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  • Efficacy Worldwide onboards Ravindra Singh as GM, North

    Efficacy Worldwide onboards Ravindra Singh as GM, North

    Mumbai: Integrated marketing communication agency Efficacy Worldwide has brought Ravindra Singh on board as general manager, North.

    In his new role, Singh will be responsible for new business development and client servicing across clients in the North region, said the company in a statement.

    Singh has a rich work experience of more than 14 years in building brands, brand strategy, client servicing, and business development. He has worked with leading media agencies including Havas Media Group, Madison Media. Before joining Efficacy, he was the business director – audience planning at Havas Media.

    “I am extremely excited to have Ravindra on board,” stated Efficacy Worldwide CEO Vishnu Sharma. “He brings with him the expertise of managing 360-degree media and his ability to drive innovations in new media. With him on board, we are looking forward to stupendous growth in our business.”

    During his career span, Singh handled media marketing for various brands across categories and has been instrumental in accelerating the business growth of clients. His experience of working on diverse clients like Reckitt and Benckiser, Britannia, Airtel, Hyundai, VLCC, Kohler, Patanjali, LG, Michelin Tyres, Sleepwell Mattress, DS Group, FMC India, Daawat Basmati Rice, Halonix Lighting, Swarovski, Tinder, OkCupid, Seedworks, Lal Path Lab, Schneider Electric, among others gives him an edge in business development.

    “I am delighted to be part of the Efficacy Team and leading the business development and client servicing. We are looking to forge new alliances and relationships across categories and segments,” said Ravindra Singh. “Today brands are looking for 360-degree media planning spanning across external and internal platforms. We are best suited to provide the brands niche as well as large scale marketing solutions.”

  • Zensciences appoints Artthi Ponnuswamy as VP, brand solutions

    Zensciences appoints Artthi Ponnuswamy as VP, brand solutions

    Mumbai: Brand and digital marketing consultancy Zensciences has announced the appointment of Artthi Ponnuswamy as vice president of brand solutions. 

    Ponnuswamy joins Zensciences after 15 years with Origami Creative Concepts where she was head – brand strategy. Prior to that, she has been associated with organisations like AC Nielsen, McCann Worldwide, and DDB Mudra.

    “Artthi joins us at a crucial stage in our growth journey. With organisations continuing to navigate through the evolving normal, her expertise will help us drive transformational strategy across our client portfolio, and strengthen our purpose of adding business context to creative outcomes. Looking forward to this next chapter with her onboard,” said Zensciences co-founder & partner Rahul Koul.

    With almost two decades of extensive multi-industry experience, Ponnuswamy has strong brand, marketing and communication expertise, the agency said. At Zensciences, she will be responsible for leading and developing strategic and creative-led brand solutions that drive growth across clients.

    Discussing her new role at Zensciences, Ponnuswamy said, “I am extremely happy to join an ‘un-agency’ which is growing at such a rapid pace. Zensciences is one of the few agencies which has consulting, brand and technology as its three pillars of offerings – all core to the success of any brand. The opportunities here are plenty and I’m looking forward to making a difference to some of the brands that Zensciences is handling and the organisation, at large.”

  • Isobar’s Shamsuddin Jasani joins Wunderman Thompson South Asia as CEO

    Isobar’s Shamsuddin Jasani joins Wunderman Thompson South Asia as CEO

    Mumbai: Wunderman Thompson has appointed Shamsuddin Jasani as chief executive officer for South Asia, effective 1 November.

    Jasani will report directly to Wunderman Thompson International CEO Ewen Sturgeon. “We are pleased to have Shams join our Wunderman Thompson leadership, and believe he is the natural successor to continue propelling our South Asia business forward,” said Sturgeon.

    The development comes on the back of chairman and group CEO – South Asia Tarun Rai moving into a new role as executive director of strategic initiatives, APAC.

