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  • DB Corp names Rahul Namjoshi as CEO of My FM

    DB Corp names Rahul Namjoshi as CEO of My FM

    Mumbai: Publishing house DB Corp has promoted Rahul Namjoshi to the position of chief executive officer (CEO) of its radio division – My FM. According to Namjoshi’s LinkedIn profile, he took over as CEO of the radio division in October.

    Namjoshi has been serving as the chief operating officer (COO) of the radio division since May 2019. As COO, he was responsible for improving the radio division’s profitability. He managed a team of 500+ people spread over 30 stations and eight corporate markets.

    Namjoshi’s elevation was confirmed by DB Corp president Harrish M Bhatia, who served as the CEO of DB Corp’s radio division for almost 10 years till August 2017. “Dreams do come true – yes I am happy to share that one of my dreams came true few days back. Rahul Namjoshi is promoted as CEO of MY FM. I am so happy to see progress that Rahul has made,” said Bhatia in a recently shared post on social media.

    “When I took over in 2007 I had Rahul in my team, and I remember sometime around 2012/2013 in one of the meetings I had expressed my desire that it is my dream that one of our team members take over from me when I move on instead of a new person coming from outside. Finally, this dream has come true. It’s very important for any organisation which has great culture, growing, good processes and systems in place that somebody from within the system should take over to take it forward,” he added.

    Prior to his promotion as COO, Namjoshi was My FM’s business head for over one year since November 2017. He joined My FM in March 2007 as regional head – Gujarat following which he was elevated as national vorporate sales head in July 2011.

    DB Corp forayed into the radio business with 94.3 My FM in 2006. The radio station sets up its network across 30 tier 2 and 3 cities across seven Indian states, building on the lineage of Bhaskar Group.

  • DDB Mudra elevates Iraj Fraz Batla to creative head-North

    DDB Mudra elevates Iraj Fraz Batla to creative head-North

    Mumbai: DDB Mudra has elevated Iraj Fraz Batla to the position of creative head – North, in order to strengthen its creative leadership structure. Prior to this, he served as executive creative director (ECD) – West for over three years in the company. 

    As ECD, Fraz successfully led the creative mandate for brands like Kwality Walls Kids, Meesho, Cars24, and Protinex. In his new role, he will drive the creative output from the North office under the leadership of DDB Mudra Group chief creative officer Rahul Mathew, said the statement.

    In a career spanning over 18 years, Fraz has worked with some of the biggest creative agencies in the world including Scarecrow M&C Saatchi, Y&R Dubai, JWT, Lowe Lintas, among others. He brings in a wealth of knowledge from his experience of working with 35+ Indian and international brands. His work has won several accolades at Spikes Asia, Adfest, Kyoorius, Effies and Goafest.

    “As we grow our creative ambition and reputation, it’s critical for us to have leaders who possess the same vision and standards across the group,” stated Rahul Mathew. “Having worked with us at our hugely celebrated West office for 3 years, Fraz is just the person to carry forward our torch for creative excellence. His blend of creativity and resilience will surely help us reach our creative potential in North and touch even greater heights as a Group.”

    Talking about his new mandate, Fraz said, “DDB Mudra’s North office is producing strong advertising and is headed in the direction to be the agency of the future. And I am lucky to be part of this exciting phase. From here on, may the best work win.”

  • Spice Money elevates Sanjeev Kumar & Rajneesh Arora as co-founders

    Spice Money elevates Sanjeev Kumar & Rajneesh Arora as co-founders

    Mumbai: Homegrown rural fintech Spice Money has strengthened its leadership team and elevated Sanjeev Kumar from his earlier role of CEO to co-founder and CEO. Rajneesh Arora, previously chief innovation and strategy officer, has now been appointed as co-founder and chief product and strategy officer. 

    In this new role, Kumar will drive the company’s strategic business plan that spells growth for both Spice Money and Travel Union. Arora will work closely with the product and strategy teams to deliver unique and world-class experiences to Spice Money’s partners and end-users, said the company in a statement.

    Both Kumar and Arora will be supported by a strong team of next-in-line leaders with expertise in different verticals. This fortified leadership team will fuel the next round of growth for Spice Money by furthering digital and technological innovation, it added.

    “Spice Money is all set to move to newer heights of digital and technological transformations. This needs high momentum and laser-sharp focus, which will be led by our new and thoughtful leadership,” stated Spice Money founder Dilip Modi. “We want to encourage an entrepreneurial culture through this co-founder approach and I am confident that our momentum will be continued and in fact, accelerated. All of Spice Money’s teams will work towards implementing the right strategies, plans, structures and people in place to successfully achieve our aspiration to become the largest rural fintech company in India.”

