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  • Humour Me names Joy Mohanty its chief operating officer

    Humour Me names Joy Mohanty its chief operating officer

    Mumbai: Entertainment creative agency Humour Me has announced the appointment of Joy Mohanty as its chief operating officer. He will be leading the overall creative function of the agency ahead of the firm’s expansion plans.

    He will be based in New Delhi and spearhead the expansion of the new media creative shop, the agency said in a statement.

    In a career spanning three decades in advertising, Mohanty has worked with agencies like Publicis Capital, Lowe Lintas, FCB Ulka, Bates Clarion, Leo Burnett, and Contract. He has won numerous local and international awards, including the One Show, D&AD, New York Festivals, and Goafest.

    “With Joy coming on board, we want to send a signal to all our brand partners and the marketing/ advertising ecosystem that we’re here to offer up our brand of creative audacity to the world now,” said Humour Me founder Dhruv Sachdeva. “Our plan is to build and invest in one of the most differentiated creative teams, unlike what one might find in a traditional agency set-up.”

    “We are also excited about cementing a new teaching model within Humour Me, wherein we aim to give our creative talent the edge they need by up-skilling them to serve the attention needs of today. The Donald Draper days of advertising are dead, the new creative person needs to be a Twitter ninja, an Instagram poet, plus an independent creator themselves. Humour Me is more a collective of creators wanting to serve the attention economy of today, than an agency,” Sachdeva said.

    “Humour Me is a company created for the post-internet world, one in which marketing, creativity, and tech have coalesced,” said Joy Mohanty. “Today, consumers and culture are always in beta, and so should brands and ideas be forever ready to read the signals and rewire. In this landscape, Dhruv and his team have built something unique, with an enviable list of like-minded clients. I am thrilled to be here, to add my energy to the success of Humour Me.”

  • Coca-Cola appoints Ruchira Bhattacharya as director, marketing – emerging categories

    Coca-Cola appoints Ruchira Bhattacharya as director, marketing – emerging categories

    Mumbai: The Coca-Cola Company has recently appointed former Tata Consumer Products executive Ruchira Bhattacharya as its new marketing director for emerging categories. Bhattacharya confirmed the development in a LinkedIn post.

    Bhattacharya is an experienced marketer with over 13 years of experience in the consumer goods industry. She worked with Tata Consumer Products as director of innovation, packaged beverages for around two years. Prior to that, she was with Tata Global Beverages for nine years. Her past stints also include Hindustan Unilever, KPMG.

    “Ending a fantastic 11-year run with Tata Consumer Products. Privileged to have been part of the Tata culture working alongside wonderful colleagues, partners, and mentors. Loved being a part of some incredible brands, campaigns, and innovations. Grateful for it all. Excited to start my chapter with The Coca-Cola Company today. Looking forward to this new adventure,” she wrote.

  • MultiTV onboards Sujoy Samanta as business director

    MultiTV onboards Sujoy Samanta as business director

    Mumbai: Video-tech platform MultiTV has announced the appointment of Sujoy Samanta as its business director. He will be leading the full channel sales and direct sales network in the USA, Europe, and APAC markets. Samanta will also drive plans for SAAS products globally.

    Samanta, a veteran with nearly 25 years of global experience, joins MultiTV from Tata Communications, where he worked directly with the company’s executive leadership team for media enabling services, the platform said in a statement as per ET report.

    A visionary in Transformation & Strategy with proven expertise, Samanta assumed numerous leadership roles with Bharti Airtel, Globecast India, and BT India throughout his career and has achieved remarkable feats in augmenting businesses profitability and enhancing customer experience across the Media & Telecom industry, it added.

    Welcoming Samanta on board, MultiTV founder Vikash Samota said, “We are happy to onboard Sujoy to the team. MultiTV is well poised to move to the next level of growth in the international markets. Sujoy joins us to help augment our growth plans and support in driving the expansion strategy for the years to come.”