    Jasani is a veteran of the industry, having launched Isobar in India in 2008 and growing it from a two-person team to over 300-strong across South Asia. Under his leadership, his team has been recognised as one of the top digital agencies under the Brand Equity Agency Reckoner and won multiple awards including ‘Digital Agency of the Year India’ for three times. Jasani was also awarded ‘Digital Agency CEO’ by Media Ace and has been featured on Impact Magazine’s ‘Digital Power 100’ list, two years in a row.

    “It’s a great honour, but an even greater responsibility, to join such an iconic brand as Wunderman Thompson, with an amazing legacy. I am really excited to not only continue this legacy but to take it to greater heights with the combination of creative, data, commerce and technology,” Jasani commented. “I believe at Wunderman Thompson we have all the ingredients to be the partner of choice for the growth and transformation of brands and business in India.”

  • Web Werks appoints Durgesh Pandey as chief finance officer

    Web Werks appoints Durgesh Pandey as chief finance officer

    Mumbai: Data center provider Web Werks has announced the appointment of Durgesh Pandey as chief finance officer (CFO).

    In his new role, Pandey will be responsible for the management of all financial processes in India for all the legal entities, partnering in the formulation of the overall organisation strategy & facilitating business growth. He will be a pivotal member of the senior management team, said the company in a statement.

    “I believe that his flawless credentials, extensive skill and proven track record will help drive our vision,” stated Web Werks India founder and CEOikhil Rathi. “I strongly believe that under Durgesh’s leadership, we will be able to extend our services to a wider range of customers.”

    With 18 years of enriched work experience in financial and business strategy planning, Pandey has been previously associated with Nxtra Data Ltd (data center arm of Bharti Airtel Ltd) over the past three years. His expertise in performance analysis of actual with target, preparation of long-range plan including annual operating plan will drive business heads in various business-sensitive and strategic projects.

    “I am both honoured and excited with the prospect of joining Web Werks,” said Pandey. “I look forward to furthering Web Werks’ mission of contributing to the digital economy by cultivating a seamlessly interconnected ecosystem of the world’s leading businesses.”

  • Phanimohan Kalagara named new CTO at Pine Labs

    Phanimohan Kalagara named new CTO at Pine Labs

    Mumbai: Merchant commerce platform Pine Labs on Wednesday announced the appointment of Phanimohan Kalagara as its new CTO.

    Kalagara is an MS in computer science from Utah State University and has over two decades of experience working with companies in the United States and India. He has extensive experience in the field of technology having worked in e-commerce, financial technology, and the CAD/CAM industries. He also brings expertise in emerging technologies like virtual reality.

    “We have made several new appointments in the past one year to bolster our technology capabilities. I am delighted to welcome Phanimohan as the new CTO,” stated Pine Labs CEO B Amrish Rau. “Phani comes with a wealth of experience in product and engineering and is the right man to lead our technology team during this exciting phase of growth for the company. I would also like to acknowledge the role of his predecessor Sanjeev Kumar who will now move into a new role within the company and head the R&D vertical.”

    Prior to joining Pine Labs, Kalagara was with e-commerce company Flipkart where he was the SVP of product and engineering. He has also spent 12 years with global fintech company PayPal where he was leading product and engineering and spent nearly eight years in the United States working on several key assignments for the company.

    “It is not often that we get an opportunity to play a key role in a company that gets to shift the industry landscape. I have been blessed a couple of times earlier in my career to make a meaningful difference in such companies,” said Kalagara. “With Pine Labs, I see a massive opportunity to make a substantial difference to the future of merchant commerce in Asia. Looking forward to being part of this team that is set to shift the fintech landscape in Asia.”

  • TV9 Network appoints Anshuman Tiwari as editor, Money9

    TV9 Network appoints Anshuman Tiwari as editor, Money9

    Mumbai: TV9 Network has strengthened the leadership of TV9 Digital and appointed Anshuman Tiwari as editor of Money9. Veteran journalist Rakesh Khar will assume a larger role as business and economy editor of the network.

    Tiwari is a recipient of the Ramnath Goenka Award, the WAN-INFRA international award for investigative journalism, and, most recently, the ENBA award for the best economic show on digital platforms. He is a Chevening fellow and has had brief stints with global media brands like Financial Times, London, Dayton News Chronicle, Ohio, USA.

