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  • Disney+Hotstar appoints Shalini Poddar as EVP & head of ad sales

    Disney+Hotstar appoints Shalini Poddar as EVP & head of ad sales

    Mumbai: Disney+ Hotstar has appointed Shalini Poddar as executive vice president and head of ad sales. Poddar replaced Gulshan Verma who had quit the streaming service in July to join Jio Ads as chief executive officer.

    At Disney+Hotstar, Poddar will lead ad sales revenue and strategy for the service in India and lead a team of 140 across all aspects of the ads business from business planning, sales, sales strategy including pricing and format, revenue management, operations, data partnerships, programmatic, brand lab, measurement/RoI and customer marketing.

    She was previously associated with Google as head of business development, Google Play Apps, India, Southeast Asia and Australia. She had joined Google in March 2016 as industry manager for telecom, gaming and payments. In a career spanning 17 years, she has had stints at Accenture Management Consulting and Kotak Mahindra Bank.

    She completed her graduation from Delhi University and is an alumnus of Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta.

  • Panasonic India names Fumiyasu Fujimori as divisional director, consumer sales

    Panasonic India names Fumiyasu Fujimori as divisional director, consumer sales

    Mumbai: Tech major Panasonic India on Monday announced the appointment of Fumiyasu Fujimori as divisional director, consumer sales division. He will be based out of Panasonic India headquarters in Gurgaon.

    Fujimori joined the company in 1995 in Osaka, Japan. In his career spanning 26 years, he has worked in various international markets such as China, Singapore and Thailand overseeing strategy planning, business development, and marketing communications across business divisions of Panasonic. 

    In his previous role, Fujimori was based in Japan, where he was leading the global marketing efforts for Panasonic’s Imaging Business Unit (Lumix, digital cameras).

    “It is an important time for Panasonic India as we strengthen our presence across consumer appliances and smart living solutions in India,” said Panasonic India CEO Manish Sharma. “Fujimori’s rich experience of working with Panasonic across many markets will certainly contribute to the growth of our business here in India.”

    “My first stint here was in 2009 as part of the audio team, where I got an opportunity to gain market experience. I believe, this is a high-potential market that offers significant growth opportunities and as I resume my new role here I am looking forward to leveraging this potential through strategic interventions and providing Indian consumers with a value proposition,” stated Fumiyasu Fujimori on his new role.

  • FlexC appoints Anantha Krishnan as chief talent solutions officer

    FlexC appoints Anantha Krishnan as chief talent solutions officer

    Mumbai: AI-Powered talent marketplace FlexC has appointed Anantha Krishnan as its new chief talent solutions officer. In this role, he will be looking after talent solutions and end-to-end mobilising of resources.  

    Previously, Krishnan was associated with Larsen & Toubro Infotech (LTI) as an associate director, where he was leading the people supply chain (PSC) with various business and technology units. He has more than two decades of rich and versatile experience in operating talent solutions, having worked with companies like Samsung and Deccanet.

    During his stint in LTI, Krishnan also took up the additional role of revenue partner for the consumer, media & entertainment and technology vertical, contributing to threefold revenue growth of the unit in a span of about three years, said the company in a statement. 

    Before this, he led the product of Integrated Automated Test Engine for Samsung’s Soft switch lab and launched the verification utility for SKT (South Korea Telecom) network.

    Commenting on the new leadership, FlexC founder and CEO  Girsh Kukreja said, “Anantha’s People Supply Chain prowess, Talent Solutions experience , product engineering background and operating at scale will accelerate FlexC’s talent supply and process to be client’s partner of choice . Going further, the talent fulfillment quality and expanding Recruiters network will continue to fortify FlexC’s ability to capitalise on the remarkable market opportunity right up-front.”

    In his long-spanning career, he also played the role of defect analyst and led the vendor management team for Google and Ericsson platforms for Sony Ericsson Mobile Communication in Japan. 

    “I am excited to be part of the core team at FlexC. The start-up has built an AI-Driven Talent Marketplace that allows companies to access, engage and manage hybrid workforce efficiently, at a fractional cost from anywhere in the world. I am thrilled to be a part of the organisation and look forward to disrupting the talent marketplace in India,” Krishnan said on his appointment.

  • Sirish Suveer joins Tilt Brand Solutions as senior director, business

    Sirish Suveer joins Tilt Brand Solutions as senior director, business

    Mumbai: Brand & communication consultancy Tilt Brand Solutions has appointed Sirish Suveer as senior director – business. In this role, Suveer will report to Tilt’s co-founder and chief business officer Rajiv Chatterjee.

    ”We are really excited to have Sirish jointly lead the account management function along with Avinash Shenoy – senior director, business, as we grow and continue to consolidate businesses,” stated Chatterjee. “He is joining us at a pivotal time for Tilt, as we scale up and continue to take on larger full-service mandates. His experience at leading key agency businesses is exactly why we feel this is a perfect fit and time.”

