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  • Cosmos-Maya names Rajaram Sundaresan the director of operations, international

    Cosmos-Maya names Rajaram Sundaresan the director of operations, international

    Mumbai: Animation major Cosmos-Maya on Thursday announced the appointment of Rajaram Sundaresan as the director of operations for international business.

    In his new role, Sundaresan will look to take responsibilities ranging from project management and client relations to revenue maximisation for the division. He has been brought aboard to set a higher standard for the creative team at Cosmos-Maya by targeting to produce content for the largest international broadcasters, the company said in a statement.

    The paradigm shift in the Indian kids entertainment segment that was initiated with successful shows like Motu Patlu in the domestic market and Eena Meena Deeka internationally, will now be helmed by Sundaresan and the company expects to see much more growth in this space in FY22 and beyond, it added.

    “We extend a warm welcome to Rajaram,” Cosmos-Maya CEO Anish Mehta said. “Cosmos-Maya hopes to significantly benefit from his expertise in scaling businesses and deepening their position while maintaining a strong governance and risk mitigation structure. We have a growing presence globally with multiple international co-production projects in nearly every continent, and with Rajaram coming on board we are gearing to see much more along this road.”

    Rajaram brings more than 30 years of experience in the animation industry, having previously handled production for ventures like Prime Focus, Delux Entertainment, and DQ Entertainment.

    “I am excited to be joining the team of creative technology enthusiasts who have relentlessly worked for a decade to create a highly fertile ecosystem and a huge corporate entity with immense brand value in its sector. With the entertainment industry witnessing rapid growth, Cosmos-Maya will look to increase market share with consistent quality production in the animation space commensurate with global benchmarks of kids animated content,” Sundaresan said on his new role.

  • Neel Pandya joins Pyxis One as CEO, APAC

    Neel Pandya joins Pyxis One as CEO, APAC

    Mumbai: Pyxis One, a start-up providing AI infrastructure for marketing, appointed Neel Pandya as the new CEO of its APAC business. Pandya succeeds Shubham Mishra, who will now take on the role of global CEO.

    In his new role, Pandya will take over the APAC business to strategise and expand operations to manage and navigate Pyxis in the region. He will also play a pivotal role in ramping up hiring for Pyxis One across departments. This year, Pyxis is looking at boosting their hiring by 30 per cent under Pandya’s leadership, the company said in a statement.

    “Neel is one of the sharpest minds our country has,” said Shubham Mishra. “He sees and believes that AI infrastructure for marketing is all set to transform the way we approach business growth itself. We have started expanding into the Americas and Europe faster than we expected and having Neel with us will make our expansion efforts a lot smoother.”

    Pandya is a seasoned marketing professional who has global experience and a deep understanding of the APAC regions. He joins Pyxis One from Loreal, where he performed as the youngest head of media and digital.

    “It’s going to be a positively challenging position as Pyxis makes its mark across the global landscape and APAC operations begin to ramp up multi-fold,” Pandya said on his new role.

  • Anand Murty joins DDB Mudra as strategy head

    Anand Murty joins DDB Mudra as strategy head

    Mumbai: DDB Mudra on Wednesday appointed Anand Murty to steer the strategy function for its offices across Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Gurugram. Anand will report to DDB Mudra Group’s national strategy head, Amit Kekre.

    In a career spanning over 18 years, Murty has worked as a marketer with consumer goods giant Reckitt Benckiser before moving to advertising and leading the strategy product for Ogilvy & Taproot Dentsu. He has led brands such as Sprite, Smartwater, Voltas, Honda, Pernod Ricard, GSK, and Set Wet among others. His last stint was at Taproot Dentsu, where he led the strategy for the agency’s Gurugram division.

    Speaking about the new appointment, Amit Kekre said, “I am very excited to have Anand on board. With him on the team, a revamped strategy structure to suit the agency of the future, I am confident that we are in an even stronger position to fuel the Group’s ambitions and growth.”

    Talking further on his new role, Murty said, “I’m stoked to be a part of the DDB Mudra team. It is an absolute privilege to work with the incredible set of planners that DDB has nurtured over the years. I look forward to building and keeping up the momentum – and loving every moment of it.”

  • Otipy appoints Pranit Arora as SVP – growth and marketing

    Otipy appoints Pranit Arora as SVP – growth and marketing

    Mumbai: Online food business company Otipy on Wednesday announced the appointment of Pranit Arora as senior vice president – growth and marketing.

    In his new role, Arora will be responsible for rapidly growing the network of community leaders, consumers and strengthening Otipy’s growth/marketing playbook which will be implemented across multiple geographies within the country, said the company in a statement.

    Arora has close to a decade of experience in leadership roles across growth and marketing with companies like Reckitt Benckiser, OYO, and GoMechanic.

    Otipy’s founder & CEO Varun Khurana said, “We are in a rapid scale-up phase and plan to double up our community leader base within this year. With Pranit’s rich leadership experience both in startups as well as MNCs we believe he is perfectly suited for driving this goal.”

