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  • Fireside Ventures appoints Adarsh Menon as operating partner

    Fireside Ventures appoints Adarsh Menon as operating partner

    Mumbai: On 12 November 2024, Fireside Ventures, an early-stage venture fund focused on consumer brands, appointed Adarsh Menon as operating partner. This strategic addition aims to bolster the leadership team as Fireside Ventures continues its growth trajectory.

    In his new role, Menon will serve on the boards of select portfolio companies, offering his expertise and strategic insights. With a robust 23-year career spanning sales and marketing leadership at esteemed organisations like Flipkart, Hindustan Unilever Ltd, and GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, Menon brings exceptional skills in team building, mentoring industry leaders, and driving business growth.

    Fireside Ventures, founder & managing partner, Kanwaljit Singh expressed, ‘We are delighted to welcome Adarsh to the leadership team and in the Fireside family. As we continue to grow and evolve as a fund, it’s essential to bring in leaders who share our passion for building sustainable, iconic consumer brands. Adarsh’s impressive track record in scaling businesses, coupled with his deep expertise in FMCG and e-commerce, makes him an invaluable asset to our team and portfolio companies. His appointment reinforces our commitment to supporting entrepreneurs with top-notch expertise, and we’re confident that his mentorship will help our companies navigate the complexities of the consumer landscape.’

    Menon shared his enthusiasm, stating, “Fireside has built a strong niche and stature in the ecosystem by living and practising the value of ‘Good’ – being founder-first and helping brands do good to do well. The track record of building purposeful brands is truly inspiring! I am delighted to join Fireside and be a part of this amazing journey.”

     

  • Mondelez India names Nitin Saini as VP of marketing

    Mondelez India names Nitin Saini as VP of marketing

    Mumbai: Mondelez India has appointed Nitin Saini as vice president of marketing. Nitin will be based out of the company’s headquarters in Mumbai and will be responsible for spearheading the marketing initiatives of the company. Prior to the current role, he served as vice president for the Oreo business, Mondelēz International in the US.

    He will be succeeding Anil Viswanathan, who has been elevated as managing director, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Mondelēz International.

    Nitin started his career as a management trainee in India and has been a part of the Mondelēz team for 19 years in India, holding regional and global roles across sales and marketing.

    In India, he worked in marketing and sales teams across different portfolios, building experience across brands, categories, and sales verticals. He then moved to a regional marketing role in the Asia Pacific Region and was further elevated to a global role, looking after the Oreo brand, where he helped deliver double digit growth for Oreo, with the brand winning the ‘Kantar-Brand of the Decade’ award at Cannes.

    As the Global Brand director for Oreo, Nitin led Oreo to its best-ever performance across the globe while also crafting the long-term growth strategy for the brand. In his most recent role, Nitin was leading the Oreo portfolio for the US Business unit while being part of the Marketing Leadership team of the BU. Nitin returns to the India business after over three years.

    As VP of marketing for India, Nitin will be a part of the Mondelez India leadership team and will drive the consolidated snacking strategy with holistic management of all marketing levers, including insights, analytics, equity, innovation, and activation, in line with Mondelez International’s “Local first, but not Local only” approach to business.

  • Warner Bros. Discovery announces South Asia leadership team

    Warner Bros. Discovery announces South Asia leadership team

    Mumbai: Warner Bros. Discovery has unveiled its new leadership team for South Asia. The business is led locally by a general manager – South Asia Arjun Nohwar and includes brands such as Discovery, HGTV, Eurosport, Cartoon Network, POGO, Discovery Kids, DC, and the discovery+ streaming service.

    Ruchir Jain has been named head of distribution & Eurosport and heads up the integrated network distribution function. Jain led the finance team at Discovery Network from 2018 to 2021, and then distribution. He continues to lead the Eurosport channel.

    Tanaz Mehta has been appointed as head of ad sales, tasked with growing revenues across all networks in South Asia. Mehta is a seasoned sales leader with deep expertise and a nuanced understanding of the market.

    Uttam Pal Singh will head the kids’ cluster and is tasked with developing a compelling content strategy for growth. In his previous capacity at Discovery Kids, Singh led the team behind successful original IPs, including Little Singham and Fukrey Boyzzz. The combined kids portfolio now includes Cartoon Network and POGO, in addition to Discovery Kids.

    Sai Abhishek was named head of the factual and lifestyle cluster and will be responsible for delivering growth and profitability across the genre. Sai comes with a strong background of leading original productions, programming, and acquisitions.

    “With this exceptional new-look team, Warner Bros. Discovery is well-positioned to achieve our ambition of being the leading and most dynamic media company in the region,” said Nohwar. “All our leaders are looking forward to working closely together across divisions as one united team.”

