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  • Lionsgate India promotes Shreya Channa as VP, people office SA & SEA

    Lionsgate India promotes Shreya Channa as VP, people office SA & SEA

    Mumbai: Lionsgate India on Wednesday announced that Shreya Channa, who joined the firm earlier this year as VP – head of people office, to become a part of the expansion for South Asia (SA) and emerging markets of Asia. She will be reporting to Lionsgate MD Rohit Jain.

    Channa will work closely with Rohit Jain and Lionsgate global CHRO Ross Pollack who is based in the USA, to expand Lionsgate’s strategy and people operations in emerging markets of Asia, said the company in a statement.

    Channa is a seasoned HR professional with over 17 years of experience in human capital consulting, corporate HR and has advised Fortune 500 companies in India and the USA in technology and telecom, among other industries. She has held a number of senior HR positions advising executive teams.

    “At Lionsgate, we believe that people are the differentiating secret recipe and soul of an organisation, we work everyday to build a culture of creativity and continuous learning. Shreya’s acumen and expertise will help us to supercharge the next era of Lionsgate in the region,” said Rohit Jain.

    “We are looking at an exciting lineup in Asia in the coming year,” said Channa. “I look forward to partnering closely across the business and our teams as we continue to deliver our strategic priorities and execute on the many opportunities that lie ahead.

  • Tom Jacomb takes charge as DNEG president, animation division

    Tom Jacomb takes charge as DNEG president, animation division

    Mumbai: Animation and VFX studio DNEG on Wednesday announced the promotion of Tom Jacomb as president of the animation division.

    Previously serving as managing director, Jacomb helped launch the feature animation division at DNEG in 2014. Based in London, he has guided the growth of the team to more than 500 employees across DNEG’s animation studios in London, Los Angeles, Montréal, and Mumbai. 

    “In his new role as president, Jacomb will oversee further worldwide investment and expansion of DNEG Animation, including expansion into Vancouver and the creation of up to 100 new animation roles in the city,” said the company in a statement.

    Jacomb’s promotion is effective concurrently with the appointment of five new senior members of DNEG Animation’s team and the studio’s expanding slate of new feature film and episodic animation productions.

    Freddy Chaleur and Yancy Lindquist have joined DNEG Animation’s team of VFX supervisors, which includes Philippe Denis, Archie Donato, and Taylor Moll; animation director Jay Boose joined the team’s animation leadership group, which includes Kapil Sharma, Troy Saliba, and Dave Lowry – all led by Ted Ty. The new hires are rounded out by the head of look development Sonja Burchard and producer Audrey Ford.  

    “Jacomb’s promotion and the onboarding of five new senior members of his team support our ambition for DNEG Animation to become one of the best and most highly regarded animation studios in the world,” said DNEG CEO Namit Malhotra. “Jacomb will continue to build a superlative global team and build upon the great successes.”

    “DNEG has long been known for its creative pedigree in visual effects, and I am incredibly proud of the opportunity to lead our amazing team and prove that DNEG can also excel in delivering the highest-quality animation projects,” said Tom Jacomb. “The team’s talents and hard work get the credit for our growth and the incredible projects that we are embarking on. Looking to the future, I am very pleased to welcome our new senior crew members, who will bolster DNEG Animation’s global capabilities with even more creativity, experience, and expertise.”

  • Optimise Media India elevates Shaan Raza as CEO

    Optimise Media India elevates Shaan Raza as CEO

    Mumbai: Optimise Media India, a performance marketing solutions provider has elevated deputy managing director Shaan Raza to the position of CEO of the company. Raza has taken over from managing director and founding CEO, LD Sharma, who will remain as managing director and will play a leadership role in taking performance marketing to the next level in India, said the company on Tuesday.

    In her new role, Raza will be overseeing the expansion of Optimise India operations, building new partnerships, enlarging product portfolio, onboarding of new clients, shoring up headcount, and therefore further cement the company’s position as a leading performance marketing solutions brand in India and beyond.