    On his new role, Arora said, “Otipy is smartly leveraging the community group buying model and building a unique ecosystem of community leaders who are delivering farm-fresh produce and daily essentials at the doorstep of consumers. This creates a new distribution ecosystem that has disruptive potential, especially for the fresh produce category. I am excited about working on this massive opportunity.”

  • Nitesh Bansal takes charge as HTC Global Services new president & COO

    Nitesh Bansal takes charge as HTC Global Services new president & COO

    Mumbai: IT major HTC Global Services on Wednesday announced the appointment of Nitesh Bansal as president and chief operating officer, effective immediately. He was previously associated with Infosys as senior vice president.

    Bansal will be responsible for global sales, marketing, delivery, and operations of the enterprise and report directly to CEO and founder Madhava Reddy, who will continue to drive strategy and direction for the company, according to the official statement.

    In his over 23 years-long career at Infosys, Bansal was responsible for an engineering unit – covering global sales, delivery, marketing, consulting, and strategy functions. He established three billion-dollar business units, worked across geographies and industry verticals, and was also instrumental in some key acquisitions.

    “We are excited to have someone of Nitesh’s caliber and experience to lead HTC Global Services in its next chapter of growth,” said Madhava Reddy. “Nitesh’s appointment reflects our strategy and desire to accelerate our growth and make HTC Global Services a force to reckon with in this fast-changing world, full of opportunities and challenges. Nitesh is a technology visionary with a proven track record of success and execution. He has a strong drive, is customer-focused, with deep leadership capabilities.”

    In his illustrious career, Bansal has served as a member of Global Futures Council for Advanced Manufacturing at the World Economic Forum, national ER&D council of NASSCOM, industry advisory board of Tauber Institute of Global Operations, University of Michigan, advisory committee of SAE India, suppliers board of Open Networking Foundation (ONF), North American Manufacturers Association, and was also an external advisor to American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

    Commenting on his new role, Bansal said, “I am very excited about this opportunity and humbled by the trust Mr Reddy and the whole HTC organisation has put in me. The world around us is rapidly evolving and digital technologies are constantly changing the way we interact and consume. HTC with its customer-centric approach and pedigree of high-quality service delivery is at the right place to catapult itself into becoming the trusted partner of choice that can make the digital change happen. I look forward to working with all clients and partners of HTC to achieve this together.” 

  • Husk Power Systems appoints William Brent as CMO

    Husk Power Systems appoints William Brent as CMO

    New Delhi: Rural energy company Husk Power Systems, which operates renewable mini-grids in Asia and Africa, announced the appointment of William Brent as chief marketing officer (CMO).

    In his new role, Brent will be responsible for developing and implementing marketing and communications strategy for the company.

    Before joining Husk, Brent spent five years as chief campaign officer at Power for All, a non-governmental organisation focused on energy access, where he was at the helm of the strategic partnerships, branding, and communications focused on mini-grids.

    Husk chief executive officer and co-founder Manoj Sinha said, “I am excited to welcome William to Husk’s senior leadership team and I look forward to working with him to build a world-class rural clean energy brand that is recognised by customers, governments, investors, and employees across Asia and Africa.”

  • Criteo appoints Taro Fujinaka as MD – retail media, APAC

    Criteo appoints Taro Fujinaka as MD – retail media, APAC

    Mumbai: Criteo, the global technology company that provides the world’s leading commerce media platform, on Tuesday announced its expansion to offer retail media solutions across six markets in the Asia Pacific region (APAC).  Since its regional launch in Japan in 2019, the Criteo retail media solution is now available in five more markets, including Korea, Australia, South-East Asia, Taiwan, and India.

    The company appointed Taro Fujinaka as managing director, retail media, APAC. In this role, Taro will work to drive the regional retail media ecosystem and deliver value to Criteo’s customers and partners as they continue to utilise retail media.

    The solution enables retailers and marketplaces to generate new revenue from their brand partners. Brands can also reach shoppers at the digital point of sale and have complete visibility into the impact of media spend on product sales. This has proven instrumental in providing an optimal user experience, with shoppers able to receive relevant ads on the retailers’ own websites, while they shop conveniently online, said the company in a statement.

    “We were quick to expand our retail media offerings here in Asia, a key growth market for Criteo. In Q1 this year, our retail media business grew 122 per cent year-over-year, and we are excited to see increasing demand for our technology, especially here in Asia,” said Criteo’s EVP & general manager, growth portfolio, Geoffroy Martin. “A key component of our commerce media strategy, retail media is also an addressable market expected to grow quickly. According to McKinsey, Retail Media is a $17B market today, excluding Amazon and China, and will grow at a 22 per cent CAGR to $32 billion in 2024.”

    Since joining the team in March, Taro has worked with the team to drive awareness and adoption across the region. “As brands prepare for the post-cookie world, Retail Media will play a pivotal role in empowering brands who seek new addressable media opportunities in the evolving identity landscape. Combining a highly differentiated ad inventory with unique first-party data, we are confident that its availability and the strengthened capacity of our regional team will help with driving the industry forward in the years to come,” said Taro.

