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  • OMG appoints Bharat Khatri as chief digital officer, APAC

    OMG appoints Bharat Khatri as chief digital officer, APAC

    Mumbai: Omnicom Media Group (OMG) has brought on board Bharat Khatri as chief digital officer for its operations across APAC. Khatri will be based in India and report to OMG APAC, chief investment officer, Paul Shepherd.

    In his new role, Khatri will oversee leading digital marketing operations, productisation, commercials, and governance efforts for the network in the region. He will partner with OMG leaders in APAC to accelerate the adoption of integrated digital strategy, with a focus on leveraging technology to drive efficiency and creativity at scale across digital channels, said the company in a statement.

    “Bharat has a stellar track record and his astute business acumen in identifying and converting digital marketing opportunities into unique creative solutions will help unlock value for our clients in this region,” said Shepherd. “Combined with his experience in driving actionable, measurable, and revenue-generating business outcomes, I couldn’t be more excited having him on the team.”

    A strategic digital marketer with more than a decade of experience across digital and sales domains, Khatri was previously with Xaxis India as country head, where he oversaw the agency’s programmatic desk and collaborated with over 150 active advertisers across multiple industries.

    “I am incredibly thrilled & honoured to join Omnicom Media Group at this pivotal time while our industry goes through a massive shift to a more fragmented, privacy-first & precision second eco-system,” said Khatri. “OMG’s strong roots in analytics and a big appetite for innovation are key assets for the next phase of digital transformation, and I feel privileged to be part of this growth and transformation journey in the region.”

  • Specsmakers names industry veteran S Shriram as VP, sales & marketing

    Specsmakers names industry veteran S Shriram as VP, sales & marketing

    Mumbai: Optical retailer Specsmakers has announced the appointment of S Shriram as vice president – sales & marketing with a deep focus on the upcoming business prospects. In his new role, Shriram will oversee store operations, business expansion and handle strategic marketing.

    The company said it is expanding aggressively through a mix of company-owned as well as franchised stores and plans to have 300 operational stores by the end of FY 21-22 and subsequently reach 1,000 stores by 2025. “The new stores for the current year will come up in existing markets of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & Andhra Pradesh while rest of South India will be targeted in the next financial year,” it added.

    A veteran of more than 24 years in the retail industry, Shriram has worked with companies like RPG Group, The Future Group, Café Coffee Day, and Royal Enfield (Eicher Motors). In 2006, he joined India’s first private greenfield airport at Bangalore (BIAL) where he was solely responsible for designing, conceptualizing, and operationalising the entire retail & commercial areas. In his most recent role at Levista Coffee, Shriram managed to grow its retail presence from 26,000 to 79,000 stores pan-India.

    Commenting on the new appointment, Specsmakers founder & CEO, Pratik Shah said, “We are delighted to have Shriram join us. With his experience across several retail formats over the past two decades, I believe he is a great value addition to our team and I am confident that he will aid the company to scale up to 1,000 stores pan-India by 2025.”

    Shriram added, “I have seen this brand grow from a single store in Chennai a decade and a half back to a 240+ strong retail chain now. I have seen their stores even in small towns like Kumbakonam and Mysore while also brushing shoulders with formidable competition in Chennai & Bangalore. I am hugely excited with this opportunity and happy to be doing what I love the most – managing large teams, opening stores, and driving memorable customer experiences.”

  • Genero onboards Subbaraju Alluri as MD for Asia

    Genero onboards Subbaraju Alluri as MD for Asia

    Mumbai: Global creative platform Genero has announced the appointment of Subbaraju Alluri as managing director (MD) – Asia, based in Singapore.

    Alluri joins Genero less than a year after joining communications firm Redhill Communications after spending more than 19 years with Grey Group.

    According to Genero, Alluri will work closely with CEO and co-founder Andrew Lane, and the existing team in Asia to drive growth across the region. He is tasked with building on the momentum that the business has seen since the pandemic began, with “greater pressure on marketing budgets and an increasing number of in-house teams looking to augment their marketing services structures with creative tech platforms,” said the company.