    On his new role, Samanta said, “It gives me immense pleasure to join one of the leading companies in the video tech industry. I believe MultiTV is at a point where it is important to expand globally, given that we do not have any direct competition in the market. It provides us with strong expansion opportunity.”

  • Pidilite onboards Sudhanshu Vats as deputy managing director

    Pidilite onboards Sudhanshu Vats as deputy managing director

    Mumbai: Pidilite Industries Ltd on Thursday announced the appointment of Sudhanshu Vats as deputy managing director, effective from 1 September.

    An alumnus of IIM-Ahmedabad and NIT Kurukshetra, Vats has a rich career of 30 years spanning diverse organisations like Unilever, Castrol, Viacom18, and more recently, EPL (formerly known as Essel Propack). Sudhanshu is a Member CII National Manufacturing Council. He had served as the chairman of National Media and Entertainment Committee of CII from April 2014 to March 2020 and director & vice president of Indian Broadcasting Foundation from September 2012 to April 2020.

    “Sudhanshu is a welcome addition to Pidilite’s leadership team. His talent and experience will be of great value to Pidilite,” said Pidilite’s executive chairman M.B.Parekh.

    “I am delighted to welcome Sudhanshu to Pidilite. His varied experience and passion and energy for building a sustainable growth business will be an important asset in building the Pidilite of the future,” said Pidilite MD Bharat Puri.

    “I am deeply honoured to partner with Madhukar Parekh and Bharat Puri in the next phase of Pidilite’s journey,” said Sudhanshu Vats on his new role. “I would like to thank the Board for giving me this opportunity. Pidilite is an outstanding organization and an exemplary corporate citizen helping people from all walks of life add magic to their world with its iconic brands and pioneering technology. I am excited about working closely with the talented Pidilite team to create sustainable long-term value for all our stakeholders.”

  • Firefox Bikes onboards Manika Sharma as marketing head

    Firefox Bikes onboards Manika Sharma as marketing head

    Mumbai: Bicycle brand Firefox Bikes on Thursday announced the appointment of Manika Sharma as its head of marketing. She will be responsible for strengthening the brand’s position in the market and enabling the next wave of growth.

    Sharma is a seasoned marketing professional who comes with over 14 years of experience in building brands and communication. Her past stints include names like PepsiCo, ITC, The Times of India, and BBDO and her most recent assignment was with Signify (formerly Philips Lighting India)

    Speaking on the appointment, Firefox Bikes CEO Sukanta Das said, “We are delighted to have a passionate and seasoned professional like Manika join our Firefox team. Manika brings with her a wealth of experience in brand management and marketing communications that will play a pivotal role in the growth of our journey. We are confident that her expertise will be valuable as we build the next generation of Firefox riders in India.”

    Commenting on her appointment, Sharma said, “This is such an exciting time to be a part of the Firefox journey. The cycling industry has witnessed an unprecedented boom in recent years. I am thrilled to be given this opportunity and look forward to further strengthen the Firefox brand equity and presence across the country and drive quality growth.”

  • Medikabazaar announces R K Narayanan as VP-business partner

    Medikabazaar announces R K Narayanan as VP-business partner

    Mumbai: Medikabazaar, a B2B medical supplies platform, has announced the appointment of four senior executives to strengthen its leadership team across the country.

    R K Narayanan has joined Medikabazaar as the vice president-business partner for its Value Purchase Organization (VPO) business. He will be responsible for supporting the creation of product segments in equipment and devices and expand customer offerings across the VPO business.

    Narayanan comes with 30 years of rich experience in expanding the business and has previously worked with Boston Scientific handling upstream marketing & CTO programs. He has had stints with companies like Philips Healthcare, GE Healthcare, and Indchem Electronics.

    In a bid to expand its presence, Medikabazaar plans to double its workforce by the end of this financial year in line with its aggressive growth plans, the platform said in a statement.

