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  • Home Credit India announces leadership appointment; Ashish Tiwari named chief marketing officer

    Home Credit India announces leadership appointment; Ashish Tiwari named chief marketing officer

    Mumbai: Home Credit India has announced the appointment of Ashish Tiwari as its chief marketing officer (CMO). This decision was made with the continued focus on omnichannel marketing, led by a digital-first approach.

    Ashish brings over two decades of rich experience across various sectors, He has been practising brand marketing, digital transformation, technology and data analytics.

    Prior to this, he was the chief marketing and digital officer of Generali India, where he was in charge of the company’s brand engagement, PR, and digital.

    As a brand communication and product/consumer marketing specialist, Ashish’s diverse industry experience includes stints with Hero Cycles where he led digital transformation across the Hero Group.

    With a specialisation in digital and social media from IIM Bangalore, Ashish has worked with some prominent brands, including HCL, Jubilant Group, and Vodafone.

    Welcoming Ashish, Home Credit India chief executive officer Ondrej Kubik said, “We are delighted to have a dynamic leader like Ashish joining Home Credit India. With business objectives and consumer marketing being redrawn, Ashish, having successfully led digital transformation projects, with rich marketing and diverse industry experience, makes him the right choice for fulfilling Home Credit India’s new approach. I welcome him again and with him onboard, I am sure we will be able to redefine the Home Credit brand and connect with consumers in the endeavour to fulfil aspirations.”

    Speaking about his recent appointment with Home Credit India, Ashish said, “I am very excited to explore and experience yet another new and vibrant industry—consumer finance. In the post-Covid world, consumer lending is undergoing a lot of influx with new-age digital lending modes shaping up. Having served over 14 million borrowers, Home Credit India has been doing a remarkable job of enabling credit penetration and financial inclusion in the country. As Home Credit focuses on digital transformation and explores new ways to connect the brand with new evolving consumers, I am honoured to join its journey and look forward to contributing to its renewed growth and success.”

  • Zee Media names Madhu Soman as chief business officer of Wion

    Zee Media names Madhu Soman as chief business officer of Wion

    Mumbai: With extensive experience in media, Madhu Soman is ready for his new stint at Zee Media as the new Chief Business Officer of its Wion TV channel. Having over 25 years of experience, he will drive the growth of Wion, mushroom it and provide selling solutions to the broadcaster.

    Wion is happy to welcome Soman on its board for his knowledge and leadership skills, further supporting the channel to achieve greater heights. He worked with Bloomberg in Hong Kong as head of broadcast sales and as managing editor of Thomson Reuters where he was spearheading the video services. Soman was associated with Reuters as a journalist for 14 years. In the past, he has also worked with companies such as Spectranet, ANI and BiTV. With his high proficiency in journalism, Soman will aggressively support the editorial and business segment of the venture.

    Zee Media president – group strategy and innovation Bibek Agarwala said, “WION has always focused on imparting unbiased news to the audience. I am pleased to welcome a leader like Madhu Soman, who brings years of experience in journalism, diverse expertise in managing business. Under his guidance, we are ready to scale new heights. Zee Media has grown from strength to strength and is set to deliver the best content to the audience.”

    Madhu Soman said, “It’s an exciting opportunity to join a young and daring team of seasoned professionals. I eagerly look forward to leading the business team and extending my expertise to the editorial team to connect the dots, contextualize and bring out in-depth analysis of national and global issues.”

    Madhu Soman is an Alumnus of Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Symbiosis International University and Kerala University.

     

  • Xanadu Realty strengthens its leadership team, appoints K.N. Swaminathan as the CFO

    Xanadu Realty strengthens its leadership team, appoints K.N. Swaminathan as the CFO

    Mumbai: Xanadu Realty, a business accelerator firm, has onboarded K.N. Swaminathan as the chief financial officer to strengthen its leadership team.

