Keep up with all the key people movements in the brand marketing ecosystem in Storyboard18’s CXO Moves. Here’s a round-up of the executives who’ve moved jobs, got bigger roles, switched industries and more.
Kedar Lele
Previous: ED – HUL, Head of Sales & Customer Development, South Asia.ED – HUL, Head of Sales & Customer Development, South Asia
Kedar Lele has moved on from Hindustan Unilever. He has worked across Mudra Communications, Monster.com and Kimberly Clark Lever.
Ahmed Mazhari
Previous: President, Microsoft Asia
Ahmed Mazhari has moved on from Microsoft Asia. He has worked across Xerox, GE Capital and Genpact.
Arun Kumar
Previous: Independent consultant
Present: Global Head – Data and AI, Accenture Song
Arun Kumar, who joins Accenture Song after a period of independent consultancy, will report to Baiju Shah, global chief strategy officer, Accenture Song. Before venturing into independent consultancy, Kumar was the chief data and marketing technology officer at Interpublic Group (IPG).
Bharath Sesha
Previous: Managing director, Heubach Colorants India
Present: MD, Philips India
Philips India has appointed Bharath Sesha in a new role. He has worked across Philips Semiconductors, Nalco Water and Solara Active Pharma Sciences.
Dhruvish Thakkar
Previous: Senior Director, Head of Marketing & Revenue – Flipkart Epharma, Flipkart
Present: AVP – Revenue & Growth – Swiggy Dineout, Swiggy
Dhruvish Thakkar has joined Swiggy in a new role. He has worked across Xebec Communications, GlaxoSmithKline and Myntra.
Mark Green
Present: Global CEO, Droga5
Mark Green, who was the co-founder and chief executive officer of Australia based creative agency, The Monkeys and who currently leads Accenture Song’s Australia and New Zealand operations as president, has been named the global CEO of Droga5. He will assume the role starting in October 2024 and will relocate to New York city.
Shiva Chinnasamy
Previous: Director – engineering, Google
Present: Chief technology and product officer, Zee Entertainment Enterprises
Shiva Chinnasamy has joined Zee Entertainment Enterprises in a new role. He has worked across Verizon Labs, Amazon and Tesco.
Jaimit Doshi
Previous: Chief Technology, Digital and Marketing Officer – Driving Transformation, Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance
Present: Lenskart Global Marketing Head and CEO Hustlr, Lenskart.com
Jaimit Doshi has joined Lenskart.com in a new role. He has worked across Hiranandani Constructions, Kotak Securities, Kotak Wealth Management, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Coverfox Insurance.
Amrita Asrani
Previous: Global brand marketing director – fabric care and fashion – strategy and innovation, Reckitt
Present: Chief marketing officer, Amway
Amrita Asrani has joined Amway in a new role. She has worked across Abbott Healthcare, GSK Consumer Healthcare and ITC Limited.
Tusharr Kumar
Previous: Chief operating officer, OML
Present: Chief executive officer, OML
Tusharr Kumar has been elevated in a new role. He has worked across Tata Steel, Parle Agro, Ducati India, Royal Enfield and Ola Electric.
Marc Grabowski and Srishti Gupta
Integral Ad Science (IAS) appointed Marc Grabowski as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Srishti Gupta as Chief Product Officer (CPO)
Grabowski, previously the Global Vice President of Oracle Advertising, will oversee the company’s global commercial organisation prioritising customer success, business strategy, and company commercial operations. Gupta, former Chief Product Officer at Rokt, will lead the company’s product strategy, product development, and go-to-market initiatives.
Sudarshan Sarma
Previous: Senior director, Flipkart
Present: Chief Business Officer- New Auto, CarDekho Group
Sudarshan Sarma has joined CarDekho Group in a new role. He has worked across Coles, General Motors, Google and Facebook.
Punit Singh
Present: Chief strategy officer, FCB Group India
FCB Group India has appointed Punit Singh in a new role. He has worked across DDB Mudra Group, MullenLowe Lintas Group and Dentsu Creative.
Romit Nair
Previous: National Creative Director, FCB Ulka
Present: National creative director, Dentsu Creative
Romit Nair has joined Dentsu Creative as NCD. He has worked across Wunderman Thompson and Ogilvy.
Harshit Sahni
Previous: Director – South Asia (TV & OTT), Warner Bros Discovery
Present: Cluster Revenue Head – Factual & Lifestyle, Eurosport, International Business – South Asia, Warner Bros. Discovery
Warner Bros Discovery has elevated Harshit Sahni in a new role. He has worked across Zee Media Corporation, Star News, Sony Entertainment and Discovery Inc.
Mohit Rajani
Previous: VP – Product, Carta
Present: Chief product officer, Meesho
Meesho has appointed Mohit Rajani in a new role. He has worked across Google, Rakuten, McKinsey & Company, Instagram and Facebook.
Sumit Aggarwal
Previous: SVP – Strategy, Data Science and Innovation, Viacom18 Media Private Limited
Present: Chief strategy and growth officer, Entertainment Network India
ENIL has appointed Sumit Aggarwal in a new role. He has worked across Madura Coats and Mirchi.
Japneet Singh Sethi
Previous: Country Manager – Southeast Asian Markets, Khelraja
Present: Chief marketing officer, DDL Game Ltd
Japneet Singh Sethi has joined DDL Game Ltd in a new role. He has worked across DigiSreet Media, Vermillion Communication, Span Communications, Adda52.com, 4RABET and Growe.
Compiled by Kashmeera Sambamurthy