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.
Elliott Hill
Present: President and chief executive officer, Nike
Nike has roped in Elliott Hill in a new role effective October 14, 2024. Hill will also become a Director of the NIKE, Inc. Board of Directors and a member of the Executive Committee.
Carolina Dybeck Happe
Previous: SVP & CFO, GE
Present: EVP and Chief Operations Officer, Microsoft
Microsoft appoints Carolina Dybeck Happe in a new role. She has worked across Establish, AP Moller etc.
Gaurav Mehta
Previous: Chief marketing officer, Noise
Present: Operating director, Rukam Capital
Gaurav Mehta joins Rukam Capital in a new role. He has worked across Elephant Design, JWT, Brand DNA, Yahoo, Zupee etc.
Vikram Chandratrey
Previous: Marketing director, Mondelez International
Present: Vice President – RTD Marketing, Tata Consumer Products
Tata Consumer Products appoints Vikram Chandratrey in a new role. He has also worked at TNS India.
Munir Lamba
Previous: Vice President & Head of Marketing-Chocolates, Confectionery & Coffee and Executive Committee Member, ITC Limited
Present: Business head, Egypt, Marico Limited
Munir Lamba joins Marico limited as business head for the Egyptian region. He has worked across AMRB and Perfetti Van Melle India.
Anurag Pandey
Previous: Vice president, global technology, Nike
Present: Chief technology officer, Carlsberg Group
Anurag Pandey joins Carlsberg Group in a new role. He has worked across GE, Infosys, HP, JP Morgan Chase, Tesco China, Reliance Retail and Adidas Group.
Vinay Pant
Previous: Chief marketing officer, Tata Motors, Passenger Vehicles
Vinay Pant has stepped down from his position at Tata Motors, Passenger Vehicles. Pant has worked across GfK, Hero MotoCorp, IMRB International, Reckitt Benckiser and Maruti Suzuki India.
Mehernosh Pithawalla
Previous: Executive vice president, Godrej & Boyce
Present: EVP – Strategic projects, CEO’s office, Godrej & Boyce
Godrej & Boyce elevates Mehernosh Pithawalla to EVP – strategic projects, CEO’s office. He is skilled in international business, market research, account management, product marketing and marketing.
Gaurav Verma
Previous: Chief marketing officer, PharmEasy
Present: Chief business officer, PharmEasy
PharmEasy elevates Gaurav Verma as chief business officer. He has worked across ITC Foods, Lenovo, Tata Tea, PepsiCo and Zomato.
Rajat Mendiratta
Previous: Chief operating officer, Modi Naturals
Rajat Mendiratta has moved on from Modi Naturals. He has worked across Pooja Enterprises, Tulsi Foods etc.
Bharat Rajamani
Previous: Managing partner – key projects, GroupM
Present: Managing partner – growth, acceleration, GroupM
GroupM elevates Bharat Rajamani to a new role. He has worked across EY, KPMG India and GetaFixM.
Shubhradeep Guha
Previous: Managing Director Media Services – CPG, M&E, Canada & LatAm, Google
Present: Global chief delivery officer, Publicis Sapient
Publicis Sapient ropes in Shubhradeep Guha in a new role. He has worked across HCL Infosystems, Genpact Headstrong Capital Markets, Sapient and SapientNitro.
Paul King Ruban
Previous: Brand head, Timex
Paul King Ruban moves on from Timex. He had joined from Fossil Group where he was director – planning, APAC and EMEA.
Andrew Dimitriou
Previous: Global chief business officer, VML
Present: Global Chief Client & Growth Officer, DEPT
DEPT appoints Andrew Dimitriou in a new role. He has worked across Young & Rubicam and WPP.
Compiled by Kashmeera Sambamurthy