    “Shaan has been a phenomenal asset to Optimise India for almost a decade. A digital native, over the years, She has developed an intuitive knack and understanding of how the digital business landscape operates and has even been a pioneer of sorts in many respects,” said Optimise Media, India Managing Director, LD Sharma. “She has played a key role in bringing forth the concept of performance marketing as a niche component of digital marketing toolkit to Indian businesses grappling with digital transitions. Because of her vision and insights, she has become one of the most sought-after performance marketing professionals in the industry.”

    “I have been highly impressed by Shaan’s contribution and achievements in taking the idea of performance and affiliate marketing to new levels among Indian businesses and enterprises,” said Optimise Media Group, group chairman, Richard Syme. “This has been fairly evident from Optimise Media’s own remarkable progress in the Indian market. As an emerging digital economy that India is, besides the obvious opportunities, I would also appreciate the challenges and hurdles that Shaan and others may have faced while exploring new business opportunities there.”

    “In the short period that I have worked with her, Shaan has come across as a thorough professional who plans and thinks through every possible move and step with all probabilistic scenarios that she would need to accomplish a certain goal,” said Optimise Media, COO – India Operations, Nitin Sabharwal. “While she is a hands-on team player herself, she also has this innate talent for putting together highly motivated teams whose members swear by her leadership. At the same time, her power of networking is unmatched. I have no doubt that the new role would further galvanise her into working even harder and bring more revenue and growth to Optimise Media, India.”

  • Saif Shaikh elevated as COO, Madison Media Pinnacle

    Saif Shaikh elevated as COO, Madison Media Pinnacle

    Mumbai: Homegrown media agency Madison Media on Tuesday announced that it has elevated Saif Shaikh to the position of chief operating officer (COO), Madison Media Pinnacle. The unit will house the agency’s first and leading account, Godrej Consumer Products for traditional and digital media, it said in a statement.

    Shaikh comes with an overall experience of over 19 years in strategy, planning implementation and buying, having joined Madison Media in 2017, he has led the AOR for Godrej across the company’s larger portfolios such as Godrej Consumer Products Ltd, Godrej Properties and other businesses like frozen foods and has managed media campaigns for almost 20 brands across portfolios such as hair colour, soaps, handwash, home insecticides, car and room freshener along with real estate.  

    Madison Media & OOH, partner & group CEO, Vikram Sakhuja said, “Over the past few years Saif has consistently delivered on the biggest challenges given to him thanks to his hands on, passionate, inclusive and never say die approach. We congratulate Saif on his promotion.”

    On his new role, Shaikh said, “I’m happy to lead Madison’s foremost client, Godrej. I look forward to leading the integrated account and further strengthening the brand and helping it achieve its outcomes.”

  • Meena Ganesh named chairperson of Portea Medical, Vaibhav Tewari new CEO

    Meena Ganesh named chairperson of Portea Medical, Vaibhav Tewari new CEO

    Mumbai: Portea Medical, a homegrown outside of hospital consumer healthcare company, on Monday announced the appointment of founder Meena Ganesh as chairperson and elevated Vaibhav Tewari to the position of CEO at the company.

    The new appointments have been made with an aim to further synergise and streamline Portea’s operations in the new normal, and efficiently activate the 2023 growth strategy, said the company in a statement. “Portea plans to strengthen its remote monitoring teams and technology, create hybrid offerings that best use technology and on-ground presence,” it added.

    In her new capacity, Ganesh will be building strategy, M&A, driving advocacy and relationships with stakeholders such as institutional partners, government bodies, investors and external communication. On the other hand, Tewari will be working on company growth, strategy rollout, building business, and deploying technologies.

    Tewari said that during the pandemic, the company supported COVID care through remote monitoring as well as on-ground deployment of resources, medical equipment and technology and also provided complex hospital-based procedures such as cancer care and dialysis at home. “We have created our strategic vision for 2023 with an aim to take our digital-first healthcare services to more people and territories across India. At the same time, we will use automation and other technologies to enhance the experience of people availing our services as well as our on-ground caregivers,” he said.

    “In the wake of the pandemic, there has been a much greater adoption and demand for digital healthcare services. We, therefore, felt the need to further strengthen our digital capabilities and expand our footprint as well as services’ portfolio,” said Ganesh. “In the last one and a half year, we have worked closely with all stakeholders and served millions of people in various ways across the country. The situation has not only created a favorable atmosphere for digital healthcare in India, but also clearly highlighted the areas where stronger digitisation strategies are required. Vaibhav and I have worked in tandem since the outset, and now it is a great opportunity for us to take Portea forward with him as the CEO.”