    “He brings incredible experience from his years at Grey working with some of the world’s biggest advertisers, as well as a deep understanding of the industry and clients across Asia. We know that Raju’s experience will add great value to the Genero solution and for our clients,” Lane said.

    As a Grey veteran, Alluri previously held a number of roles across the agency, including president director and CEO in Indonesia, CEO of Singapore and Thailand, and group CEO of Indonesia and Thailand.

    Speaking about his new role, Alluri said, “I’m absolutely thrilled to join this amazingly progressive technology-driven global company. Excited to lead the Asia region to build Genero across a very diverse set of markets. It’s an incredible opportunity to help brands, creators, and agencies with a global creative platform built for modern marketers. This is the new way to create and I am looking forward to building something awesome with team Genero around the world.”

  • P&G appoints Shailesh Jejurikar as global chief operating officer

    P&G appoints Shailesh Jejurikar as global chief operating officer

    Mumbai: Global consumer products major, The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) has announced the appointment of Shailesh Jejurikar as the global chief operating officer (COO), with effect from 1 October. This is in line with the change at the CEO level with Jon Moeller taking over from David Taylor.

    Currently, Jejurikar is the chief executive officer (CEO) of P&G’s largest business sector, fabric & home care.

    In his new role, Jejurikar will have profit/loss responsibility for P&G’s enterprise markets (Latin America, India, Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe). He will also lead IT, global business services, sales, market operations, new business, purchasing, manufacturing, and distribution efforts for the company.

    Jejurikar joined P&G in 1989 as an assistant brand manager for personal health care in India. He has since risen through the ranks and worked across many roles within the company.

    P&G said in a statement, “Shailesh’s extensive P&G career has spanned multiple businesses (health & beauty care, home care, fabric care and P&G professional) in both developed and developing regions (North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa). He has consistently delivered strong business results in every market and on every business, enabled via his deep experience of growing brands locally, regionally, globally, and across service industries, together with his passion for brand building. He has the unique ability of identifying growth possibilities.”

    “As executive sponsor for global sustainability, Shailesh is actively driving P&G’s ‘force for good and a force for growth’ vision to ensure our sustainability goals are fully integrated into the day-to-day business to enable—and to inspire—positive impact on the environment and society while creating value for the company, consumers and shareholders,” it added.

  • upGrad India onboards Abdul Wajid Shaikh as head of performance marketing

    upGrad India onboards Abdul Wajid Shaikh as head of performance marketing

    Mumbai: Edtech major upGrad on Friday announced the appointment of Abdul Wajid Shaikh as head of performance marketing for India.

    In his new role, Shaikh will be driving end-to-end performance marketing across digital platforms. He will also work towards streamlining and automation of the entire performance marketing processes to facilitate profitability, said the company in a statement.

    Welcoming Shaikh on board, upGrad CEO-India, Arjun Mohan said, “We are thrilled to have yet another LifeLong learner, Abdul who joins the upGrad family. Aligned with our vision, he brings with him deep domain expertise, given his decade-long experience with other digital brands. I am confident that Abdul joining our dynamic performance marketing vertical will help us scale newer heights while staying true to our vision and core beliefs.”

    Shaikh comes with more than a decade of experience in the digital marketing industry. He has had stints with brands like WhiteHat Jr, Flipkart, Viu OTT, InMobi, Mobiclicks.

    Talking about his new role, Shaikh shared, “Being part of upGrad is going to be an exciting new phase for me. The edtech space is booming with potential and prospects waiting to be explored. And upGrad is at the cusp of new possibilities and opportunities. I resonate with upGrad as a brand and its philosophy of Lifelong Learning. While I am enthused to bring all my experience and expertise to bolster upGrad’s presence, I am also excited about picking up new skills along this journey.”

