Airtel Business names Shreyas Mehrotra as CMO & Head of Digital Sales
Before this promotion, Shreyas Mehrotra served as Marketing Head at Airtel Business
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Karen Ngui to exit as Head of Group Strategic Marketing & Communications at DBS Bank
Prior to joining DBS Bank, Karen Ngui worked at Standard Chartered Bank
Mitul Sangani steps down as CEO of News18 Digital
Sangani, who took charge as CEO – News18 Digital in April 2025, has been one of the key architects of Network18’s digital news business over the last several years
Meesho elevates Milan Partani as General Manager – Commerce Platform
Prior to the elevation, Milan Partani was General Manager - User Growth and Content Commerce
Kenvue appoints Madhav Nayak as Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer for Asia-Pacific
Prior to this appointment, Madhav Nayak was associated with Yum! Brands
Siddharth Shekhar promoted to Director, LCS at Google India
In his expanded role, Siddharth Shekhar will oversee government and public sector, BFSI, education and automotive sectors
Lumio appoints Varun Nair as Head of Marketing
He joins Lumio after serving as Head of Brand Marketing at POCO India
Senior journalist Amitabh Agnihotri to move on from TV9 Network
Amitabh Agnihotri will be launching a new media venture
Arnab Ray promoted to Managing Partner Growth at FCB Ulka
Arnab Ray has been leading the Tata Motors PV and Tata. ev businesses at FCB Ulka for the last six years
Rahul Dravid joins buildAhome as brand ambassador - test3
With Dravid as brand ambassador, buildAhome reassures families that homebuilding can be joyful, transparent, and worry-free test123
AI for Ads: Dynamic pricing driving or curbing competition?
While AI algorithms continuously scan competitors' prices to adjust in real-time, it is likely to result in implicit price collusion, caution industry watchers
Nothing comes close to PGC in building brands, accelerating business growth: Ajit Varghese
At Pitch CMO Summit, Ajit Varghese, Head of Disney Star, spoke about how professionally generated content (PGC) powers
Angela Zepeda to be X’s first global marketing head after Musk takeover
Zepeda joins X from Hyundai, where she was the Chief Marketing Officer for five years before becoming the Chief Creative Officer
Nick Pickles, X's Global Affairs Head, moves on
Pickles joined X in 2014 and held multiple roles at the company
VML names Claudia Wallace as Managing Director, UK
Prior to this, Claudia Wallace was with BMB Agency as Managing Director.
Kaajal Shivdasani named Marketing Director for Asia at Haagen-Dazs
Kaajal Shivdasani has been associated with the company for 4 years
Microsoft appoints Rodrigo Kede Lima as new President for Asia
Rodrigo Kede Lima succeeds Ahmed Mazhari, who has served in the role for five years
GroupM elevates Richard Hartell to CEO of EssenceMediacom US
In his new role, Hartell will lead US operations, client relationships, and new business for the agency
Kedar Lele moves on from HUL
Kedar Lele last held the position of ED - HUL, Head of Sales & Customer Development, South Asia
Sutapa Chatterjee named Associate Vice President at Vishal Mega Mart
Prior to this, Sutapa Chatterjee was with KFC as Assistant General Manager
GroupM's Zuzanna Gierlinska joins MiQ as Chief Commercial Officer
Prior to joining MiQ, Zuzanna Gierlinska was with GroupM Nexus as Chief Solutions Officer
Sonia Shenoy moves on from CNBC TV18
Sonia Shenoy was the Assistant Executive Editor at the business news channel
Natalie Cummins named CEO of EssenceMediacom UK
Natalie was with Zenith UK for over 11 years
Liam Murphy elevated to Marketing Director, UK at Pernod Ricard
Prior to this, Liam Murphy was the Brand Director (UK)