    An industry veteran, Swaminathan has more than 33 years of experience in taking companies to the public markets with careful attention to detail and diligence. Prior to Xanadu Realty, he was the group chief financial officer of Kolte Patil Developers and has also worked with Reliance Communication and Lodha Group.

    Speaking on this appointment, Xanadu Group CEO Vikas Chaturvedi commented, “Swami, as we fondly call him, is a dynamic leader and a great asset to our organisation. We are very privileged to have him on board as his vast knowledge and expertise will empower us to achieve our ambition and bring larger focus towards the next phase of our evolution.”

    K.N. Swaminathan said, “I have seen Xanadu grow multifold from the outside, and I’m extremely pleased to be a part of this thriving ecosystem. We are on an exciting journey to achieve disproportionate growth in the coming few years, and my prime agenda shall be to ensure financial and regulatory transformation.”

  • PRCAI launches first edition of PRologue on completing 20 years

    PRCAI launches first edition of PRologue on completing 20 years

    Mumbai: The most influential PR professional body, Public Relations Consultants Association of India (PRCAI) celebrated two decades of leadership on Thursday.

    Marking the occasion, the communication body has unveild it’s new brand identity, felicitated AIPR winners and launched first edition of a much neeeed PR dialogue ‘PRologue’.

    PRCAI PRologue bringing together leaders from the communications industry under one roof to charter the future of the PR industry, taking it into a new era of Interverse of Communications 3.0.

    The first edition of PRCAI PRologue included a surfeit of influencers, industry experts, opinion leaders representing diverse companies, brands & start-ups to discuss the course of new age communications.

    PRCAI PRologue captured the pulse of new trends such as ‘Tech-ing It to the futureverse’, ‘Weaving trends with zillenials’ and ‘Re-powering ethics in communications’ through a day-long conference.

    PRCAI PRologue presented an extraordinary forum with a diverse and exemplary list of guests & panelists from renowned companies, including a keynote address by MG Motor India’s president & managing director Rajeev Chaba, and SHEROES founder Sairee Chahal.

    The speakers came from all across the country to contribute to compelling ideas and thoughts.   

     Sharing his enthralling thoughts on the occasion, PRCAI president Atul Sharma said, “PRCAI is constantly striving to create a more professional, ethical, and prosperous PR industry. In the past year through various initiatives, we have been able to bring the industry together, push our learning and development initiatives and also evangelise the profession across quarters, and the results are nothing short of remarkable. I am delighted with the focus and vision that the new team has brought to life.”

    PRCAI CEO Deeptie Sethi said, “PRCAI as an entity is reinventing itself and driving relevance for our audiences and stakeholders who are both impacting and impacted by our highly skilled industry. The launch of PRCAI Prologue, new collaborations, research driven insights are a true reflection of our new brand identity that is will take it’s members, practitioner, academicians together to #influencingPRogress into the new era of Communications leadership.” 

  • XtraCover announces appointment of Anirudh Singhania as its new chief technology officer

    XtraCover announces appointment of Anirudh Singhania as its new chief technology officer

    Mumbai: XtraCover, a new-age e-commerce platform catering to the lifecycle management services of smartphones and other electronic devices, has announced the appointment of Anirudh Singhania as its new chief technology officer (CTO) to strengthen the company’s technological prowess.

    Singhania has more than 25 years of experience in creating technology solutions, hatching growth strategies and leading high-performing software engineering teams. Prior to joining XtraCover, Anirudh was part of the founding team of Lulu and Sky Private Limited as the Chief Technology Officer. He also built dharma.h Software Technologies. Furthermore, he has worked with multiple tech startups from the stage of ideation to exit.

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    On the appointment XtraCover CEO & founder Soumitra Gupta commented, “As we prepare for our next stage of growth at XtraCover, we are thrilled to welcome Anirudh to our executive team. Anirudh’s extensive experience developing technology solutions and leading engineering teams in the IT and e-commerce space make him ideally suited to strengthen the company and drive growth to the XtraCover business.”