  • MullenLowe Lintas elevates Naveen Gaur as Group COO, growth & innovation

    MullenLowe Lintas elevates Naveen Gaur as Group COO, growth & innovation

    Mumbai: In view of the ever-changing marketing landscape, MullenLowe Lintas Group plans to further consolidate its offering beyond strategy and creative. To this end, Naveen Gaur has been elevated as Group COO – growth and innovation, MullenLowe Lintas Group.

    Gaur’s mandate will be to strengthen the areas of marketing services that agencies within the Group offer – such as PR, digital, content creation and production, experiential, design, analytics, and MarTech. In addition to this, Gaur will also lead the marketing, reputation, and strategic growth initiatives for the Group.

    In his previous role as the deputy CEO of Lowe Lintas, he was overseeing the existing key business relationships and founding new ones. Gaur’s association with Lintas goes back to 2010 when he was branch head of Lowe Lintas Delhi where he encouraged an entrepreneurial culture of growth and business excellence. Under his leadership, the agency added large mandates that are a healthy mix of start-ups and established brands. He is also credited with deepening the agency’s relationship with Google, Pernod Ricard, Nestle, and Cargill foods.

    MullenLowe Lintas Group – Group CCO and chairman, Amer Jaleel, who has worked closely with Gaur on marquee brands of the Group like Havells, Google and OLX amongst others, said: “I’ve worked with Naveen as a partner for over 10 eventful years. He stands firmly proud of owning the intersection on brand and business. And would be fearless in pointing out the lack of either in a piece of work he would be judging. And that shows his innate understanding of both. Naveen remains oddly unserious despite having seen through hundreds of crises. He switches seamlessly and this quality is what Lintas wants to capitalise on to ride into its most transformative phase ever. Naveen will help broaden the scope of what it means to be a brand in the new age.”

    After leading Lowe Lintas into its next phase of growth as its deputy CEO, he will now be tasked with replicating the success for marketing services of the Group – Lintas Live, dCell, LinEngage, Lintas C:EX, and LinConsult. Naveen will aggressively grow these already strong suite of specialist services as well as develop new ones through an effective combination of build, acquire and collaborate.

    Commenting on the elevation, MullenLowe Lintas Group- Group CEO, Virat Tandon said, “We are living in very exciting times as we see shifts in the entire marketing landscape. This presents us with a great opportunity to extend our services across the spectrum of creative solutions eco-system. Naveen is a stalwart in the advertising business and is an entrepreneur at heart. There can be no one better to lead the agencies in developing and growing this ecosystem. We will be looking at serving our existing clients better by using our ‘Hyperbundled’ creative solutions process to bring all the specialist services around the client goals. At the same time, this eco-system will also develop their own independent clients and growth agenda. I am very excited to see Naveen take up this role.”

    Talking about the elevation, Naveen Gaur said, “Growth and value creation drive me. I am honored that the Group has entrusted me with this role and responsibility to make some bold moves and create future leading offerings and take the Group to the next level. I am looking forward to doing new things that will make me sleepless again.”

    Gaur assumes the new role from 1 September and he will be handing over his current responsibilities over the next few months to the new leadership at Lowe Lintas which will be announced soon. This transition will be completed by the end of 2021, the organisation said.

  • Balaji Telefilms elevates Sunanda Gupta Jenna to VP, digital originals

    Balaji Telefilms elevates Sunanda Gupta Jenna to VP, digital originals

    Mumbai: Media and entertainment company Balaji Telefilms has promoted Sunanda Gupta Jenna to vice president – digital originals. She joined the media conglomerate in August 2019 as a creative producer for ALTBalaji originals.

    Prior to joining Balaji Telefilms, Jenna was associated with the ZEE network as programming head weekend for &TV. In her earlier stints, she has worked with Viacom18 and Endemol India.