    Spice Money has expanded its business to the rural travel sector with the recent launch of Travel Union, a B2B rural travel-tech platform, that addresses the key challenges faced by rural travel agents and their customers

  • Vidyuth Bhandary named studio head of Dice Media

    Vidyuth Bhandary named studio head of Dice Media

    Mumbai: Strengthening its key leadership team further, Pocket Aces, a homegrown digital media entertainment company has announced the elevation of Vidyuth Bhandary to the studio head, Dice Media.

    Bhandary joined Pocket Aces in 2020 as vice president, content production and design, where he spearheaded and scaled up the company’s in-house production and post-production capabilities. In his new capacity, he will lead the expansion of Dice Media, drive strategy, P&L and OTT relationships, said the company in a statement.

    The natural progression to this larger role is a credit to his strategic leadership, successfully scaling up Pocket Aces’ content production and post-production capabilities, it added.

    “We are scaling up Dice Media to become one of the most highly acclaimed long-form studios in the country. We are working on shows across OTT platforms, genres, languages and formats – you will see Hindi dramas, regional language shows, audio shows, and very soon – movies coming from us,” said Pocket Aces co-founder and CEO Aditi Srivastav. “I am excited to see Vidyuth take up the Studio Head role and work with our excellent team to spearhead Dice Media into this next phase of growth.”

    With over two decades of deep experience in media & entertainment, Bhandary has held key leadership roles with some of the largest media conglomerates like Star India, The Times Group, Fremantlemedia Asia, Turner International India, Reliance Entertainment, and MX Player.

    “Having successfully established ourselves in the young adult segment with differentiated & unique offerings, we at Dice Media are now focused on developing larger shows with leading OTT platforms, across genres, languages, formats and borders,” stated Vidyuth Bhandary. “In parallel, we will work closely with international content companies to deliver on our promise of solving boredom by bringing the most-watched content across the world to our viewers.

  • Star India elevates Vaibhav Goyal to SVP – ad sales for sports

    Star India elevates Vaibhav Goyal to SVP – ad sales for sports

    Mumbai: Disney-owned Star India Network has elevated Vaibhav Goyal to Star Sports senior vice president – ad sales, as per his LinkedIn profile. Previously, he held the position of Star Sports vice president – ad sales, for 6.6 years.

    Goyal joined Star Sports as assistant manager and he was named assistant vice president – ad sales in July 2003. Prior to Star Sports, he was with GroupM India as planning manager for over three years.

    A qualified engineer from MITS – Gwalior, Goyal has completed his MBA from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies.

  • Star elevates Krishnan Kutty to EVP and head of Tamil, Malayalam & Marathi biz for TV & OTT

    Star elevates Krishnan Kutty to EVP and head of Tamil, Malayalam & Marathi biz for TV & OTT

    Mumbai: Krishnan Kutty is named as executive vice president and head of Tamil, Malayalam and Marathi (TV and OTT) at Star and Disney India. He was previously the business head for Star Vijay.

    Kutty is an experienced media professional who has been in the industry for 22 years out of which 16 years were spent with Star TV Network. He previously had stints with Mindshare, NDTV and Hutch before joining Star in 2005 as vice president – research and on air. While he was heading Star India’s Tamil language business, he was responsible for growing market share by four times and revenues by three times in four years.  

    He completed his graduation from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) and his MBA in marketing from Indian School of Business.  

  • Navnit Nakra to spearhead OnePlus India operations

    Navnit Nakra to spearhead OnePlus India operations

    Mumbai: Global technology brand OnePlus has elevated its vice president, chief strategy officer, and head of sales in India, Navnit Nakra, to the role of OnePlus India CEO and head of the brand for India region.

    As part of this new senior leadership role, Nakra will spearhead the company’s business operations and overall strategy for the India region, said the statement.

    “Navnit has successfully led the strategy and sales operations at OnePlus India, and our team has gained immense growth under his leadership,” stated Oppo chief product officer and OnePlus founder Pete Lau. “India continues to be an important market for OnePlus, and we continue to focus on our India community’s needs as we work towards building a newer, more innovative ecosystem of products and services. Therefore, I am confident that Navnit will play a pivotal role in leading the future business operations effectively in the region.”

    Nakra’s journey with OnePlus India began in February 2020 as the vice president and chief strategy officer, wherein he drove the corporate strategy plans as well as key strategic partnerships that are vital to the India business. He went on to also oversee the sales operations of the company in the region, taking on the additional role of head of India sales over the past year.