    In the new CTO role, Singhania will be responsible for integrating and advancing XtraCover’s technology platform. He will drive forward the technical vision for the business in delivering a range of after-sales services to buyers of refurbished electronic gadgets. His expertise in application development, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and digital marketing and strategy will help XtraCover accelerate technological and business growth.

    Commenting on his new role at XtraCover, Anirudh Singhania said, “I am extremely excited to contribute to the vision and opportunity to scale at XtraCover. XtraCover has a great culture and I am looking forward to leading and mentoring this team of talented people. My deep technical and leadership experience will enable me to build and execute strategies that propel the business and exceed the needs of our customers.”

    Launched in 2019, XtraCover is an e-commerce platform that caters to the lifecycle management services of smartphones and other electronic devices. Operating in the B2C and B2B2C segments, the company offers services such as price discovery and comparison for new appliances, warranty support, refurbished device warranty, accidental damage and protection and repair and refurbishment services, among others. The e-commerce platform aims to create awareness in the Indian ecosystem to make refurbished devices a valued choice, if not the first choice.

    Witnessing a paradigm shift in the market growth of refurbished products since the global pandemic, XtraCover has clocked a revenue of over Rs 100 crore in FY 2022. With an aim to continue this growth trajectory, the company intends to surpass the Rs 275 crore target revenue in FY 2023. Additionally, the e-commerce platform plans on increasing its global outreach through export-oriented units (EOU) in India.

  • Raymond appoints Atul Singh as EVP, to lead the Group

    Raymond appoints Atul Singh as EVP, to lead the Group

    MUMBAI: Textile, apparel, retail & real estate conglomerate, Raymond has announced the appointment of Atul Singh to lead the Group. As Raymond is gearing to mark its centenary year in 2025, the company is on a transformation journey by strengthening its leadership by bringing diverse experience on board, it said in a statement.

    The nomination and remuneration committee of Raymond has recommended Singh’s appointment as executive vice-chairman to the Board of Raymond Ltd subject to and post securing necessary regulatory clearances.

    Singh comes with diversified experience of over 35 years of leading multi-billion dollar businesses across several geographies globally. Singh worked at Coca-Cola for about two decades in several senior leadership positions and concluded his journey there as chairman of Asia Pacific and spearheaded businesses across 25 countries. 

    Before joining Coca-Cola, Singh worked at Colgate-Palmolive for 10 years where he held several leadership positions globally. His last stint at Colgate-Palmolive was country manager, Nigeria.

    Commenting on the appointment, Raymond chairman & managing director Gautam Hari Singhania said, “I have always believed in the philosophy of demarcating ownership and management that brings in global expertise & good governance. Raymond is at an inflection point and has embarked upon the journey to be a future-ready organisation to achieve profitable growth and value unlocking. As we are headed to complete 100 years of our existence, strong leadership for the organisation will propel us to scale up our businesses both in domestic and global markets. With his impeccable track record, I am confident that Atul will lend his expertise for Raymond to sustain and grow in each of the businesses we operate.”

    In his new role, Singh said “Raymond is one of the most reputed home-grown brands from India and has enormous growth potential. It is very exciting to be part of the transformation journey and lead the organisation to its centenary year. I look forward to contribute and chart out a growth path for the organisation and shareholder value creation.”

  • boAt announces leadership expansion; onboards P Narayan, C Awasthi as business and HR heads

    boAt announces leadership expansion; onboards P Narayan, C Awasthi as business and HR heads

    Mumbai: Imagine Marketing, which owns the market-leading wireless hearables and wearables brand boAt has announced several new appointments to the leadership team, affirming its focus to building a top-notch team to unleash the next phase of growth. The company has increased its workforce by over 110 employees and is now over 300 boAtheads strong.

    Key additions include: 

    Prejith Narayan, the chief business officer, brings over 12 years of experience after serving industry juggernauts like Amazon, Aditya Birla Group and IBM. During his stint at Amazon, Prejith led multiple key categories like wireless audio, wearables, PCA and beauty.