    He is known for his innovative and simple style of explaining complex issues of personal finance, public finance economy, and capital market.

    “While language audiences have always been under-served in terms of personal finance, that need gap has only widened with rapid financialisation and digitisation of semi-urban and rural India,” said TV9 Network chief executive officer Barun Das. “Money9 will serve the finest personal finance content in simple, easy-to-consume formats, accessible in multiple languages. I am confident we will deliver on this promise with Anshuman leading the Money9 editorial team.”

    Money9 is a multilingual personal finance platform. The platform is currently available in Hindi and English and will soon be available in five other languages – Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati, and Bengali.

    “After seven fantastic years at India Today, I am excited at the prospect of creating something new in the area of personal finance which has always been a matter of passion for me,” said Tiwari. “I am delighted that I will be able to pursue my profession and passion at the TV9 Network which is a leading platform in the industry.’’

  • Sidharth Rao to take direct charge of dentsu Webchutney from Jan 2022

    Sidharth Rao to take direct charge of dentsu Webchutney from Jan 2022

    Mumbai: Dentsu Webchutney on Wednesday announced that CEO Gautam Reghunath and COO PG Aditiya will be leaving their positions early next year to set up their own venture. With this change, the agency will now be back under the direct charge of dentsuMB Group CEO Sidharth Rao. Rao, founder of dentsu Webchutney, will front the agency’s leadership team, even as Reghunath and PG Aditiya will continue to work with him through this period to ensure a smooth transition for the creative agency.

    “Gautam & PG have been the two most defining hires in our history. As a founder, you want your people to find their calling at the company you build, and the legacy the two of them leave behind is the best possible example of this,” said Sidharth Rao. “From joining at entry-level positions in 2010 and 2012 respectively, and rising to the very top through hard work, passion and just simply being the best in the business at their jobs. It’s a story that makes me believe that we’ve created an organisation where anyone can shine. And now, they have a chance to do it for themselves as creative entrepreneurs.”

    “There is a lot that we at dentsu Webchutney owe them but none more so than the culture they’ve created for us all to thrive in. They’ve also assembled an outstanding leadership group, an army of superstars across all levels, all of whom give me and the rest of dentsu’s management immense confidence in how we will march forward as a company,” Rao further said. 

    In a joint statement, Reghunath and PG Aditiya said, “There is no other agency or network in the country where we would have had the chance to build our careers as we have at dentsu and at Webchutney. We’ve spent nearly 90 per cent of our careers here, so moving on is not a decision we’re taking lightly. Our personal views of what success, failure, and everything else in-between look like have been shaped at Webchutney and the people that we’ve had the privilege of working with & leading here. We’re so proud and thankful for how it’s all panned out.” 

    “As for the future, we’re more excited than ever about this wonderful business and have a few ideas germinating in our heads—ones that we get to build out. But for now, we’ve got a few more months left in this dream job, and we’re just going to try and maximize every minute of it. There are so many exciting new pieces of work launching over the next few months, some of them possibly the best work we’ve ever had the chance to be a part of. The best years of Webchutney are ahead of it and we’ll be cheering from the very front,” they added.

  • Blink Digital strengthens mid-management with two new appointments

    Blink Digital strengthens mid-management with two new appointments

    Mumbai: Blink Digital has announced new hires to strengthen its team further. Shweta Bhalla has joined as media director and Dazy Verma is named as strategy director at the digital agency.

    Bhalla holds a professional experience of eight years overall where she did multiple roles from researcher to media planning. At Blink Digital, she will be overseeing media planning and strategy. Previously, she has worked with Mindshare as director – strategy and has worked for clients across auto, FMCG, retail industries. “The company already holds a great position in the digital marketing space. I will contribute my best to keep that intact. I am looking forward to driving media solutions while guaranteeing we are at our efficient best,” said Bhalla.

