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  • Snapdeal names Aircel’s Anup Vikal as CFO

    Snapdeal names Aircel’s Anup Vikal as CFO

    MUMBAI: Snapdeal has appointed Anup Vikal as the chief financial officer (CFO).

     

    A seasoned finance professional Vikal brings over 23 years of experience in finance, strategy and corporate governance across multiple industry sectors.

     

    Prior to his appointment at Snapdeal, he served as CFO at Aircel, where he was responsible for building business through revenue growth, implementing massive cost optimisation, restructuring of debt and capital, improving the Credit Rating of the company as well as interfacing with the government, TRAI and other authorities. 

     

    Before joining Aircel, Vikal was the group CFO and head of strategy and IT at InterGlobe Enterprises. Earlier, he also served as director and head of finance shared services for Colt Technology for three years and Bharti Airtel where he headed the finance division for close to seven years.

     

    Snapdeal co-founder and CEO Kunal Bahl said, “We are very excited to have Anup on-board. His wealth of experience in building and executing the financial infrastructure in companies across complex large organisations in the country will further strengthen our leadership team.”

     

    Vikal added, “In the last few years, Snapdeal has emerged as a leader within the e-commerce and tech space and I look forward to joining the young and energetic Snapdeal family. E-commerce is a dynamic and interesting space to work with and my focus will be to ensure we are financially well positioned yet nimble so that we can continue to create value for our customers, sellers, investors and employees.”

     

    He will be based out of Snapdeal’s Gurgaon office.

  • O&M makes senior hires; names Alok Sinha as president planning

    O&M makes senior hires; names Alok Sinha as president planning

    MUMBAI: With an aim to strengthen its top brass of management, the Gurgaon office of Ogilvy and Mather has made a number of additions to its senior management team – the prime one being the appointment of Alok Sinha as the president – planning.

     

    “As our business gets more dynamic and interconnected every day, we are constantly looking for leaders who can join the dots effectively and enable a better, more integrated creative product,” said Ogilvy North executive creative director Ajay Gahlaut.

     

    Sinha, who comes with over 20 years of experience across fields like research, advertising, media and digital, finds his new position at Ogilvy’s Gurgaon office as a “homecoming.”

     

    “I’m quite excited at the prospect of bringing a ‘no boundaries’ approach to account planning for clients – having traversed the entire spectrum myself. The communication business is at the confluence of two tectonic forces – content and data. Ogilvy Delhi has some of the most prestigious clients and talent in the country and my job is to try help both our clients and our talent effectively navigate this confluence for business success,” adds Sinha.

     

    Priot to this, Sinha led the strategic digital mandate for Mindshare in South Asia, where his focus was on strengthening Mindshare’s planning product and the strong integration of digital thinking on businesses including futuristic projects like the Loop Room. He has also had extensive experience across South East Asia, in a regional communications planning role at Aegis and subsequently as lead on the P&G businesses at Carat, Philippines.

     

    This move was the first amongst a series of new appointments that Ogilgy and Mather’s Gugaon office has undergone. The other key addition to the team is Chandana Agarwal, who has taken up the role of managing partner of the advertising function. 

     

    Agarwal has been with Soho Square and Ogilvy Gurgaon for over four years now. In her role as managing partner, she will work with Ogilvy Gurgaon branch head Kapil Arora to steward the advertising business of Ogilvy.

     

    This was followed by bringing Namrata Balwani on board as senior vice president and head of OgilvyOne, Gurgaon. Balwani moves in from Media2win, a digital agency she co-founded, where she was CEO.

     

    “I am excited to lead an amazing OgilvyOne team in Gurgaon. Digital platforms and connectivity, especially mobile, are transforming India at a speed never seen before. This is the best time to not only be a part of the transformation but also lead the charge and OgilvyOne is well poised to do that for all its brand partners,” Balwani said.

     

    Speaking on the new appointments, Arora said, “Over the last three years, the office has grown significantly across disciplines and we felt the need to bring in the right talent to help navigate our clients’ businesses through a rapidly changing environment. Between Alok, Chandana and Namrata, we have some of the best talent at hand, to fuel the creative product and to partner our clients in building their businesses.”

  • Celebrating 60 Years of The Advertising Club

    Celebrating 60 Years of The Advertising Club

    MUMBAI: The Advertising Club is 60 years old this year.  To many it is the biggest and busiest club of its kind in the world.  Over the years the Advertising Club has build properties like ABBYs, Effies, EMVIEs, M.Ad Quiz, Young Achievers’ Award & Ad Review not to forget the Continuing Education Programme, Screening of Cannes and Clio Show reel and the pivotal role it plays in mobilizing a huge delegation to AdAsia.