    In another key appointment in the VPO business, Manu Dixit joins Medikabazaar as the business head for the South and West regions. Dixit will be responsible for OEM tie-ups and will address the procurement needs of all medium and small-size hospitals across the region. He has worked with brands such as Johnson & Johnson, GlaxoSmithKline, and Zydus.

    The other two business heads who have joined Medikabazaar are Rakesh Gurkha and Chaitanya Sapkal. While Gurkha will be leading the business along with the current Dental Sales team across regions, Sapkal will look into spearheading and expanding the diagnostic business across India.

    Gurkha comes with over 22 years of experience in sales and has been associated with companies like Cortex Dental Implant Industries, Acteon, Danaher & the Kavo Group. Sapkal commands over 20 years of experience in handling sales in the West and South regions and has worked with brands like Abbott Healthcare, Johnson & Johnson, Roche Diagnostics, and Trivitron Diagnostics.

    “We are thrilled to have this dynamic team join us at such an important juncture in Medikabazaar’s growth journey,” said Medikabazaar CEO & founder Vivek Tiwari. “The new leadership team holds a strong professional track record and cultural connect with the local markets, which I am confident will further help us move strongly towards achieving our mission of ensuring that, people have access to innovative and quality health treatment.”

  • Business Today onboards Anirban Roy as online editor

    Business Today onboards Anirban Roy as online editor

    Mumbai: India Today Group-owned Business Today magazine is all set for a digital revamp. The Group also announced the appointment of Anirban Roy, formerly with The Wall Street Journal and Reuters, as Business Today’s online editor.

    Roy commands more than 20 years of experience in multi-media, multi-platform, and multi-language newsrooms across international and Indian media houses. Roy was the founding digital editor and news editor for The Wall Street Journal India, where he and his colleagues won the SOPA Award for Excellence in Multimedia News Presentation. Prior to that, he was India digital editor at Reuters. He has also been the Group editor for social platforms at Network18.

    “Business Today has always led the discourse on business journalism in India and now with its move towards a digital-first, multimedia-led coverage, it is poised to lead the way for storytelling in the digital age. I look forward to showcasing stories about India’s new economy and how it is being shaped by the ongoing tech revolution,” Roy said on his new role at the ITG.

    In another key announcement, the Group named leading financial journalist and anchor Aabha Bakaya as the co-host of its upcoming Business Today TV show.

    A career business journalist, Bakaya has more than 15 years of rich experience in financial news television at leading channels in the country. She was a consultant anchor at ET NOW, hosting its flagship “The Market” and “Closing Trades” shows. Bakaya was a founding team member at NDTV Profit and ET NOW. In a previous role, she anchored stock market opening and closing shows at Bloomberg TV. 

    “I look forward to being a part of the India Today family. I am thrilled to join the team at Business Today and bring my knowledge along with the expertise to cover the markets and decode important business news daily for the audience,” Bakaya said on her new role at the ITG.

    Ever since its inception in 1992, it has set new benchmarks in business reporting. Today, Business Today commands the highest readership among all business magazines in India.

    Last month, the India Today Group announced the appointment of Udayan Mukherjee, the country’s biggest and undisputed icon in business journalism, as its Global Business Editor and host of a daily business show premiering on India Today air from August 1.

    Earlier in July, the network named one of India’s most prominent magazine editors, Sourav Majumdar, as the new Editor of the Business Today Magazine, and Siddharth Zarabi, an award-winning journalist and former editor of Bloomberg TV, as the Managing Editor of Business Today TV.

  • Unibic Foods brings on board Naveen Pandey as CEO

    Unibic Foods brings on board Naveen Pandey as CEO

    Mumbai: Unibic Foods on Tuesday announced the appointment of Naveen Pandey as its chief executive officer. He will be responsible for leading the strategic direction and growth journey of the company.

    Pandey comes with over two decades of senior management experience in the Indian FMCG industry. Before joining UNIBIC, he was Marico’s New Foods’ business unit head, where he led the team to launch sub-brands such as Saffola Honey, Saffola Mealmaker and Immuniveda. He had past stints with corporate giants such as PepsiCo and Asian Paints.