    Verma has previously worked with Mullen Lintas as a planning director and her core expertise lies in brand strategy, media planning, and branded content. With a decade of experience in working with auto, e-commerce, FMCG, nutrition and wellness, lifestyle and luxury industries, Verma will look after the strategic planning function as well as the content practice at Blink Digital. “My focus will be to build powerful brand narratives that transform the creative work that we do across digital channels and touchpoints. I am looking forward to this journey toward nurturing our old brand partnerships and building new ones,” Verma said.

    “Shweta and Dazy both come with valuable knowledge and experience having worked across various sectors and some of the best brands. Both of them joining our team will add fresh perspectives in their respective areas” stated 

    Blink Digital co-founder and chief business officer Rikki Aggarwal. “I am confident that they will help us take Blink Digital towards even more cutting edge results. We are pleased to welcome them on board and look forward to working with them.”

  • Mukut Deepak joins BYJU’S as head of business

    Mukut Deepak joins BYJU’S as head of business

    Mumbai: Edtech company BYJU’S on Monday announced the appointment of Mukut Deepak as head of business to lead its class 4 to 10 school segment. He will report to BYJU’S COO Mrinal Mohit.

    In this role, Deepak will be responsible for expanding and leading the flagship business for the class 4 to 10 segment, said the company. “Working in conjunction with the product, marketing, and sales teams, he will forecast, build and propose strategies for the growth of his vertical and establish systems and operations to optimise the company’s goals,” it added.

    Before joining BYJU’S, Deepak was with Tata Sky Ltd as chief business development and as director for Tata Sky’s digital venture. A business leader with over two decades of experience in varied sectors, he brings on board his expertise in envisioning and building new-age digital businesses, entrepreneurship, sales, strategy, service excellence, and more. He has been an entrepreneur twice over, once as a founder of a distribution venture focussed on retailing innovative financial services products called Distribution 2.0 and then as director and head of advisory for a logistics start-up called Thinklink Supply Chain Services.

    “Mukut’s strong expertise in developing businesses for various corporations will help scale the offerings of brand BYJU’S for classes 4 to 10,” stated BYJU’S chief people officer Pravin Prakash. “We are confident that under his able leadership the business will further strengthen and we look forward to extending all the support in his journey with us.”

    Deepak spent nearly a decade in management consulting across Boston Consulting Group and Bain & Company working with CEOs and board members across a host of topics. He started his career in the sales and marketing function at Unilever (India), often cited as the school for CEOs. He has won several awards and accolades during his professional career in various domains such as consumer goods and services, IT, media, telecom, and private equity. 

    “BYJU’S has taken the transformative power of education to students in every part of the country through its innovative online learning model. The company has grown exponentially in the past couple of years, displaying a promising future in revamping the face of education,” said Deepak, on his new role. “I am looking forward to further building and scaling the business and making Byju’s the most preferred after-school destination for students across the country.”

  • Pepperfry names Piyush Agarwal as head of supply chain

    Pepperfry names Piyush Agarwal as head of supply chain

    Mumbai: Furniture and home products marketplace Pepperfry on Monday named Piyush Agarwal as the head of supply chain. His appointment is effective immediately and he will be based out of Pepperfry House, here.

    In his new role, Agarwal will be responsible for leading the next phase of growth in Pepperfry’s supply chain agenda across the country, said the company in a statement.

    “Piyush’s appointment is to further strengthen our capabilities and beef up our distribution as we look to significantly expand our reach going ahead and offer our services to more clients in the space,” stated Pepperfry co-founder and COO Ashish Shah.

    Agarwal has close to a decade-long experience in supply chain functions across various verticals like – materials, planning, operations, inventory management, warehousing, forecasting & transportation. Previously, he was associated with Colgate Palmolive where he was instrumental in leading large-scale warehousing projects. He is also an alumnus of NITIE where he pursued an MBA in supply chain.

    “Pepperfry has exhibited disruptive growth over the years and has displayed exceptional abilities in building a highly specialised supply chain for big boxes,” said Agarwal. “I am thrilled to join the team and look forward to making this domain the strongest pillar of growth going forward.”