    Nohwar also paid tribute to two outgoing executives who will be exiting the organisation. Rohit Khetarpal will be leaving the company after 14 years, having been a key member of the legacy WarnerMedia and Turner network distribution team. Abhishek Dutta also departs, having led the legacy WarnerMedia Kids team in South Asia, including programming strategy, acquisitions and original production.

    Other lines of business, shared services and corporate functions that support the wider region will be announced at a later date.

    The new company combines WarnerMedia’s premium entertainment, sports and news assets with Discovery’s leading non-fiction and international entertainment & sports businesses.

  • Aditi Mishra takes over as Lodestar UM CEO

    Aditi Mishra takes over as Lodestar UM CEO

    Mumbai: Lodestar UM India on Tuesday announced the appointment of Aditi Mishra as the new CEO of the company. 

    Mishra has been associated with Lodestar UM for over two decades. She started as a management trainee and worn many a hat over the years, driving large client relationships in a business role to leading strategy and product as chief strategy officer of Lodestar UM for the last 10 years. “She is one of the finest strategic minds in the country with a deep understanding and experience of building brands and digital transformation. A valued voice in the IPG network and just the right leader to partner clients into the future,” said the company in a statement.

    Lodestar UM CEO Nandini Dias moves on after 27 years

    “As I think about what is next for us in the challenging environment of today, I am energised by the vision of building an agency resilient and agile to partner with clients and the community for the future,” said Aditi Mishra, on her new role. “A team that will not just ride the waves of digital transformation but fosters media as a growth driver for business. I recognise that I have big shoes to fill and with the support of the incredible teams across Mediabrands India, I look forward to stewarding this journey for Lodestar UM.”

    The company further announced promotion of Hema Malik to Mediabrands India chief investment officer. In this new role, she will lead the charge for Mediabrands India and foster greater collaboration to bring glory and success to clients and businesses. “Her calm demeanor, strong relationships, and innate ability to extract the best for clients and business through investment planning, partnerships, and negotiation, make her a natural choice for this super critical role at Mediabrands India,” the company said about Malik.

    Malik, too, began her journey with Lodestar UM and has been a strong pillar, leading the operations, clients, and people with aplomb as its COO in Delhi for the last six years. Both Mishra and Malik will continue to be based out of Delhi/Gurgaon, according to the statement.

    “We at Mediabrands India have always ensured that all our clients get full advantage of the opportunities in the marketplace,” said Hema Malik. “With the setting up of Mediabrands Investments, we are not only strengthening our obsession for performance and accountability but are equally energised to explore transformative partnerships and set new trading norms beyond the obvious. I am honored and excited to be the first CIO of Mediabrands India. So much to look forward to as we build the new.”

    “I am a firm believer of leadership from inside; success with and around people for winning together. Both Aditi and Hema have been with the organisation for over two decades and have done us proud in their multiple roles over the years,” commented Mediabrands India CEO Shashi Sinha. “Nothing makes me prouder than to see our own people grow. I am thrilled and view these appointments as a giant leap forward. I am confident that both Aditi and Hema will embrace their new roles successfully and champion good growth.”

    Meanwhile, Lodestar UM’s long-term associate Nandini Dias recently announced her decision to move on from the company after being its CEO for close to a decade. She joined the group 27 years ago and has since gone on to acquire the top position, leading the organisation to several ‘Media Agency of the Year’ recognitions over the years.

  • Prasuma strengthens its leadership ranks, promotes Lisa Suwal to CEO

    Prasuma strengthens its leadership ranks, promotes Lisa Suwal to CEO

    Mumbai: Momo brand Prasuma has announced the promotion of Lisa Suwal from chief growth officer to chief executive officer. At the helm of the company, Lisa will now oversee the fast-growing brand’s top-line, bottom-line, profitability, and overall management. 

    The daughter of Prasuma’s founder Mehendra Suwal, Lisa will also ensure that the company’s mission and vision are thoroughly implemented across its operations. 

    Having been the driving force behind the launch and resounding success of Prasuma Momos, she brings a wealth of FMCG, e-commerce, dynamic brand building experience, strategic insight, and passion to the CEO position. With strong people management skills and the ability to bring ideas to fruition, Lisa has been viewed as the right person to take the brand’s legacy forward.

    “I am thrilled and proud to pass on the mantle of my beloved business to the most capable person I could think of. Coincidentally, she happens to be my daughter,” commented Prasuma founder Mahendra Suwal. “The time is right, the business is on the verge of being ripe. I wish her nothing but the best and am sure that with her leadership this business will reach heights that it has never seen before.”

    This year, her first as CEO, Lisa looks forward to driving sales and distribution for the brand by onboarding more retail channels and partners while also unlocking strategic product diversification. In the next five years, she envisions Prasuma becoming a global food brand, bringing joy and nourishment to families, enriching lives with extraordinary food, said the statement.