    One immensely popular event amongst the bouquet of these events is the Media Review.  It started with a solo speaker presenting his perspective.  The luminaries who did the event as sole presenters were Sam Balsara, Samir Nair and Subhash Chandraji.

    Later we have tweaked the format and presented the Media Review as a panel discussion.  Some of the luminaries who were panelist are Nandini Dias, Pratap Bose, Punitha Arumugam, R. Gowthaman, Farokh Balsara.

    This year we will have three experts presenting for 30 minutes each followed by a Q/A session with the audience.

    Discovery Communications India have come on board as Presenting Sponsor where as PepsiCo India Holdings Private Limited will be the Associate Sponsor.

    DATE, VENUE AND TIME

    SALE OF DONOR PASSES

     

     

  • ad:tech announces keynote speakers for its 4th edition

    ad:tech announces keynote speakers for its 4th edition

    MUMBAI: ad:tech,  World’s  largest  digital  marketing  event    announces  its  4th edition of Digital Marketing & Advertising Conference & Exhibition in India to be held on March 20-21, 2014 at The Leela Ambience Hotel and Residences, Gurgaon.

    With less than 2 weeks to go ad:tech 2014 announced participation from renowned industry leaders including Mr. Shivakumar,  Chairman and CEO,  PepsiCo India Holdings, Mr. Bonin Bough, Vice President of Global Media and Consumer Engagement, Mondelez International; Mr Karim Temsamani, President, Asia-Pacific, Google; Mr Sam Singh, VP & Global head of media, GSK and Mr. Raghav Bahl, Founder & Editor, Network 18 who will share their expertise and research on various topics like Marketing and Advertising strategy, SEO Management, Myths about Social media, Planning for the new multi screen . Keynote debate at ad:tech will highlight the much talked about issue of e-commerce in India – Euphoria, Reality & Opportunity that will feature Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder & CEO, One97 Communications ; Ashish Kashyap, Founder & CEO, ibibo Group; Harish Bahl, Founder &Chairman & Smile Group in conversation with Alok Kejriwal, CEO – 2win Group in an engaging debate.

    Commenting on the announcement James Drake-Brockman, Head of EMEA & India, Digital Marketing, dmg:events, said “Digital marketing and advertising is estimated to be Rs 1,500 Cr and growing at 45% constantly over 3 years. ad:tech over the years has proved to be a great platform for various industry giants to meet, highlight and discuss the constantly growing digital industry. To further strengthen the digital era ad:tech comes with the variety of formats specially designed for one and all. With over 60 exhibitors and 3,000+ attendees we are expecting ad:tech 2014 to the biggest ever”

    At ad:tech New Delhi 2014, you can experience two action packed days with keynotes, education session led by digital marketers, knowledge sessions, free workshops and actionable insights to improving ROI from digital advertising and marketing. With more than 30 sessions, from panel discussion to in depths presentations to hands on workshop, ad:tech “Leading with Digital” theme tries to cater as many areas as possible.   This year ad:tech has specially designed an Innovation Zone  for showcasing new technologies in digital marketing and has arranged for various special events, from Pub Crawl, to the Big Networking Bash and  a lot more.

    Rammohan Sundaram, Chairman – ad:tech New Delhi added “ It’s been our constant endeavour at ad:tech to create a platform that provides the perfect ground for the brands and influencers to come together to debate and discuss various topics pertaining to the digital advertising and marketing industry. Digital marketing is witnessing its highest growth point in India right now and ad:tech wth its engaging sessions and prominent participants aims to bring out the best practices for a stable constant growth”

     

    The bustling floors will witness some of the most diverse topics being debated including The Many Flavours of Digital ROI, Planning for the New Multi-Screen World, How modern Retailers are using data from across channels to spot trends, Dispelling Myths – 20 things NOT to do on Social Media, Rise of ‘Second Screen’ and Social conversation around TV, e-Commerce in India : Euphoria, Reality and Opportunity. Ad:tech will also see participation from leading industry heads including Nitesh Kripalani, Executive Vice-President – New Media; Shubhodip Pal, Chief Marketing Officer, Micromax India; Sandeep Aurora, Director,  Intel South Asia,  Tom Bowman, Vice President, Strategy & Operations, Global Advertising Sales, BBC Worldwide, Nishant K. Rao,Country Manager,LinkedIn
    India; Kirthiga Ready,Head of Office India, Facebook various many others.