    Jenna is a broadcast media professional who has experience in spearheading programming, content selection/creation, management, and television production. She has been a part of various projects including channel launches (COLORS, &TV), long format reality shows (IGT, Bigg Boss, Voice ), live TV shows (LMI), finite fiction (The Mentalist Agent Raghav, Darr horror series, Crime Series), and live events.

  • Madison Media promotes Vandana Ramkrishna to COO, Madison Media Ace

    Madison Media promotes Vandana Ramkrishna to COO, Madison Media Ace

    Mumbai: Homegrown media agency Madison Media on Monday elevated Vandana Ramkrishna to the position of chief operating officer (COO), Madison Media Ace. While Ramkrishna heads the Kolkata operations of the agency, she will continue to handle the Mumbai accounts as well.

    “Ramkrishna will continue to lead the businesses of Raymond, Pidilite, Cipla Health, Weikfield, Balaji Wafers, Dhani Services in Mumbai, and those of Joy Personal Care, Bandhan Bank, MP Birla Cement in Kolkata and further strengthen Madison’s east region operations”, said the agency in a statement.

    Ramkrishna is a seasoned media and communication planning specialist with over 22 years of experience spanning across the Indian and overseas markets. She is well-versed with offline as well as the digital ecosystem.

    “Vandana brings rare passion, aggression, and integrated thinking into delivering great client value. This also recognises her evolution from strong client leadership to business leadership,” said Madison Media & OOH, partner & Group CEO, Vikram Sakhuja.

    Speaking on her new role, Ramkrishna shared, “Elevation is the highest form of recognition to one’s ability and contribution to their organisation and I feel honored to be working for a company like Madison that believes in my capability to take on this role. I look forward to strengthening our client relationships by driving their business outcomes to create new milestones within Madison and the industry.”

  • Madison Media promotes Abhik Banerjee to COO, Madison Media Plus Delhi

    Madison Media promotes Abhik Banerjee to COO, Madison Media Plus Delhi

    Mumbai: Homegrown media agency Madison Media on Monday announced the promotion of Abhik Banerjee to chief operating officer (COO), Madison Media Plus to lead its Delhi office.

    Banerjee, who joined Madison Media in 2012, has 17 years of experience in the industry. Over the last nine years, he has played a key role in Madison Media’s Mumbai office and led accounts such as Asian Paints, Abbott, and Leibherr, amongst others.

    “Abhik, who has been acclaimed as a ‘Client leader of the Year’ in our industry awards a few years ago, personifies the Madison spirit of undying client orientation, innovation, passion and executional brilliance,” said Madison Media & OOH –  partner & group CEO, Vikram Sakhuja. “It is very satisfying when we can promote our internal talent to handle new challenges. I have full confidence in Abhik taking our Delhi office to new heights.”

    Banerjee added, “I am excited and look forward to adding value to the organization with my new role and additional responsibilities. I am thrilled to take on the challenges and opportunities it will bring.”

  • Manish Sharma becomes chairman and president at Panasonic India

    Manish Sharma becomes chairman and president at Panasonic India

    Mumbai: Japanese electronics major Panasonic Corp on Monday announced the promotion of Manish Sharma to chairman and president of Panasonic India. In his new role, Sharma will assume responsibility for leading the Panasonic operational excellence India, and Panasonic India appliances company, lifestyle updates business division.

     earlier served as the president & CEO at Panasonic India and South Asia and he was the first Indian and the youngest leader to become an executive officer at the organisation. Joined in 2008, Sharma has been pivotal in spearheading the growth and transformation of Panasonic India from a consumer electronics company to a technology solutions company, said the company in a statement.

    Sharma had joined the organisation as a marketing lead for Panasonic’s consumer electronics and home appliances division. In 2010, he was elevated to the position of director of sales and marketing, after which he became the managing director of Panasonic India in April 2012, and in 2016, he was moved to the position of CEO of the business. Prior to Panasonic, Sharma worked with Haier, Samsung, and LG Hotline in the past.

    “It is an honour to assume this new role to broaden the brand’s vision,” Sharma said on his new role. “I look forward to strengthening Panasonic’s business in the region with a strong partner and customer ecosystem as well as pursuing new opportunities that will propel the company into the next stage of growth.”