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  • Joginder Rana named as CASHe vice chairman & MD

    Joginder Rana named as CASHe vice chairman & MD

    Mumbai: AI-driven financial wellness platform CASHe is prepping up for its next phase of growth with a series of key leadership appointments. To this effect, the company has appointed Joginder Rana as the vice-chairman and managing director, Dhruv Jain as chief executive officer, while the incumbent chief technology officer, Yashoraj Tyagi, has been appointed as the company’s first chief business officer.
     
    “The key leadership appointments will play a crucial role in driving the company’s expansion plans. The new team will work closely with Joginder Rana to help CASHe realise its 3.0 vision of becoming the go-to financial platform for the millennial and Gen Z cohort,” the company said in a statement on Friday.

    “We have been ramping up our efforts to piece together a best-in-class team to demystify credit and credit rating systems thereby making financial inclusion possible to all. The company is now in a position to make a better life for everyone by expanding its financial products to cover the entire gamut of needs of its customers,” stated CASHe founder-chairman Raman Kumar. “Joginder, Dhruv, and Yashoraj supported by a young and talented team of professionals will catapult CASHe into becoming the financial platform of choice for all,” he added.

    Rana, a veteran banker, brings in over three decades of global and domestic experience in the banking & ITES industry essentially covering wholesale, retail, rural & FI banking. His previous stint was the MD of Bank of Baroda Global Shared Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of Baroda. He has also held senior management positions in leading banks such as RBL Bank, and Citigroup. He holds a distinguished academic background as an all-India rank holder in CA, ICWA and CS. He is also a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) from the USA.

    “I am excited about joining CASHe, an incredibly well-positioned company that can transform financial inclusion in an under-penetrated and under-serviced sector, using its unique and industry-first credit rating and credit decision support algorithms and technology platform,” said Joginder Rana on his new role. “Rapid adoption of digital financial products and evolving consumer preferences are strong drivers of growth in this sector and CASHe is well-positioned to assume market leadership as a FinTech platform of choice.”

    Dhruv Jain who joins as CASHe’s CEO brings over three decades of extensive experience in all facets of corporate finance, having worked with large domestic and multinational conglomerates. Most recently, he was MD – CFO with Altico Capital India Ltd, an NBFC, where he spearheaded the company’s critical finance functions, including raising debt capital for business growth. Prior to Altico Capital, he held key leadership roles with India Infoline Group, CitiFinancial (part of Citigroup), Bharti Airtel, Kotak Securities and ITC’s financial services group. Jain is a fellow chartered accountant and licentiate company secretary.

    “I am excited to join CASHe, as its vision and growth plans align with my passion for financial inclusion of all in a credit under-served environment,” stated Dhruv Jain. “CASHe has a strong business model and I look forward to this leadership role to accelerate growth by expanding its balance sheet and increasing profitability. The company is focused on growing aggressively and I am keen to lead CASHe and fuel its ambitious growth plans”

    Yashoraj Tyagi, the youngest CXO level team member, has been appointed as the company’s first bhief Business officer in addition to his current role as CTO. Tyagi joined the company in 2017 as a trainee engineer, straight from BITS Pilani and soon rose to become the CTO post his masters in financial engineering from the University of California at Berkeley. His experience in data sciences/AI and product management will ensure that the company is at the forefront of innovation and excellence. His expanded role will focus on bringing out innovative financial products that are inclusive and expansive besides striving for tech and business focussed alliances that are key to CASHe’s long-term growth and success.

  • Network18 onboards Sohini Guharoy as head of audience growth

    Network18 onboards Sohini Guharoy as head of audience growth

    Mumbai: Sohini Guharoy has joined Network18 Group as the head of audience growth.

    Guharoy has moved on from NDTV, where she was heading audience and social strategy. Before that, she set up the audience engagement team at The Quint. 

    Her expertise lies in driving an integrated engagement and content strategy to accelerate audience engagement and revenue growth on platforms. 

    She has led content for social, developed products in-house for automation, forged platform partnerships, responsible for community management and hired appropriate talent for the audience division in her previous role.

  • HiveMinds expands in Delhi-NCR, appoints Mohit Grover to lead business

    HiveMinds expands in Delhi-NCR, appoints Mohit Grover to lead business

    Mumbai: Hiveminds Innovative Market Solutions, a division of Madison World has opened a new office in Gurugram, announcing a formal expansion in Delhi-NCR. To head its north branch, Hiveminds has appointed Mohit Grover, a business leader who has led key P&L roles in digital first businesses.