    Attending brands include – Accenture, Aircel, Airtel, American Express, Amity University, Aon Hewitt, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance, Blackberry, British Council, Cleartrip, Colgate Palmolive India, CouponDunia, DealsandYou.com, Ethoswatches, Flipkart, Fox International, Future Group, Google, Groupon, GSK, Haier Appliances, HSBC, Info Edge, Intel, Jabong.com, KMPG, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Kotak Securities Ltd, Mahindra  Holidays,  MakeMyTrip.com,  Marico,  Max  Life  Insurance,  Micromax,  Microsoft  India,  Modi Revlon, Mondelez, Nokia, OLX, Paytm, Raymonds, Samsung, Snapdeal, Schneider Electric, Sony Entertainment Network, Suzuki Motorcycle, Tata AIG General Insurance,Tesco, Unilever, Volkswagen India, Wechat, Yes Bank, Zovi.com, and more

    For More Info: www.india.ad-tech.com

     

  • Ad club & JMC academy, Australia announce a tie-up to conduct workshops in India

    Ad club & JMC academy, Australia announce a tie-up to conduct workshops in India

    MUMBAI: As you all are aware that the Ad Club celebrates its 60th birthday this year.

     

    Keeping this momentous and celebratory occasion in mind we have already announced our popular program Ad Review in a new Avatar. This program will be conducted on Friday, 28th February, 2014 at Vivanta by Taj, Gurgaon, Delhi.

     

    We now take great pleasure in announcing that we have tied up with JMC Academy, Australia to conduct a series of workshops in India every year.

     

    We will fly a reputed speaker from JMC, Australia to conduct a workshop in India.  The frequency will be one workshop per four months.

     

    JMC ACADEMY OVERVIEW

     

    Established in 1982, JMC Academy is Australia’s leading creative industries education provider. It helps students to develop their creative skills and their business knowledge. Its lecturers have close ties with the entertainment industry.

     

    Academic programs

     

    JMC Academy delivers degrees, diplomas and training in Entertainment Business Management, Film & Television Production, Contemporary Music Performance, 3D Animation, Game Design and Audio Engineering & Sound Production.

     

    Also part of the JMC group of institutions are the International Film School Sydney (IFSS), and the Actors College for Theatre and Television (ACTT).  Both these colleges deliver vocational qualifications up to Advanced Diploma level.

     

    Students and campuses

     

    JMC Academy has a current enrolment of over 2,200 full-time Higher Education students over its three campuses, located in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Each campus is equipped with world-class facilities and equipment, providing students with the training necessary to be work-ready upon graduation.

     

    Entertainment Business Management

     

    JMC Academy’s renowned Bachelor of Entertainment (Business Management) attracts students from Australia and around the world, with the bulk of overseas interest coming from North America and Europe where awareness of the career potential in entertainment business management is greatest.

     

    International linkages and activities

     

    JMC Academy is active internationally and has a range of academic partnerships in place in the United States, South Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Netherlands.  It plays host to students from over 33 different countries.

     

    THE FIRST WORKSHOP:

     

    We kick start our joint venture with a workshop on Tuesday, 11th March, 2014 by Antony Waddington, Producer / Lecturer who will be joined by an Indian Stalwart from Entertainment / Event Industry.  The subject being Entertainment Business Management : Taking Indian creative content onto the world stage.

  • World Children Expo and Discovery Kids brought families together to usher in Diwali in a fun-learning way at the Discovery Kids-WCE Diwali Festival 2013

    World Children Expo and Discovery Kids brought families together to usher in Diwali in a fun-learning way at the Discovery Kids-WCE Diwali Festival 2013

    NEW DELDI: An action packed Diwali expo for kids, ‘World Children Expo@Diwali 2013’ conceptualized by Creative Children Media Pvt. Ltd. and presented by Discovery Kids, saw the weekend of October 19-20 at the Ambience Mall, Gurgaon flooded with parents and kids having a gala time. The expo brought families together to celebrate Diwali in a fun-learning way.

    From apparel to games, books to toys, quizzes to making diwali greetings, meeting and greeting cartoon characters to attending workshops and sessions – WCE@Diwali was the first ever and largest event of its kind for kids during the Diwali season , with insane fun not only for kids but for the whole family.