    Charmie Awasthi, recently appointed as chief human resource officer brings with her a rich professional experience of over 17 years with media conglomerates like Viacom18 and Zee Entertainment. During her professional career, she has partnered with & consulted business leaders on people strategy and practices to enable organisational growth and development. She specialises in organisation design, leadership development, change management, coaching & mentoring and performance management.  

    Shyam Vedantam, who has joined the deck as a chief product delivery officer, comes with over two decades of rich experience as a tech business leader and an entrepreneur. From building products to scaling businesses, he has previously served large enterprises including Harman and GE along with start-ups across US, India, and the Asia Pacific.

    Rakshit Gupta will be responsible for spearheading the CX initiatives as the head of customer experience at boAt.  His diverse experience in areas like strategy, product, and operations across Swiggy, The Boston Consulting Group, and Flipkart, is certain to add a tremendous value to all the new customer delight initiatives that the company is set to usher in.

    Vibhor Jain, recently appointed as the head of e-commerce, brings to the table a span of experiences across e-commerce, electronics, and FMCG sector with industry giants like Tata Cliq, Appario Retail, Patanjali, and TCS where he worked in roles across corporate strategy, business development and category management.

    Essaying roles in brand strategy, market research, innovation, P&L management and new product development; Aman Brara has recently joined as the head of wearables. Known for scaling up business and brands, he has worked with Reckitt and Godrej Consumer Products in the past and is truly passionate about taking the category to new heights.

    Imagine Marketing CEO Vivek Gambhir said, “Over the years, under the inspiring leadership of Aman and Sameer, our co-founders, the company has been successful in rapidly scaling up the business and delivering profitable growth. For our next phase of growth, we are elated to expand our team and welcome dynamic and talented leaders who will help us chart the way and take Imagine Marketing to the next level. As we grow, we will continue to scout for great talent to add across multiple functions.”

  • Nissan India names Mohan Wilson as the new director of marketing

    Nissan India names Mohan Wilson as the new director of marketing

    Mumbai: Nissan India has appointed Mohan Wilson as director marketing, product & customer experience, for business transformation for the India market. Mohan Wilson replaces Sriram Padmanabhan and has taken over the position effective 1 July 2022.

    Sriram Padmanabhan, who has overseen the successful launch of the Nissan Magnite in India as director marketing, product & customer experience has been appointed director marketing, product & customer experience for Nissan Motor Australia, the company announced. In this newly created role, Padmanabhan will report to Adam Paterson, managing director Nissan Australia and will be based in Australia.

    Wilson has worked across geographies in Japan, HongKong, Germany and India with cross functional experience of over 20 years in sales and marketing with expertise in areas of brand building, marcom, product marketing, customer experience, corporate strategy and data driven marketing. Prior to this, Wilson was head of global marketing planning at Nissan Motor Corporation’s premium car brand INFINITI at Global HQ in Japan and was a part of new model launch introductions for INFINITI globally with all-new QX60 & QX55.  

    Mohan Wilson in his role will report to Nissan Motor India managing director Rakesh Srivastava, and will be based in Chennai. He will focus on the transformation of the business on future product strategy for India, build a strong brand with a focus on customer experience and will leverage his experience gained at Nissan Motor Corporation’s Global HQ office in Yokohama, Japan.

    On this announcement, Srivastava commented, “Sriram has been an asset for Nissan India with a strong contribution towards the successful launch of big, bold, beautiful Nissan Magnite under Nissan Next with Nissan Magnite generating a tremendous customer response with over one lakh bookings and receipt of the Global Nissan President’s Award. We welcome Mohan Wilson to Nissan Motor India, his global exposure on premium cars would be key to build the Nissan brand with focus on customer experience on Nissan NEXT transformation.“

  • Social Panga on boards Indrayudh Mitra & Archana Sudarsan; bolsters creative leadership

    Social Panga on boards Indrayudh Mitra & Archana Sudarsan; bolsters creative leadership

    Mumbai: Integrated digital marketing agency, Social Panga has further strengthened its creative team. The agency, founded by Gaurav Arora and Himanshu Arora, has appointed Indrayudh Mitra as senior creative director & Archana Sudarsan as creative director.