    The Bengaluru based full-service digital marketing company has a team of 200 people spread across Bangalore, Mumbai and NCR.

    Grover has worked in insurance and travel companies like redBus, Goibibo, and Make My Trip, and then followed it up with his entrepreneurial venture Neemrana Naturals, a startup connecting farmers to consumers to provide organic produce.

    Commenting on the new appointment, Madison World chairman Sam Balsara said, “With offices opening up gradually, the demand for on-site teams is also coming back. With Mohit at the helm, we’re now poised to expand our presence in North India to attract new clients and service the existing clients better.”

    “As digital transformation takes focus for all businesses, I am delighted to bring in a leader with high ownership & entrepreneurial spirit as our Delhi branch head to ride this wave. With the growing client roster, we feel that a senior team based in the region will be better placed to engage at the strategic level and contribute to overall growth for our clients,” stated HiveMinds founder and CEO Jyothirmayee JT.

    “I am excited to be leading the north India growth for HiveMinds,” said Mohit Grover on his new role. “I feel after building businesses in a highly competitive travel industry for over a decade, this will be a great next phase of my career. I look forward to assembling a formidable team and delivering value to our clients in the region.”

  • uKnowva appoints Bistriti Poddar as chief communication officer

    uKnowva appoints Bistriti Poddar as chief communication officer

    Mumbai: uKnowva, a flagship product of Convergence Services, announced the appointment of Bistriti Poddar as chief communication officer. Poddar will become a member of uKnowva’s executive team and lead the development, advancement and execution of the company’s communications and public affairs strategy.

    “As we continue to grow, communications and content marketing are becoming increasingly critical to how we shape our culture, brand, products and overall business both internally and externally,” said uKnowva founder and CEO Vicky Jain. “The appointment of our first chief communication officer (CCO) signals the investment we’re making to increase our impact and showcase how we help our customers meet their digital transformation needs in more places.” 

    “We are thrilled to bring Bristriti’s proven success and experience to the uKnowva team as we enter our next phase. Bistriti embodies the entrepreneurial spirit that uKnowva was founded upon and will leverage her strong communications experience to develop and drive our corporate, brand, product and internal communications,” he further said.

    Having worked with companies as diverse as start-ups to conglomerates like Havas Media, TATA AIA and Bewakoof.com, Poddar holds rich experience in copywriting, content creation and strategy, team mentoring, social media and PR. With an extensive experience of ten plus years she has worked on diverse workshops, training modules, content and social media strategies and motivational sessions.

    On her appointment, Bistriti Poddar said, “There is no more exciting industry to be in than technology and I’m thrilled to be a part of the uKnowva team as we continue to grow. We have ambitious plans to bring more value to our fast growth and global tech clients. With a meteoric rise in growth over the last few months and seemingly unlimited opportunity in front of uKnowva, it’s a unique and exciting time to take on the CCO role.”

    Poddar holds a graduation degree in Geography Honours from Delhi University and MSc in Tourism Management. She is a four-time TEDx speaker and has been featured on numerous news and radio shows like ET NOW Leaders of Tomorrow and Radio City to name a few.

  • Leena Nair named CEO of French fashion house Chanel

    Leena Nair named CEO of French fashion house Chanel

    Mumbai: In another crown for India, one more Indian has landed the top job with a global leader, only this time in the fashion industry. French luxury group Chanel has named former Unilever executive Leena Nair as its new global chief executive, based in London.

    Alain Wertheimer, who owns the 111-year-old luxury brand with his brother Gerard Wertheimer, will act as global executive chairman, the group said in a statement.

    A British national, born in India, Nair’s career at Unilever spanned 30 years, most recently as the chief of human resources and a member of the company’s executive committee. Nair rose through the ranks of Unilever having started out as a management trainee. Under her watch, Unilever achieved gender parity across global management.

    Nair posted the development on her LinkedIn page and said, “I am humbled and honoured to be appointed the Global Chief Executive Officer of CHANEL, an iconic and admired company. I am so inspired by what CHANEL stands for. It is a company that believes in the freedom of creation, in cultivating human potential and in acting to have a positive impact in the world.”

    “I am grateful for my long career at Unilever, a place that has been my home for 30 years. It has given me so many opportunities to learn, grow and contribute to a truly purpose-driven organisation. I will always be a proud advocate of Unilever and its ambition to make sustainable living commonplace,” she further added.

    Nair follows US businesswoman Maureen Chiquet, who came from a fashion background and was CEO of Chanel for nine years until early 2016.