  • HiveMinds names Manav Khurana business head – marketplaces

    HiveMinds names Manav Khurana business head – marketplaces

    Mumbai: Hiveminds Innovative market solutions, the digital specialist of Madison World, has brought on board Manav Khurana to head its growing marketplace division.

    Khurana is a seasoned e-commerce professional armed with over 12 years of experience across global brands. Before joining HiveMinds, he used to work with BestBuy Canada. He has previously worked with the early e-commerce platforms in India like ShopClues and with brands like Asian Paints and Lava mobiles.

    Commenting on the new appointment, HiveMinds, founder & CEO, Jyothirmayee JT said, “E-commerce platforms, direct-to-consumer platforms, and direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands are changing the consumer landscape. We have built some great AdTech capabilities to help our clients grow on e-commerce and gain market share. And now, we are investing in growth levers for India and International markets. Manav is the right person to lead our expansion across geographies and to develop the team in India and to serve our ever-growing client list.”

    Madison World, chairman, Sam Balsara said, “I am sure Manav will add heft to Hiveminds’ considerable expertise and experience in e-commerce. Most clients are increasing their focus on e-commerce and Manav joins our expanding team to steer it to deliver outstanding results to our clients.”

    On his new role, Khurana said, “This is the best time to be in the Indian digital ecosystem. I am delighted to be leading such an important vertical for HiveMinds. With the unique tech capabilities it possesses, HiveMinds is already ahead in the marketplace growth, I plan to strengthen the team further to deliver spectacular results for our clients in India, USA, & UAE.”

  • Cashfree appoints Vikas Guru as chief financial officer

    Cashfree appoints Vikas Guru as chief financial officer

    Mumbai: Digital payments and banking technology company Cashfree has announced the appointment of Vikas Guru as its chief financial officer, to fuel the next phase of its growth.

    Guru will be responsible for bringing a new level of insight, requisite experience, and strategy to drive the change and build an agile finance function at Cashfree. He will oversee operations, reporting, governance, investor relationships, and management information system. He will also play an active business partnering role within the leadership team to ensure both top and bottom-line targets are met and continuously exceeded, the company said in a statement.

    “As Cashfree embarks on the next phase of growth, we are seeking out accomplished professionals who share our values and work ethics,” said Cashfree CEO & co-founder, Akash Sinha. “We are pleased to welcome Vikas Guru, at a critical juncture of the Cashfree journey. Vikas brings with him extensive experience in conceptualizing and implementing financial processes which are essential for an aggressively growing company like Cashfree. He has led teams across diverse industries and spearheaded finance operations in growth-centric organisations. We are confident that Vikas’s in-depth knowledge of financial planning and analysis, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate development will be invaluable as we continue on our journey to becoming one of the largest players, globally.”

    Guru comes with two decades of experience across sectors such as financial services, retail, banking, and real estate. In a decade-long stint at FINO PayTech Ltd, he led the organisation to achieve scale and profitability. He was featured in the CFONEXT100 as a financial controller.

    “This is an exciting time for Cashfree, and I am happy to join a team of extremely talented people fueling India’s next big story in banking technology and digital payments,” Guru said. “With innovation at its core, Cashfree is one of the fastest-growing fintechs in the country and I am sure that we will continue to create products and services which will benefit the entire ecosystem. I am looking forward to working with the team here in executing its strategic growth plans in India as well as in international markets. Together, we remain optimistic to capture the next wave of growth in the Cashfree journey.”

  • True Elements appoints Ved Agarwal as head of marketing

    True Elements appoints Ved Agarwal as head of marketing

    Mumbai: Healthy food brand True Elements on Thursday announced the appointment of Ved Agarwal as head of marketing.

    In his new role, Agarwal will be responsible to fuel the demand-generation engine across online and offline channels, the company said in a statement.

    An MBA alumnus from FMS Delhi, Agarwal has a proven track record for delivering innovation and growth to the brands he leads. With over 11 years of experience, he has held key roles in marketing and sales across companies such as Amazon, Marico, ITC & Cadbury.