    “WCE@Diwali has started on a strong footing and is turning to be a worthy extension to WCE’s already established presence. We had over 50 participating brands across 10 industry sectors including white goods, holidays, healthcare, entertainment, gifting, edutainment and sports. Discovery Kids had launched their Transformers brand successfully at the expo. We had participation from Crompton Greaves and Bajaj Electricals which are industrial giants in their area. Also, Arsenal Soccer Schools India chose WCE for their marketing as well which brings sports and children to the limelight in this festive season. We hope to do this event every year with more and more brands catering to children”, shared Rahul Gupta, Director and CEO, Creative Children Media (P) Ltd.

    The children participated with great enthusiasm at the Discovery Kids’ stall that offered exciting games, interactive quizzes, fun contests and range of Discovery Kids’ merchandise. Kids got the opportunity to embrace one of their favourite television characters from the iconic series TRANSFORMERS PRIME BEAST HUNTERS in multiple forms. The parents joined the action with their kids at the Discovery Kids stall and exuded “the child in them.”

    Rahul Johri, Senior VP and General Manager – South Asia and Head of Revenue, Pan-Regional Ad Sales and Southeast Asia, Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific said, “This festive season, Discovery Kids celebrated its first year’s success with its audience. It is a delight to see such an amazing response to Discovery Kids’ Diwali festival organised along with World Children Expo. The event allowed us to share our joy with kids. It also led to interaction and exchange of ideas and learning with children and their parents.”

    With the interesting activities and competitions at the expo, kids not only won prizes and goodies but got to explore an eco-friendly yet creative way of celebrating Diwali. Here Kids decorated Lord Ganesha’s idols for Diwali pooja. Kids showed their imaginative side while making Beautiful Greeting cards to gift their loved ones for Diwali festival.

    Parentune, a panel of child psychologist, parenting and child development experts did a unique workshop for Parents named “Raising happy children”, where parents got to know about the tools and methods on raising happy children. Parents were encouraged to learn more about their children and understand them.

    There were so many interactive activities for both Parents and Kids at the expo, and they seemed to enjoy them all. At one place, Parents could be seen learning from the Health workshop by Bharat Clinic and on the other, magic shows and storytelling sessions won the applause of kids.
    Also, an exciting and exclusive kids’ range of toys, games, accessories, Holiday plans, clothing & decor were on sale and display. Overall, World Children expo@Diwali 2013 proved to be an event, which redefined the way kids and families have fun, learn and celebrate the festival of Diwali.

  • Discovery Kids ushers in Diwali with festivities

    Discovery Kids ushers in Diwali with festivities

    MUMBAI: World Children Expo (WCE) is partnering with Discovery Kids TV channelto bring families together to celebrate this Diwali, at a two-day kids’ carnival taking place in Gurgaon.

    Conceptualised by Creative Children Media, WCE@Diwali will be held at the Ambience Mall in Gurgaon on 19 October and 20 October, from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm.

    Creative Children Media & World Children Expo founder Rahul Gupta said, “WCE is now being acknowledged nationwide as India’s biggest kids’ expo, catering to the ecosystem of children and children-centric brands. I am excited to partner with Discovery Kids which we believe is one of the finest additions to Indian television. It is gratifying to see that our exhibitor brands range from top corporates to upcoming start-ups. The philosophy of WCE@Diwali is essentially to be a platform for start-ups to launch and the top brands to expand their offerings and interact with children through one singular event.”

    True to the smart fun positioning of Discovery Kids, the carnival will include a variety of exciting activities such as games, a painting corner, quizzes, and workshops for kids and engagement with parents to win plenty of prizes. There will also be a range of products on display and for sale.

    Adding more excitement to the carnival, the new season of the animated TV series Transformers Prime Beast Hunters, exclusive to Discovery Kids, will be launched at the event. The kids will get a special opportunity to be seen with the famous characters of the series.

    Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific south Asia and head of revenue, Pan-regional ad sales and southeast Asia Sr. VP and GM Rahul Johri said, “Discovery Kids is focused on giving kids a unique experience through its smart and engaging content. Since the channel’s launch last year, Discovery Kids continues to excite children of all age groups and on this auspicious occasion of Diwali, we are thrilled to celebrate the channel’ssuccess with the children.  Our newly introduced character Transformers Prime Beast Hunters will add more fun to the activities at the carnival.”