    Thereafter Alain Wertheimer, who will now move to the role of global executive chairman, had originally taken on the CEO job on a temporary basis.

    Nair would join at the end of January and be based in London, the group said, adding that the new appointments would ensure its “long-term success as a private company.”

  • Cuemath bolsters leadership team with key appointments

    Cuemath bolsters leadership team with key appointments

    Mumbai: Cuemath, the global math tutoring platform, has announced several new senior appointments as it continues the reorganisation of its leadership team. The company onboarded Samir Kulshresth as CFO, Nisha Popli as CHRO, Janardan Singh as chief of sales, and Anushray Gupta as chief product and technology officer ahead of its next growth phase.

    Samir and Nisha have joined Cuemath already, with Janardan and Anushray’s appointments effective from January 2022. All the new hires will report to Vivek Sunder, who was newly appointed as CEO in October.

    “As we prepare for our next wave of growth, these leadership changes will strengthen governance in Cuemath 3.0 and support our goal of a presence in 50 countries and becoming a global math leader,” stated Cuemath founder and chairman Manan Khurma. “With Vivek at the helm, supported by this senior leadership talent, we are poised to scale greater heights.”

    Samir, a chartered accountant, has over 19 years of financial management experience across the e-commerce, healthcare, telecom & IT/ITES industries. He has held previous roles at Practo, Fortis Healthcare, Genpact, and Indus Towers.

    Janardan has over 20 years of business leadership experience with expertise in scaling up in the ed-tech industry. His last assignment was with ClassKlap as its founder and COO.

    Nisha has over 19 years of experience in directing human resources programs for leading businesses, including the Big Four accountancy firms and leading global professional services firms globally. Prior to Cuemath, she was heading HR for Moglix India, a B2B e-commerce start-up. She has also worked as the head of people office for the small format business of Future Group India, global HR head with The Smart Cube, and other HR roles with KPMG, Grant Thornton, and Ernst & Young.

    Anushray is rejoining Cuemath having originally built the company’s engineering and product team as CTO. He then moved to Udaan as product lead for their grocery vertical where he was key in increasing market share.

    “The new array of dedicated leaders makes me more confident and committed to entering this new chapter of Cuemath’s growth and integrating our diverse knowledge and expertise in realising the company’s vision,” said Vivek Sunder, welcoming new appointees on board.   

  • VMLY&R India brings in Rajshekar Patil as executive creative director

    VMLY&R India brings in Rajshekar Patil as executive creative director

    Mumbai: Global brand and customer experience agency VMLY&R has brought Rajshekar Patil on board as executive creative director. He will report to VMLY&R India chief creative officer  Mukund Olety. 

    In this role, Patil will oversee the creative capabilities of the agency, assist in campaign conceptualisation, and support the agency’s creative vision. As part of the leadership team, he will also champion a culture of creativity, inclusiveness, and innovation, said the agency.

    Patil brings in 18 years of work experience with him as an award-winning integrated advertising professional working at the intersection of creativity and tech. His last assignment was with Publicis Worldwide India as ECD. At Publicis Mumbai, he was heading Skoda Motors, Citi, Zee5, and Times Group. 

    “I am delighted that Rajshekar is joining us. He is a passionate, razor-sharp, creative thinker with a portfolio that speaks to his desire for genuine impact through his work,” said VMLY&R India chief creative officer Mukund Olety. ” I welcome him wholeheartedly to the VMLY&R family and look forward to growing our creative reputation across the country.”

    Patil is the co-founder of a kid-tech startup, built at a tech incubator in London, and Snap Counsellors, an award-winning teen helpline on Snapchat. He also helped launch Apple in India, contributing several pieces to the Grand Prix-winning Shot on the iPhone campaign.

    A computer science graduate who landed accidentally in the creative department of Ogilvy and Mather and never left, Patil has been recognised with D&AD Impact, One Show, Cannes, Effies APAC, Spikes Tangrams, etc. His previous stints were at BBDO India, Media Arts Lab (Apple’s agency), BBH India, and Ogilvy & Mather.

    “VMLY&R brings together a blend of creativity, technology, data and culture to create truly unique solutions for clients. Creativity here seeps into every facet of the agency and I look forward to working closely with Anil and Mukund to create some fantastic work,” said Patil on his new role.

  • FloBiz onboards Pulkit Saboo as director of marketing

    FloBiz onboards Pulkit Saboo as director of marketing

    Mumbai: FloBiz, a fintech startup and neobank for growing Indian SMBs, has brought Pulkit Saboo on board as director of marketing. 