    “Creating categories and launching first to market innovations have been the hallmark of our business. We were (Prasuma) the first ones to bring fresh and chilled deli meats to India and I am proud to have been able to contribute to that tradition with the launch of India’s first and most loved frozen momo Blbrand,” said Lisa Suwal. “I am grateful for this opportunity as I know how valuable it is given the value that I know we will create. I look forward to the journey ahead, more mouthwatering, high quality products, more consumers, and definitely more consumer love. This is just the beginning!”

    Launched in 2019, Prasuma Momos has an omnichannel model with distribution across 70 cities. In 2021, on the back of growing consumer demand, the brand’s distribution footprint almost tripled, increasing from 40 to 70 cities. Its retail presence went from 1000 to 5000 stores over the past year. Prasuma is available in all top modern retail chains as well as e-commerce platforms.

  • Kaizzen appoints Soumya Dev as chief strategy officer

    Kaizzen appoints Soumya Dev as chief strategy officer

    Mumbai: PR agency Kaizzen has further strengthened its senior leadership team with the appointment of Soumya Dev as Chief Strategy Officer. 

    In this role, Dev will be working closely with Kaizzen founder and CEO Vineet Handa in driving the organisational strategy for the company, including new service offerings, footprint expansion, acquisitions and partnerships.

    Dev brings with him close to two decades of experience in the full mix of communications, spanning digital marketing, content marketing, public relations and multimedia production. He is a seasoned communications professional, having worked at Fortune 500 corporates in international roles as well as at best-of-breed communications agencies in India. Most recently, Dev was leading the digital mandate for PepsiCo’s Asia, Middle-East and North Africa operations.

    “Soumya is highly experienced and is credited for driving successful campaigns at the intersection of technology, data-science and compelling storytelling. Having him on board further strengthens our aspirations to transform Kaizzen into a knowledge-based and data-led communications consultancy,” said Vineet Handa. “We are investing significantly to add highly specialised expertise into our client offerings such as insights, integrated communications and advocacy, as well as toward expanding our domestic and international market footprint.” 

    “I am excited to join Kaizzen at a very exciting juncture of its growth journey. Kaizzen has a tremendous talent pool and a host of successful client relationships across sectors. It presents exciting possibilities to bring value to our clients and in driving the growth story of the company,” said Soumya Dev.

  • Cashify elevates core team members to bolster its leadership team

    Cashify elevates core team members to bolster its leadership team

    Mumbai: Cashify, a homegrown app for selling old gadgets has elevated Siddhant Dhingra as a co-founder and chief business officer- global markets, Akash Chauhan as chief operating officer (COO) and Shubh Darpan is now chief revenue officer (CRO). The following move comes in view of further strengthening its leadership team to scale up the business and pave the way for the next phase of growth.

    True to its philosophy of democratising technology, Cashify has witnessed tremendous growth in the past few years. The company plans to offer omnicategory services to users. As Cashify’s services grow and expand, the company will greatly benefit from the experiences of its core leadership in the space, said the brand in a statement.

    “In the last one year, we have witnessed multi-fold growth in terms of expansion, marketing and verticals. The appointments come at a critical time as we continue a rapid growth pace and seize opportunities to expand the refurbished business,” said Cashify’s co-founder and CEO Mandeep Manocha. “Each one of them has played a significant role in the company’s growth and expansion, and we are pleased to recognise their accomplishments through these well-deserved promotions.”

    Nakul Kumar is Cashify’s co-founder and has been in charge of operational, managerial and administrative procedures, reporting structures and operation controls to the company as its COO since 2013. Now Kumar will be taking charge of the entire marketing portfolio as the CMO of Cashify. In his new role, he will oversee the entire gamut of digital, product, PR/comms, and brand marketing.

    Siddhant Dhingra who joined Cashify seven years ago as head of marketing and alliances and is one of the first few key members who helped build Cashify. During his tenure, he strategised and drove the entire device journey from order placement, customer support, order fulfillment and liquidation. He also led the planning, development and execution for a one-of-a-kind Reverse Logistics Platform and Operations Unit for smartphones while strategising operations for efficiency through product and training. In his new role, he will focus more on the expansion of the enterprise solutions and will continue exploring international markets for Cashify.

    Aksh Chauhan joined Cashify as VP for logistics and has been working with Cashify for the last 6.5 years. With his self-driven entrepreneurial leadership skills, he has aided in building Cashify’s robust supply chain network for better control and efficiency to support rapid growth. In his new role, he will be leading Ooperations at Cashify and focus on building the ecosystem for a circular Eeconomy in the used smartphone category.

    Shubh Darpan has been working with Cashify for the last 4.3 years and played an integral role in redefining business with a strong data-led approach. His skills in pricing, customer acquisition & growth, data analytics & BI have led Cashify to grow on a limitless road of profit. In his new role, he will be in charge of pricing, growth & revenue with the primary focus on building the D2C channel for refurbished mobiles. 

