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Starbucks new CEO gets historic pay package and remote-work option

Brian Niccol was previously CEO at Chipotle Mexican Grill and Taco Bell.

On August 13 Starbucks announced that Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol has been appointed chairman and CEO of the global coffee company. Niccol replaces Indian-origin Laxman Narasimhan who has stepped down as CEO effective immediately.

Exclusive: Major leadership rejig at Nestle India; Rajat Jain to get significant role within group

Rajat Jain, head of foods business and category head, Maggi.

Nestle India’s Rajat Jain to get leadership role within Nestle Group and Rupali Rattan to succeed as Foods Business head. Gopichandar Jagatheesan and Manav Sahni will get new portfolios.

Rehan Hasan appointed as Dabur India’s head of sales

Dabur India's net profit also witnessed a decline of 17 percent to Rs 425 crore YoY

Rehan Hasan has been deputed as Whole Time Director and CEO of Badshah Masala Private Limited since January 2023 till August 9, 2024.

Dish TV’s subscription revenue drops, net loss widens

Dish TV India has also been focusing on reviving its DTH base amongst the lower-most category of subscribers.

Net DTH additions for the quarter remained in the negative zone, Dish TV said, citing increasing viewership of cricket on free streaming platforms as a reason.

Mindshare’s Ajay Mehta elevated to GroupM’s head for branded content and creative services

Ajay Mehta was previously the Chief Content Officer at Mindshare.

Mega Sports Platforms: Infosys global CMO on the mega brand opportunity!

"Appearing as a sponsor of a big sporting events, especially consistently over a longer period, can signal positive brand associations and cue greater confidence in the brand," writes Virmani. (Image: bo-zhang via Unsplash)

Sumit Virmani, Global Chief Marketing Officer, Infosys, writes about the power of sustained sports associations. Read Virmani’s column Brand Breakthroughs exclusively on Storyboard18.

Susan Wojcicki – the first Google employee to take maternity leave

In his note to employees on Wojcicki's passing, Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai said, "Susan’s journey, from the garage she rented to Larry and Sergey … to leading teams across consumer products and building our Ads business … to becoming the CEO of YouTube, one of the world’s most significant platforms, is inspiring by any measure."

Celebrated marketing and tech leader Susan Wojcicki was employee number 16 at Google and CEO of YouTube from 2014 until early 2023. On August 10, 2024, Wojcicki passed away at age 56 after a two-year long battle against cancer.

Laxman Narasimhan steps down as Starbucks global CEO

Brian Niccol will join Starbucks on September 9, 2024 as the new CEO. Laxman Narasimhan is stepping down as CEO and as a director effective immediately. Rachel Ruggeri will serve as interim CEO.

Six words that changed Anupam Mittal’s life

Mittal advocates, “So, embrace candor and dissent, be a skeptic but yet an optimist..."

Angel Investor and Founder of Shaadi.Com, Anupam Mittal shares a true event during his university days, where one sentence changed the way he looked at life.