    Suveer has over 18 years of experience in advertising and marketing. Across his previous stints at Publicis, MullenLowe Lintas Group, JWT &amp, Max Life Insurance, he has led the teams on brands like Citibank, Heineken, Zee5, Skoda, Dabur, Vistara, Airtel, PepsiCo, and Britannia amongst many others. His work on them has won him effectiveness laurels at Effies India & APAC.

    “I am excited to start this new inning with Tilt. Hunger is evident in the agency culture, in the last 3 years Tilt has built an enviable portfolio,” said Suveer. “With the strategic approach of ‘Full-Brained Thinking’ and the creative mantra of  ‘One Brand. Many Stories,’ the ambition is to create notable work and build rewarding narratives for our partners. I look forward to leading a formidable team and creating magic.”

  • CNN International announces key editorial hires in Asia-Pacific

    CNN International announces key editorial hires in Asia-Pacific

    Mumbai: CNN International has announced four new editorial hires at its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Hong Kong, with the appointment of two new directors of coverage and two new senior news editors.

    Sarita Harilela has been appointed director of coverage, responsible for news coverage from the Asia-Pacific region, as well as leading the network’s global coverage for key parts of the day. She has been with CNN International for 17 years, most recently as an executive producer based in Hong Kong, responsible for feature shows and programming. Harilela has been involved in all major news stories from the APAC region over the last decade including the pandemic, the Hong Kong protests, Typhoon Haiyan and the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami.

    Nicola Careem has also been appointed director of coverage. She joins CNN after 19 years with the BBC covering conflicts in Syria, Iraq, Yemen, and Afghanistan. She was most recently the South Asia bureau chief based in New Delhi overseeing a team of journalists working across digital, television and radio.

    Irene Nasser joins the APAC team as a senior news editor. She has spent the last five years with Al Jazeera English in Doha handling breaking news, planning coverage and overseeing teams in the field. Prior to that she worked as a field producer based in Jerusalem working on both news and documentaries.

    Alex Stambaugh has accepted a new role as a senior news editor.  She has been with CNN for five years, most recently as a senior content producer for CNN’s International Newsource which serves more than 1300 affiliates in the U.S. and around the world. She has also produced stories from the field including the Hong Kong protests, the Trump-Kim summits in Vietnam and Singapore and the Thai cave rescue.

    “These key roles reinforce our commitment to the region and further strengthen our newsgathering capabilities,” said CNN Asia Pacific vice president and managing editor Ellana Lee. “These are unprecedented and uncertain times, so bolstering our Asia Pacific coverage for our global audience, across all of CNN’s platforms, is more important than ever.”

  • Nandita Sinha to take charge as new Myntra CEO

    Nandita Sinha to take charge as new Myntra CEO

    Mumbai: Online fashion retailer Myntra has announced the appointment of Nandita Sinha as chief executive officer, effective 1 January 2022. Sinha will join Myntra from group company Flipkart, where, as vice president of customer growth and marketing, she is currently leading the overall charter for marketing.

    As a seasoned leader in the consumer internet space, Sinha has deep expertise in leading businesses and driving tech-pivoted growth and innovation. During her nearly eight-year stint at Flipkart, she has worked across multiple roles and categories, including beauty & personal care, books and general merchandise, home and furniture and has built a strong organisation, grooming several future leaders with her exemplary people skills, said the company in a statement.

    “Myntra is integral to the group as an organisation that leads the charter on fashion, beauty and lifestyle, solving the dynamic needs of the modern fashion-conscious consumer,” said Flipkart Group CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy. “As the forerunner of several innovations and unique consumer experiences, our aspirations continue to grow for Myntra as a separate company. I am certain that with her strong background in driving businesses and an acute focus on customer-centricity, Nandita (Sinha) will be instrumental in defining the next phase of Myntra’s evolution as its CEO.”

    Sinha joined Flipkart in August 2013 after stints in Hindustan Unilever Ltd and Britannia Industries Ltd. Before joining Flipkart, she was the co-founder at MyBabyCart.com. She holds an MBA in marketing and strategy from FMS Delhi and is a BTech Graduate from IIT BHU.
    “I am very excited about my new role and look forward to the opportunity of driving Myntra’s vision of democratising fashion further while working with a very talented team at Myntra,” said Sinha on her new role.

  • V-Mart Retail appoints Aakash Moondhra as chairman

    V-Mart Retail appoints Aakash Moondhra as chairman

    Mumbai: Retail store chain V-Mart Retail Ltd has announced the appointment of Aakash Moondhra as chairman of the company. The company also announced a strategic change in its leadership structure, with the role of chairman and managing director now being split and Moondhra (independent director) being designated as chairman, while Lalit Agarwal would continue in his role as managing director.