    True Elements, co-founder & CEO, Puru Gupta said, “We believe Ved’s diverse and rich experience across traditional trade to digital & brand management will help us in our journey of becoming a 300 Cr brand in next 18 months. True Elements is at an inflection point and we are excited to have him drive the agenda of strengthening the brand narrative and driving salience to the next level.”

    “We are glad to have Ved join our leadership team and lead brand strategy & integrated marketing, as we scale rapidly and build a stronger consumer franchise,” added True Elements, co-founder & COO, Sreejith Moolayil.

    Speaking on his appointment, Agarwal said, “In an environment where there is immense pressure to experiment with brand values in exchange for rapid scale and growth, True Elements stands out with its brand commitment of staying True to its word and promises. Its rapid growth is not just driven by market & product range expansion, but by enormous earned consumer trust, demonstrated by its consistent repeat order rate of 65 per cent+ since the first year of its operations. I look forward to growing with the brand and building a community of consumers who resonate with the brand’s values.”

  • HCL Technologies onboards Jill Kouri as new CMO

    HCL Technologies onboards Jill Kouri as new CMO

    Mumbai: HCL Technologies has announced the appointment of Jill Kouri as its global chief marketing officer (CMO).

    In her new role, Kouri will lead the company’s global marketing programmes to advance HCL’s focus on helping companies reimagine their business for the digital age.

    “As HCL continues to drive its strategy to be the digital partner of choice for global enterprises and reinforce its industry-leading ESG practices, it is imperative to strengthen our marketing leadership,” said HCL Technologies’ CEO & MD, C Vijayakumar. “Jill brings rich experience in areas from purpose articulation and global brand building to demand generation and sales enablement, and we are thrilled to welcome her to our leadership team.”

    Kouri joins HCL Technologies most recently from JLL, where she was CMO, Americas, for seven years. Prior to that, she spent 14 years in senior marketing leadership roles at Accenture.

    “While I was familiar with HCL Technologies at a high level, I was completely in awe of the organization’s rich history, culture, and focus on innovation and entrepreneurial mindset,” Kouri said. “HCL is at a critical point in its journey, having reached the $10 billion revenue mark, and I am excited to lead the efforts to create more widespread brand awareness and affinity, all while driving a very strong growth agenda.”

  • Stellantis announces new brand heads for Citroën & Jeep in India

    Stellantis announces new brand heads for Citroën & Jeep in India

    Mumbai: After the announcement of Roland Bouchara as CEO & managing director for Stellantis in India earlier in April, the automaker giant on Thursday announced key leadership appointments for its operations in India. Saurabh Vatsa and Nipun J Mahajan will now be responsible for its Citroën brand and Jeep Brand in India, respectively. 

    Vatsa and Mahajan will report directly to Roland Bouchara and the newly integrated organisation structure is already effective from 7 June, said the company in a statement.

    Vatsa who is an industry veteran with over 25 years of experience, had joined PSA in 2018 as senior director – marketing & corporate communications. He has been instrumental in devising and implementing the unique strategy for the launch of Citroën brand and C5 Aircross SUV in India. In his new role, Vatsa will be responsible for sales, marketing, aftersales, product planning & PR functions for Citroën in India.

    For the Jeep brand, Mahajan will be responsible for sales, marketing, aftersales, product planning & PR functions in India. He has over 25 years of experience in the automotive industry and has been with the Jeep brand for five years in the position of vice president, sales operations, and network development. Mahajan has been instrumental in launching the Jeep brand in India and achieving the 50,000 sales milestone for the Jeep Compass.

    “I am pleased to welcome Saurabh and Nipun to our India leadership team. These appointments are a continuation of the seamless integration process that has been well underway since Stellantis was born,” said Bouchara. “Both Saurabh and Nipun bring to their position a series of stellar achievements and rich industry experience from which our customers, partners, and the group as a whole will benefit greatly.”