai: Private general insurance company ICICI Lombard has named Sheena Kapoor as its new head – marketing, corporate communications and CSR.  

    In this role, Kapoor will focus on developing and strengthening corporate advertising and branding, customer-oriented awareness strategies, across all company product lines and geographies, said the company in a statement. “She will spearhead the company’s innovative efforts with an enterprise-wide focus, thereby aiding in scaling the company’s overall brand positioning among other players,” it added.

    “We are delighted to welcome Sheena into the ICICI Lombard family,” said ICICI Lombard General Insurance head of human resources Jerry Jose. “Her experience will be instrumental in combining customer insights, analytics and innovation to develop sharp branding and communication thereby making her the perfect fit to take the brand awareness to the next level.”

    Kapoor brings with her over two decades’ experience in the field of marketing and corporate communications. She joins ICICI Lombard from Edelweiss Financial Services where she was head of corporate marketing, leading strategy and corporate branding across the group and later heading marketing and PR for Edelweiss Wealth Management. She has also worked with Times of India Group spanning 11 years as head of innovations and earlier as head of marketing for their real estate and financial services divisions. 

    “With a wider remit than ever before, the industry needs to cultivate a deeper connection with new-age customers today,” stated Sheena Kapoor. “I am thrilled to accept this new role and look forward to being a part of a brand whose ethos serves to make insurance convenient, transparent, and easily accessible for its customers.”

  • CredAvenue onboards Abhishek Mehrotra as its CHRO

    CredAvenue onboards Abhishek Mehrotra as its CHRO

    Mumbai: Homegrown debt markets platform CredAvenue has announced the onboarding of Abhishek Mehrotra as chief human resource officer (CHRO).

    In this role, Mehrotra will be responsible for leading the company’s human resource function, thereby bolstering CredAvenue’s people culture while cultivating an innovative, growth-driven environment.

    “For us, this is a mission-critical role. Our business is all about people. Hence, we have prioritised HR as one of the most critical and core business functions since our initial days of building a people-centred, best-in-class culture,” said CredAvenue founder and CEO Gaurav Kumar. “We are passionate about creating a caring, collaborative, and shared work atmosphere that results in happier employees. While we have been cultivating a diverse, agile, transparent, and enthusiastic work culture, we need to have an HR leader with nuanced understanding and a proven track record of leading our people initiatives to the next phase.”

    “Abhishek will channelise our collective goals and individual capabilities by bringing the best global HR practices and innovations to keep CredAvenue a people-first organisation. Through his broad experience, Abhishek will guide us to create a culture where each individual will thrive. Our people are our most valuable asset,” he further said.

    Mehrotra has over two decades of experience in human resources, including establishing and improving HR and organisational structures at leading tech, start-up, and telecom companies. He has enabled employee success in high-end R&D, complex managed services, and social media domains across Western and Eastern work cultures with organisations such as IBM, Nokia, Huawei, and Bytedance. 

    In his last leadership assignment with Bytedance, he scaled the people management function at TikTok in the SEA markets while also guiding the India team through challenging times. 

    “CredAvenue is one of the rare start-ups that has followed the people-first philosophy from inception, and that was very evident in the founder’s thinking from the very first time we interacted,” commented Abhishek Mehrotra. “I am looking forward to building the people’s organisation of tomorrow and introducing unique practices in learning and development, mental wellness, diversity and inclusion, and upskilling initiatives for enhancing the overall employee experience.”

    CredAvenue plans to increase its headcount from 400 to 700 people in the coming fiscal year. It is hiring talent from various tech and management areas at all levels, including freshers, mid-level, and senior-level positions, said the statement.