  • Spinny onboards Suvid Bajaj as head of marketing

    Spinny onboards Suvid Bajaj as head of marketing

    Mumbai: Spinny, the retailing platform for pre-owned cars has brought Suvid Bajaj on board as head of marketing. 

    Under Bajaj’s leadership, the marketing vertical will focus on strategic business expansion, elevating brand awareness, driving brand adoption in a sustainable way & continuing to grow Spinny’s credentials as an industry thought leader, said the statement.

    “We welcome Suvid on board to build brand Spinny by driving meaningful initiatives for us with his deep understanding of the market and the mindset of young India,” said Spinny founder and CEO Niraj Singh. “We are confident that his clear thinking will add value in Spinny’s endeavor to be the most trusted consumer brand and in growing the business as we expand across the country.’’

    Bajaj is armed with over 20 years of multi-country and multi-category experience in marketing, sales and consulting. Leveraging his in-depth understanding of business delivery, communication development, delivering innovative plans, display and native platforms he has built his forte in successfully delivering business-marketing conversions.

    Prior to joining Spinny, Bajaj held the position of CMO at Udaan.com where he led marketing for all of Udaan’s B2C and B2B verticals. In his earlier stints, he has worked with ITC, PepsiCo, Reckitt and GSK in various sales and marketing roles.

    “The focus on quality and customer experience is deeply embedded in the Spinny system and this gels deeply with my value system as a marketer,” said Suvid Bajaj on his new role. “I look forward to working with teams across the board to drive the company’s vision to make car ownership simple, accessible and delightful for every Indian household.” 

  • SoCheers scales up leadership team with key elevations

    SoCheers scales up leadership team with key elevations

    Mumbai: SoCheers, a digital-first full-service advertising agency has elevated some of its core team members across verticals, namely content and brand experience. The newly elevated members will now be a part of the senior management team, playing a pivotal role in the decision-making process, said the agency.

    Shivani Kamdar, who completed seven years with the agency this month, has been elevated from the head of content to associate creative director. In this new role, she will be extending major support to all creative departments, with a core focus on growing the teams, harnessing talent and helping cultivate bigger and more meaningful campaigns for the clients. Keeping a business-centric approach, she will add value to the top as well as the bottom line through her initiatives.

    Tanvi Bosmia, who has been associated with SoCheers for more than eight years, was elevated from the position of group account manager to associate account director of the brand experience team. She will be handling the overall clientele of the agency, in charge of bringing in more revenue from a business point of view.

    Aakash Gopalani, who was the account supervisor, has now been appointed as the group account manager in the brand experience team. He will be handling the client communications along with managing a team of 20+ account management professionals. He will also be leading the strategic initiatives of 15+ brands’ digital presence, followed by exploring newer revenue streams for the organisation.

    “Whether it’s client management or content development, each of these newly elevated individuals bring something unique to the table with their wide-ranging industry experience,” said SoCheers co-founder and CEO Mehul Gupta. “As we look forward to expanding our client base, catering to brands across different industries like finance, FMCG and D2C, and onboarding new talent this year, these elevations will be instrumental in achieving our target of 75 per cent growth in 2022.” 

  • Yulu brings in Rupini Raman as HR head

    Yulu brings in Rupini Raman as HR head

    Mumbai: Homegrown shared electric mobility company Yulu has brought Rupini Raman on board as head of human resources (HR).

    In this new role, her key responsibilities will be to build Yulu into a preferred employer brand, scale up the talent pool, and create an inclusive, enriching and progressive work culture, said the company in a statement.

    “As we enter into a pivotal phase of multi X growth, starting with a 10 times expansion plan for 2022, getting our people strategy right will be a critical success factor,” stated Yulu CEO and co-founder Amit Gupta. “With her rich experience, Rupini will anchor Yulu’s HR strategy and vision, build organization capability to attract & retain the best talent, and create a great working culture at Yulu.”

    Raman comes with 17+ years of experience in HR and organisational development (OD) in many industries, including fintech, ITES, financial services, logistics, and hospitality. In her last stint, she worked with fintech start-up Vivriti Capital as head of HR through its high-growth phase, and created an ecosystem for large-scale, high-skilled talent acquisition. Earlier, she was the head of the rewards and talent management division at Agility, where she oversaw the HR functions for 6000+ employees spread across the Middle East, Africa and EU regions. She has also been associated with global brands like RR Donnelley, Hutchison Whampoa, and American Express.

    “As a shared EV mobility leader with a unique business model, many strategic partnerships, and a deep tech backbone, Yulu is very strongly positioned to redefine the mobility landscape in India,” said Rupini Raman. “It is a privilege to be part of Yulu and work with some of the industry’s best minds towards creating a sustainable future for our planet.”