  • Ascendas announces new CEO for India Operations

    Ascendas announces new CEO for India Operations

    BANGLORE :Leading business space solutions provider, Ascendas is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Lee Fu Nyap as Chief Executive Officer of Ascendas India Operations, effective 1 October 2013. Mr Lee, who is currently Assistant CEO of Ascendas India operations, will succeed Mr Thomas Teo, who is relocating to Ascendas’ headquarters in Singapore to assume his role as Chief Real Estate Development Officer.

     

    Mr Lee has served Ascendas for more than 15 years and has been based in India for the past 8 years in various senior leadership roles.

     

    Mr Lee is familiar with India and has played a crucial role in establishing Ascendas’ landmark project International Tech Park Chennai. He had also contributed significantly towards managing Ascendas’ portfolios in India and will be driving the organisation’s expansion plans in the country.

     

    Commenting on Mr. Lee’s appointment, Mr. Jonathan Yap, Assistant Group CEO, Overseas Funds and India said, “India is among Ascendas’ largest market overseas and we are happy that Fu Nyap is stepping up to lead India Operations. Fu Nyap’s deep seated industry experience and understanding of the Indian market is critical in growing Ascendas India and navigating it through the challenges and opportunities ahead. We thank Thomas for his contribution and are glad that his experience in India will be useful in his new role at the Group level.”

     

    Ascendas is close to completing over two decades of operations in India. From initially just 69 acres in Bangalore, Ascendas currently has over 1,500 acres of development spread across six cities in India. With 7 operational IT parks catering to over 330 clients and 77,000 skilled professionals, Ascendas is now also focusing on developing integrated projects with sector specific SEZs, commercial, residential and supporting social amenities in Chennai and Gurgaon.

     

    Profile of Mr Lee Fu Nyap – CEO, India Operations (Effective October 1, 2013)

     

    Mr Lee Fu Nyap rejoined the Ascendas Group in 2005, and is CEO – India Operations. Mr Lee has about twenty years of regional real estate experience in valuation, investment, operation, development and portfolio asset management. Mr Lee has in-depth knowledge and experience in developing and managing business in India, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Phillipines, Thailand and Singapore, where he spearheaded some of the flagship projects of Ascendas.

     

    Other than Ascendas Group, Mr Lee has worked with Keppel Land International Pte Ltd where he was instrumental in setting up two residential projects in Bangalore and with Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore where he conducted valuation exercise for property tax purpose.

     

    Mr Lee’s involvement with India dates back to the early days of International Tech Park Bangalore in 1994 and has also played a crucial role in establishing Ascendas’ International Tech Park Chennai.

     

    Mr Lee holds a Bachelor of Science in Estate Management (Honours) from the National University of Singapore and a Masters degree in Business Administration from Leicester University.

    Mr Lee is based out of the Ascendas India HQ in Bangalore.

  • Gurgaon to soon witness the biggest and extravgant Wedding Exhibition by Big Fat Wedding India

    Gurgaon to soon witness the biggest and extravgant Wedding Exhibition by Big Fat Wedding India

    Gurgaon: Big Fat Wedding India, a leading Fashion Show organizer is coming up with an extravagant wedding exhibition on 29th& 30th August 2013.

    Well renowned Designers like Ritu Kumar, Abdul Halder, Aditya Khandelwal, Akhilesh Pawha, Aakriti Singh will showcase their exclsuive Wedding Collection. The Wedding Exhibition will witness presence of more than 30 exhibitors from Delhi, Ludhiana, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Mumbai and Kolkata who will unveil their latest collection for the Brides. The exhibition will cater to all the Wedding Needs right from Designer Apparels to Fancy Footwear and latest jewellery and bridal trousseau.

    Special attractions like free Mehndi art for all visitors by Nadya, phone number and signature analysis by Tarot Queen Mrs. Seema Midha, Fashion show by Akhilesh Pawha, is the two day forecast at the Big Fat Wedding.

    The Event will also see presence of some famous designers who are mostly Fashion week regulars.The event hall will have a perfect ambience and it will be decorated in a grand wedding style with a complete Mandap, flowers, lotus, peacock etc.

    Ms. Tania Singh, Marketing Head, Big Fat Wedding India says, “The onset of the Wedding season sets a perfect mood for shopping and enjoyment. For Brides to Be and Brides-maid, the exhibition sets a perfect platform to experience outstanding wedding collection which is unique and splendid in every aspect. We look forward to immense participation and presence of you all”.