    “Over the last eight years, OnePlus emerged as a leading technology brand for industry-first innovations. These efforts have been led by our talented and committed India workforce that embody our ‘Never Settle’ spirit towards our business in India,” said Nakra. “With the next phase of growth, I am excited for the opportunity to further drive the growth of OnePlus, as we continue to deliver the best of our flagship technology and build our affordable premium ecosystem portfolio to bring cutting-edge products to our community in India.”

  • Pankaj Poddar elevated as group CEO at Cosmo Films

    Pankaj Poddar elevated as group CEO at Cosmo Films

    Mumbai: Cosmo Films has elevated Pankaj Poddar as group CEO to head its newly launched consumer business Zigly, alongside trade verticals including films, labelling and packaging, specialty chemicals, ferrites, masterbatches, and textile chemicals. The development came into effect immediately and in recognition of the growth the company witnessed under Poddar’s leadership as CEO of the business.

    With a career spanning over 26 years, Poddar has held key leadership positions in the company across business units and verticals. As the chief financial officer at Cosmo Films in 2011, he was responsible for managing the financial operations in India as well as overseas. Since his appointment as CEO in the year 2013, all verticals of Cosmo have witnessed year-on-year growth.  

    “Poddar’s contribution is immense for the success of Cosmo as is visible in the last few years. R&D, sales and marketing competencies, expanded product range, and focus on specialty films have led to the achievement of record EBITDA and an all-time high market capitalisation,” said Cosmo Films chairman and managing director Ashok Jaipuria. “All of these will make a significant addition to all the parameters of the company – top line, bottom line, and market valuations. He is a great asset to Cosmo with his focus, drive, and implementation bringing in benefits to the company and its stakeholders.”

    Poddar started his career with a seven-year stint at Ernst and Young before joining Reckitt Benckiser, Delphi Automotive, and Avon Beauty in senior financial positions. He is a regular speaker at packaging industry forums and sits on the board of Organisation of Plastic Processors of India, Plast India, and IFCA.

    “At this point of time, Cosmo Films is at the pivotal state of its growth with diversification into different sectors,” remarked Poddar. “Being a global leader in the films and packaging sector, we aim to be the preferred brand for specialty chemicals, ferrites, polymers, and pet care.”

  • Thinkstr elevates Ravi Raghavendra to NCD

    Thinkstr elevates Ravi Raghavendra to NCD

    Mumbai: Thinkstr, a Gurgaon-based independent agency, has elevated Ravi Raghavendra to the position of national creative director. He will shift to Bengaluru to kickstart the agency’s expansion.

    Thinkstr’s founder Satbir Singh said, “Ravi has spearheaded the agency’s creative from day one and it was only a matter of time before he officially ran it. We’ve won some interesting new businesses and created some very popular campaigns where he has been at the core. We tossed a coin between Mumbai and Bengaluru for our next office and Ravi called correctly. Our client base includes traditional biggies as well as new-age startups, which matches the Bengaluru client profile to a T. We invite briefs from brands with national presence or ambitions.”

    Raghavendra commands over 20 years of experience in the advertising and communication business, which includes 14 years as a creative leader across multinational agencies and a startup.

    Speaking on his new role, Raghavendra shared, “We have been thinking of expanding our footprint beyond Gurugram for a while. Bangalore is an exciting market. It’s not only a hotbed of new-age businesses, it’s also the hotbed of new-age thinking and home to many established marketing success stories.” 

    “Speaking for myself, it’s also home for me. So it’s great to be back and assume added responsibilities from the home turf. I’m sure the Bangalore clients, who are as fine as the Bangalore weather, will be nice to us,” he added.

  • Gionee elevates Deepika Singh

    Gionee elevates Deepika Singh

    MUMBAI: Gionee India has promoted Deepika Singh as the director for marketing communications. Singh has been heading the company’s important communications and corporate affairs portfolio for the last one and a half years.

    Singh, along with managing and directing company’s internal and external communications, will also support the company’s brand building initiatives and sales growth across regions.

    Singh’s elevation comes at a time when Gionee is looking to aggressively push its current market share of five per cent upwards. Singh’s role is intended to augment the core team in strengthening brand communications and build preference and loyalty for Gionee among a fast increasing customer base. As part of Gionee’s concerted push to foster community connect, Singh will also be responsible for spearheading the company’s CSR initiatives, developing appropriate social responsibility goals and metrics and overseeing their implementation.

    Gionee India Country CEO and MD Arvind R Vohra said, “We are looking to beef up our core management team in India with fresh thinking and talent that blends multiple skills and experiences. This is the year when we will focus on taking Gionee to the next level of growth, while becoming one of the most loved brands in India. I believe Deepika has all it takes to deliver on this mandate and we are excited to promote her to this new role.”