    Moondhra is PayU’s global CFO and continues to remain an independent director on the board of VMart. “I am thankful to the Board for posing the confidence in me and I will try my best to contribute in making VMart an even better organisation than it already is and I look forward to this exciting journey together with the fellow board members,” Moondhra said on his appointment. “The purpose behind this role separation is not merely with related compliance; rather, it is to ensure an even better and balanced governance structure and effective guidance to the management.”

    Founded in 2002, V-Mart is an omnichannel retail store chain offering fashion apparel, footwear, home furnishings, general merchandise, and Kirana. Primarily focusing on tier 2 and 3 cities, V-Mart is present pan-India with 368 stores in 26 states, the company follows the concept of ‘value retailing’ for the affordable fashion of the rapidly-expanding middle class, stated the brand.

    “The appointment of Aakash as the chairman will herald a new era of corporate governance in the company,” said Lalit Agarwal. “Aakash has been a torchbearer of ethics and governance and this indeed is a big change for a so far promoter-led company which is now embarking on its new charter of growth, ably supported by a deep-rooted professional and independent governance culture.”

    “In the long run, this diversion of roles would surely benefit all stakeholders in our value chain. It is a key to promote overall Board independence while enabling me to focus even more deeply on driving company growth, value creation for all our shareholders, and day-to-day company management,” he further said.

  • Ants Digital strengthens leadership team with Faisal Haq as COO

    Ants Digital strengthens leadership team with Faisal Haq as COO

    Mumbai: Ants Digital, a tech-led marketing agency based out of Gurgaon, has appointed Faisal Haq as chief operating officer.  

    Haq comes with over 21 years of experience and has joined Ants after working for WATConsult-Dentsu International for over 6.5 years in the capacity of EVP operations and business development. In his two decades of rich experience, he has worked in different positions with Roshcomm (Kingdom of Bahrain), Askme.com, Crosshairs Communication, and Avian Media. He brings with him a very good experience of digital and technology in both domestic and international markets.

    “Faisal comes with a great understanding of different markets which will hugely help Ants in strengthening its footprint across the globe. Our bullish approach in getting great clients onboard has served us well as we have acquired some noteworthy clients in the space of infrastructure, health and wellness, defence, and insurance sector,” stated Ants Digital CEO Sanjay Arora. “With Faisal joining Ants, the team is excited to serve more extensive mandates even in the International markets. By investing heavily in technology and hiring good talent, we have been working towards scaling our operations across Gurgaon, Mumbai, and Hyderabad.”

    Haq comes with over 21 years of experience in integrated marketing, digital media marketing, social media, data-driven marketing, and advertising with domain exposure with various startups, emerging tech, technology, mobile media, programmatic, consulting, regional and global market.

    “Ants has been scaling ideas and its business pan India, and I am excited to build and grow this further,” said Haq on his new role. “The online prowess and unique mix of service offerings, including digital, brand building, creatives and content and technology, make the whole offering more future-ready and agile. I am really excited to be part of the team and look forward to this challenge.”

  • Absen appoints Vishal Kanwal as industry development director for India

    Absen appoints Vishal Kanwal as industry development director for India

    Mumbai : Absen has appointed Vishal Kanwal as its India industry development director. The company specialises in providing LED display manufacturing.

    Kanwal has 18 years of experience in the technology industry and has worked across research and development, AV and B2C consumer electronics job functions.

    “I am extremely delighted to join team Absen. My prime focus would be to establish the brand ‘Absen’ in India by close cooperation with esteemed partners to provide appropriate solutions and service to our end customers for their requirements,” said Kanwal.

  • Nannditaa Kothari joins DigiflixTV as chief operating officer

    Nannditaa Kothari joins DigiflixTV as chief operating officer

    Mumbai: Inception Media’s creative director Nannditaa V Kothari has joined OTT and short video platform DigiflixTV as chief operating officer.

    A vastly experienced professional in creative and business processes in commercial, television and feature film production, Kothari has previously worked with media companies like Big Magic, Viniyard Films, Shashi Sumeet Productions, Endemol among others. She has been instrumental in revamping the programming of the channels as per the audience demand.

    At Inception Media, She produced shows like “Khaki,” “The Reunions,” “Crime Alert.” She also produced shows for Big Magic, “Ullu,” Gujarati film “The Reunion,” to name a few.

    “I have joined DigiFlix with a vision to provide wholesome entertainment – where the entire family can sit together and watch a show on an OTT platform. Our platform will have shows of all genres and with DigiFlix we want to give a fresh perspective to OTT content,” stated Nannditaa Kothari. “So far a certain kind of content has taken precedent and we plan to change that and address the masses in doing so. A large chunk of the TV audience has been neglected or rather overlooked, those are the audience that we want to cater to,” she added.