    Globally, Criteo’s retail media solution powering over 100 retailers and 120 agency customers, and it is expected to drive nearly $700 million in media monetisation for retailers and $3.3 billion in product sales for brands in 2021, the company said.

  • Sony Pictures Networks India announces key leadership changes

    Sony Pictures Networks India announces key leadership changes

    Mumbai: As Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) gears up to embrace its Vision 3.0, the company on Monday revamped its organisational structure, making several leadership changes. These changes are effective immediately.

    Rohit Gupta has transitioned from his role as chief revenue officer – ad sales and international business and taken on the responsibility of being SPN’s advisor to the management and the board. In this new role, Rohit will be advising senior management on industry trends, developments and work closely with the CEO on various industry issues that could positively impact the company’s strategy and growth.

    Rajesh Kaul, in addition to his existing role as the chief revenue officer – distribution and business head – sports, will take on the charge of international sales and will work in collaboration with the digital team to expand SPN’s brand presence and reach across the world. The current international sales head Neeraj Arora will now be reporting directly to Kaul.

    Sandeep Mehrotra has been appointed head – ad sales, network channels. With an illustrious career, spanning over two and a half decades, Mehrotra has a proven record in driving revenues and delivering efficiencies to clients and businesses. Within SPN, he has moved multiple channels, regions and ranks and has invested his time in curating long-term client relationships with a unifocal thought of creating business solutions. In his new role, Sandeep will directly report to the CEO.

    Danish Khan, business head – Sony Entertainment Television, digital business, and StudioNext will take additional charge of network channels licensing. This alignment will enable an end-to-end view of opportunities at play between channels and digital and thereby enable us in taking decisions, best suited for the network’s growth.

    Tushar Shah, business head, English, factual entertainment & Sony Aath, takes on an additional role of the newly created position of chief marketing officer (CMO) for SPN. His expanded role will include taking the corporate brand to the consumer and furthering its reach besides managing his existing channel portfolio.

    Aditya Mehta, in addition to his current role of corporate strategy and business development, will spearhead the formation of data analytics CoE to strengthen SPN’s approach to being a data-driven organisation. He would also be responsible for business monetisation which will leverage the power of data and act as a bridge between digital & linear revenue opportunities.

    Nitin Nadkarni, chief finance officer (CFO) will take additional charge of the broadcast operations and network engineering (BONE) department. BONE head Kingshuk Bhattacharya will now report to Nadkarni.

    Speaking on the latest announcement, SPN, managing director & CEO, N.P. Singh said, “SPN has embarked on Vision 3.0 to create a future-ready organisation based on a culture powered by corporate values and a management structure backed by an operating model that accelerates growth. All leadership changes announced today are reflective of that evolutionary intent.

    SPN, CHRO, Manu Wadhwa, added, “The organisation remodeling is a result of our constant focus to strengthen our talent and leadership capabilities and will ensure that we stay ahead of the curve in a dynamic media and entertainment industry.”

  • Word of Mouth Media elevates Jimmy Shahani to CEO

    Word of Mouth Media elevates Jimmy Shahani to CEO

    Mumbai: Word of Mouth Media, a player in the audiovisual and digital content category, has elevated its chief operating officer Jimmy Shahani to the position of chief executive officer.

    Shahani comes with over 15 years of experience in operations, human resources, and business administration. He has diverse experience across industries, including Media, IT, and ITES, having worked with companies like WNS, IBM, Prime Focus, and Tech Mahindra, to name a few.

    “Jimmy has been part of our core team since he joined us four years back,” said Word of Mouth Media, founder, Vineet Panchhi. “His positive outlook, creative mindset, and leadership values are all goal-worthy to succeed, especially as we move ahead in the ‘Next Normal.’ In the current period of accelerated transformation, we hope to provide a robust approach and work more closely with our clients to navigate pandemic-induced uncertainty. I congratulate Jimmy in his new role and will continue to support him in strengthening new partnerships and exploring new geographies.”

    “The Covid-19 pandemic galvanised businesses to innovate and shift focus towards customers’ preferences leading massive transformation in the advertising & marketing industry,” Panchhi added.

    “We are one of the few boutique agencies that have successfully survived the challenges posed by the pandemic by innovating our products and making them hybrid and focusing on digital services,” said Word of Mouth Media, co-founder, Sarika Panchhi. “The customized hybrid model has worked beautifully for us, and we continue to keep our workforce safety a top priority. The new format will help us serve our clients better, explore new markets and strengthen our focus on the revived sustainability portfolio. I am confident that the team under the guidance of Jimmy’s capabilities will scale new heights.”

    Speaking on his new role, Shahani said, “I am honored to take the new responsibilities and look forward to scaling the business to new heights. The changing consumer behavior, shifting viewer choices, increased inclination towards environmentally-conscious practices etc, demand brands to deliver more creative and personalized experiences in a sensitized tone. Therefore, one of the major priorities for me will be to deliver business outcomes for clients through impactful ideas and new storytelling channels.”