Ashok Suvarna appointed CEO of Aditya Birla Money Limited
Prior to this, Ashok Suvarna was with Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance as Chief Distribution Officer
Tejkarran Singh Bajaj elevated to SVP & Head - Originals at Jio Studios
Prior to this, Tejkarran Singh Bajaj held the role of Head of Originals at Jio Studios
Curtis Sinclair moves on from Mindshare
Sinclair held the role of Worldwide Head of Consultancy at the media agency
James Smyllie, President of Initiative APAC, steps down
Leigh Terry will assume direct leadership of Initiative APAC, as per media reports
OOH company Stellar Ace CEO Tan Jeslyn steps down
Tan Jeslyn, Stellar Ace's CEO, will be stepping down from the OOH company after almost 20 years
Guru Mishra elevated to Senior VP - Digital Media and Buying at RepIndia
Guru Mishra has been with the company since 2021
Balaji Prakash elevated to COO & Business Head - Consumer Products at EID Parry India
Prior to this, Balaji Prakash held the position of Executive VP and Business Head - Consumer Products Business at the company
GroupM hires Aisha Khan in client acceleration role
Prior to this, Aisha Khan held the role of Amazon Commercial Development - US Portfolio Lead at L'Oréal
Omnicom Advertising Group appoints Troy Ruhanen as Global CEO
Troy Ruhanen is currently with TBWA\Worldwide as President and CEO
Eva Barrett joins Honda Australia as General Manager - Brand, Marketing, CX
Prior to this, Eva Barrett was with Ingenia Communities Group as Chief Customer Officer
Himaanjali Chhibber moves on from boAt Lifestyle
Himaanjali Chhibber was the Brand Manager at the company
Deepak Srivastava named Head of Digital Marketing at Star Bazaar
Prior to this, Deepak Srivastava was Digital Marketing Manager at StarQuik
Bhasker Shrestha joins Myntra as Deputy Director - Brand Marketing
Prior to this, Bhasker Shrestha was with Flipkart as Senior Manager II
Priyali Kamath joins Imperial Brands PLC as President
Prior to this, Priyali Kamath was with P&G for over 25 years
Ashwin Kumar Iyer named AVP and National Sales Head at JioAds
Prior to this, Ashwin Kumar Iyer was with Paytm Ads as Asst. General Manager
Gaurav Ramdev elevated to Chief Growth & Marketing Officer at Protean eGov Technologies
Prior to this, Gaurav Ramdev was the Chief Marketing Officer at the company
Debjani Ghosh steps down as Nasscom President, Rajesh Nambiar to take over
Debjani Ghosh has been the President of the National Association of Software & Services Companies (NASSCOM) since April 2018
Abhishek Chauhan elevated to Director at Ola Electric
In his new role, Abhishek Chauhan will lead the Corporate Communications and PR at Ola Electric, Ola Consumer and Ola Krutrim
Ananta Das joins Prime Video as Head of Brand PR for APAC
Prior to this, Ananta Das was with Amazon as Brand Lead - PR
GroupM ropes in Jon Stevens as Chief Growth Officer
Prior to this, Jon Stevens was the Managing Director at Zenith UK
Mark Fagan joins NP Digital as Managing Director for EMEA
Mark Fagan will be based in Dublin
Abhinav Kohli named Senior Marketing Manager at Duolingo English Test
Prior to this, Abhinav Kohli was with Glance as Senior Marketing Manager
Neha Gulati elevated to VP - Marketing and Growth for Domino's
Prior to this, Gulati was the Assistant VP of Marketing and Growth
Tanjin Rahman appointed as CEO at Peoples Radio 91.6 FM
Prior to this, Rahman was with ANYA OTT as Chief Technology Officer
Mansoor Khan moves on from Titan Company after 13 years
Mansoor Khan last held the position of DGM at the company
Akanksha Srivastava Byrnes joins Vahdam India as Senior VP - Marketing
Akanksha will be based in New York and will be responsible for spearheading overall brand-building, global marketing strategy, and more