    “We believe that the experience Naveen brings to the table would bolster UNIBIC’s already impressive track record of delivering innovative products and help drive the company into a linear growth trajectory,” said Unibic’s chairman of board of directors, Sandeep Reddy. “His extensive background in FMCG should help UNIBIC gain further ground in the dynamic Indian foods industry and drive the organisation towards higher profitability. He will contribute to develop strategic alliances and expand UNIBIC’s presence in India and in international markets.”

    “With a prolific number of unique and successful chapters, UNIBIC has carved a niche for itself while staying away from the beaten path, something that I strongly believe in,” said Pandey on his new appointment. “Given the dynamic of the foods business industry, UNIBIC’s modus operandi and strategy is sure to attract new consumers, strengthen the existing customer base and dial up business growth.” 

  • Cisco names Daisy Chittilapilly as India and SAARC president

    Cisco names Daisy Chittilapilly as India and SAARC president

    Mumbai: Tech company Cisco has elevated Daisy Chittilapilly as the president of India and SAARC region. Chittilapilly succeeds Sameer Garde, who recently announced his decision to join the social sector after four years at Cisco.

    With over 25 years of experience in the technology industry, including 17 years of leadership experience at Cisco, Chittilapilly had a proven track record of transforming operations and cultures to drive growth at scale. In her new role, Chittilapilly would be responsible for strategy and sales, operations, and investments to drive long-term growth in the region. said the company in a statement.

    She will start her new role from 1 August, which also marks the beginning of Cisco’s new financial year, it added.

    Chittilapilly most recently held the position of managing director for Cisco’s Digital Transformation Office, where she worked with customers to capture and scale opportunities emerging in the digital world.

    Chittilapilly’s appointment comes at a time when Cisco is looking at India and SAARC as an engine of innovation and growth, Cisco Asia Pacific, Japan, and Greater China president Dave West said.

    “With businesses across the region looking to capture the economic rebound, her wealth of experience and knowledge in digitally enabling organisations and developing Cisco’s go-to-market strategies around software and services will help propel Cisco, our customers, and partners to the forefront of the digital economy,” he added.

    Commenting on her new role, Chittilapilly said in today’s digital and cloud-first world, Cisco’s leadership across networking, cybersecurity, and collaboration, put the company at the forefront of helping business with their digital transformation and unlocking a new era of growth.

    “I am excited about the possibilities we can shape for India’s people and businesses, and I look forward to working closely with our customers, partners, communities, and the government to bring these possibilities to life,” she added.

  • Kimberly-Clark India names Saakshi Verma Menon as marketing director

    Kimberly-Clark India names Saakshi Verma Menon as marketing director

    Mumbai: Consumer goods company Kimberly-Clark has announced the appointment of Saakshi Verma Menon as marketing director in India.

    In her new role, Saakshi will lead the brand, digital, research, analytics & product innovation teams. She will be a part of senior leadership on the journey of transformational acceleration. Additionally, she will also be responsible for shaping a brand-building organisation in a digital-first world, the company said in a statement.

    Saakshi comes with 18 years of experience across several global brands like Colgate Palmolive, Coca-Cola, and Uber.

    “We are delighted to welcome Saakshi to our Kimberly-Clark India team,” said Kimberly-Clark India’s MD Mainak Dhar. “She brings with her a wealth of knowledge and experience to our business that will help in accelerating the transformational growth agenda we have- both in terms of our current portfolio and in future expansion plans. I look forward to her leadership in shaping a future-ready marketing organisation that will not just deliver today’s results but creates capabilities, talent, and mindset to accelerate our progress towards the exciting future we see for this business.”

    “I am delighted to join Kimberly-Clark India at this exciting point in the transformational journey of the company,” said Saakshi. “Kimberly-Clark is at the cusp of unleashing the potential of its brands in India and I am looking forward to working with the team to take India to its next phase of growth, especially in terms of creating a world-class brand-building organisation that can thrive in a digital-first world.”