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  • SG Analytics appoints Rob Mitchell as its new advisory board member

    SG Analytics appoints Rob Mitchell as its new advisory board member

    Mumbai: SG Analytics, a leading global Insights and analytics company, has announced the addition of Rob Mitchell to its advisory board. Mitchell, an industry veteran and accomplished professional with over 25 years of experience is the co-founder & CEO of FT Longitude, a London specialist thought leadership agency that advises global B2B brands.

    “I am excited to welcome Rob as his rich experience will bolster our efforts to provide more value to our customers and strengthen our relationships,” said SG Analytics CEO Sid Banerjee.

    “Our board of advisors are committed to enabling our growth plans and championing our vision globally, and with Rob on the team, I visualize us further strengthened to achieve our business goals including our resolve to go public in 2025,” he added.

    As the co-founder and CEO of FT Longitude, Mitchell secured investment for Longitude from the Financial Times Group in 2018, and in 2022 Longitude became a fully owned subsidiary of the FT Group. Rob has led many consulting engagements and projects with global multinational companies, and he also enjoys writing and speaking on content strategy, thought leadership, and maximizing the return on marketing investments.

    An alum of Oxford University, prior to co-founding Longitude, Mitchell worked as a senior editor at the Economist Intelligence Unit, and before that, he edited sponsored reports for the Financial Times, including the Mastering Management series.

    “Data and analytics are now a critical asset for companies worldwide and SG Analytics is in a strong position to help organisations use those assets to make better decisions and drive long-term sustainable growth at a time of ongoing economic and geopolitical change,” said Mitchell.

    He further said, “I am looking forward to joining SG Analytics at a pivotal moment in its growth and in bringing my expertise in brand marketing, content and international business expansion to help accelerate the company’s impressive growth around the world.”

  • FremantleMedia ups Schneider-Sickert to director of operations & strategy

    FremantleMedia ups Schneider-Sickert to director of operations & strategy

    MUMBAI: One of the largest international creators and producers of programme brands in the world FremantleMedia has announced the appointment of Christian Schneider-Sickert as director of operations and strategy.

    In this newly created position, Schneider-Sickert will be responsible for driving FremantleMedia’s global company strategy, investment policy and central operations. In addition, he will be responsible for FremantleMedia’s central business diversification activities, states an official release.

    The roll-out of the successful Quizmania participation TV format, currently on air in the UK and Poland, will also be part of his extended remit. Schneider-Sickert will become a member of the FremantleMedia Operating Board with immediate effect.

    Schneider-Sickert joined FremantleMedia from arvato, part of Bertelsmann, in June 2004, where he held the position of head of strategy. He previously worked in mergers and acquisitions for Bertelsmann and in the principal investment group at Goldman Sachs.

    FremantleMedia CEO Tony Cohen said, “Christian has done an outstanding job in helping define FremantleMedia’s strategy in an industry that is undergoing significant change, and I am looking forward to him driving our diversification activities.”

    Schneider-Sickert added: “I am delighted to have been asked to take on this new role and am looking forward to further developing FremantleMedia’s commercial strategy and improving our operational efficiency.”

    Schneider-Sickert holds an M.A. in Oriental Studies from Oxford University and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.