    Mitra comes on board with a vast experience of 15 years in the sector and has worked with agencies such as RK Swamy BBDO, Grey, Ogilvy, and Mudra. He has engaged with brands like Nokia, Vodafone, Marico, Dish TV, etc. In his new role at Social Panga, he will be leading brand engagements with an integrated mandate involving BTL, digital & films too. 

    Sudarsan brings in her experience of about more than 14 years of working with leading brands like Airtel, Honda, Toshiba, Canon, Philips, Medanta, Network 18, Adidas & many more. Prior to joining Social Panga, she worked with agencies like Ogilvy, Taproot Dentsu & few more. At Social Panga she will be leading a creative team to focus upon creative strategy, brand positioning & ad films.

    Commenting on the appointments, Social Panga co-founder Gaurav Arora said, “As we move forward to be a solution-driven, integrated advertising agency, we are excited to have Indra and Archana onboard who will play a crucial role in strengthening our creative team. Their role and contributions will play an integral part in our growth story over the coming years.”

    “We focus upon creative business solutions and how we can positively impact the brand. Digital or BTL is just a channel to reach out to the audience, our core will always remain the creative solutions, he further added.

    On joining Social Panga, Indrayudh Mitra stated, “After spending more than a decade in mainline, I have embarked on an integrated brand journey with Social Panga. I’m sure it will be an enriching and exciting ride.”

    Archana Sudarsan commented, “It’s very exciting to be a part of a set-up like Social Panga. The whole idea of being the solutions people have kept advertising interesting for me and to find myself in a place with the same mindset opens a lot of avenues. What makes my role envious is a great team of enthusiastic and proactive, creative people focused to deliver business results.”

  • Amisha Jain to lead Levi Strauss & Co. and the company’s operations

    Amisha Jain to lead Levi Strauss & Co. and the company’s operations

    MUMBAI: Levi Strauss & Co. announced on Tuesday the appointment of a new leader in its commercial organisation. Amisha Jain has been named as the company’s new senior vice president and managing director of South Asia-Middle East and Africa (SAMEA).

    She will be responsible for leading the company’s operations in SAMEA and ensuring that the geography continues to drive expansion and growth, contributing to the company’s success in Asia and around the globe.

    Jain brings more than 20 years of experience across multiple industries including physical and digital retail, consumer goods & technology and a track record of leading profitable, sustainable growth & transformation initiatives in both multinational and domestic companies in India to the company.

    Most recently, Jain was the chief executive officer at intimate-wear brand and platform Zivame. During her tenure there, she scaled the business nine times in three years before the business was acquired by Reliance Group in 2020, according to the company.

    “We are thrilled to welcome such a dynamic, proven leader to the company,” said Levi Strauss & Co executive vice president and chief commercial officer Seth Ellison. “Amisha’s years leading digital and physical retail businesses, her track record of delivering results while connecting with consumers and her passion for innovation are a combination that will set our SAMEA cluster up for accelerated growth.”   

    “I am excited to join LS&Co. and the Levi’s® a brand—one that I have always admired as a consumer and a business leader. The team has had an incredible journey thus far, and I am delighted to be part of this passionate and high-performing group. Together we will strive to take the brand to even greater heights in the region,” said Amisha Jain.

    Jain fills this role following the transition of Sanjeev Mohanty in late 2021. Mohanty, the company’s previous senior vice president and managing director of SAMEA, is currently Levi Strauss & Co.’s senior vice president and managing director of the US and Canada.

    Jain has an MBA from INSEAD & a master’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington. She started her career as an engineer with Motorola Inc. and has held roles across multiple functions including sales, operations and strategy at organisations like McKinsey & Company, Nike and Arvind Group.