    In his new role, Saboo will be responsible for creating and executing FloBiz’s brand and marketing strategy. He will spearhead partnerships and collaborations with a diverse stakeholder ecosystem while curating unique experiences for SMB partners. Saboo will also lead the creative and strategic thinking for brand and marketing functions, said the company in a statement.

    “Pulkit is an experienced marketing professional who has led high-performing teams and delivered some of the most memorable campaigns for major brands across categories,” said FloBiz founder and CEO Rahul Raj. “I am confident that under Pulkit’s leadership, we will scale newer heights as we enter into neobanking space and build deeper inroads into SMB space across cities and regions throughout the country.”

    Saboo previously served as the senior marketing manager at Ola for India and international markets, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail, and SABMiller. Armed with the experience of over a decade, he started his career as a software engineer at Infosys. In addition, Saboo is an alumnus of Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad (MICA).

    “The time could not have been more opportune than now for FloBiz to start this digital revolution for the SMB segment,” said Saboo on his new assignment. “With a deep understanding of SMBs’ expectations and pain points, we are poised to change the way of age-old business operation practices through a superior product offering. We are on a mission to deliver an unmatched experience to businesses making their digital transformation journeys.”

  • OMD India appoints Anisha Iyer as chief executive officer

    OMD India appoints Anisha Iyer as chief executive officer

    Mumbai: Omnicom Media Group India’s media network OMD has announced the appointment of Anisha Iyer as its new chief executive officer, with effect from January 2022. In this new role, she will be reporting to Omnicom Media Group India group CEO Kartik Sharma.

    As CEO, Iyer will be responsible for leading the organisational vision and steering strategic goals across the business with a focus on leading future-ready teams, enhancing client relationships and delivering best-in-class solutions across the board, said the company in a statement on Tuesday.

    “Anisha embodies OMD’s vision efficaciously. With her digital prowess and creative mindset, I am confident that she will lead the organization to greater heights and accelerate the momentum of growth,” said Kartik Sharma. “With her understanding of our clients, industry and the market, she is undoubtedly the inimitable successor for the role. We look forward to welcoming her back to India and working with stakeholders to unlock greater potential and empowering our clients to make better decisions, faster.”

    Iyer joined OMD in 2019 as the managing director for Malaysia. She has since been with Omnicom Media Group (OMG), moving on to OMG Thailand earlier this year as its chief product officer – tasked with providing future-facing, industry-leading capabilities and technologies by instilling a culture of creativity, innovation, thought leadership, and ground-breaking ideas.

    With an illustrious career spanning nearly two decades in the advertising business, Iyer’s previous stints include working across Mindshare, Madhouse and Group M. She has lent her expertise over the years, delivering cutting-edge solutions and best-in-class strategy for a range of clients spanning FMCG, pharma, auto, travel, telecom, e-commerce, food, and retail businesses.

    “The Indian market has undergone significant changes since the pandemic and it is a challenging yet exciting time to join at the helm,” said Anisha Iyer. “It is a pivotal time for our industry and I am excited to navigate the tides in creative collaboration with stakeholders and driving OMD India to new avenues of growth and development.”

  • MX Player appoints Suresh Menon as content and creative head, MX Studios

    MX Player appoints Suresh Menon as content and creative head, MX Studios

    Mumbai: MX Player has appointed Suresh Menon as content and creative head of MX Studios.

    Menon is an actor-comedian who has worked in the Indian film industry and featured in more than 50 films in his career and over 100 TV shows. Previously, he was the co-founder and managing director of the digital media company One Network Entertainment. He is also well-known for his 12-year stint at 93.5 RED FM as a radio jockey.

    “I have been a part of the media and entertainment fraternity for close to two decades and I have had a vast experience in scripting, ideating and storytelling across formats like theatre, television, films, and web series. I am excited to bring these strengths to my new role as the content and creative head for MX Studios,” said Suresh Menon.

    Menon’s notable appearances include his roles in the films “Houseful,” “Dasvidaniya,” “Phir Hera Pheri,” “Dil Toh Pagal Hai,” “Partner,” and “Bheja Fry 2.” He has also appeared as a judge on the game show “Hello Kaun? Pehchaan Kaun” along with Chunky Pandey.

    “We are delighted to announce the launch of MX Studios that will curate and produce scripted narratives in an entertaining fashion & we are excited to have Suresh Menon on board,” stated MX Media chief operating officer Nikhil Gandhi. “Having demonstrated a history of working across different entertainment media as well as running his own content production business, we believe he is the perfect addition to the team at MX Studios.”