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Dentsu India names Abhirup Datta as CEO – Sokrati

Abhirup Datta’s focus will be on expanding Sokrati’s footprint and reinforcing its industry leadership.

Additionally, Prajaktta Gosavi, head – performance delivery practice, dentsu India, has been tasked with leading integrated solution delivery for the Performance Practice across Sokrati, iProspect, Carat, and dentsu X.

Renault India’s VP – Sales & Marketing Sudhir Malhotra steps down

Malhotra began his career as an executive at DCM Toyota and went on to work across Daewoo Motors India, Honda Siel Cars India and General Motors.

In early 2025, Francisco Hidalgo Marques, who is the managing director of the Dacia brand in Spain and Portugal will succeed him as the sales and marketing head.

P&G India appoints Rohini Venkateswaran as Chief Sales Officer

An alumnus of SP Jain Institute of Management, Mumbai, Rohini Venkateswaran currently serves as the Vice President & Country manager Procter & Gamble Gulf - East Gulf & Sales Strategy Gulf. In her current role, Venkateswaran is responsible for 5 countries in Gulf- Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain and Qatar as General manager and UAE as overall sales strategy leader.

Rohini Venkateswaran, whose role will be effective beginning January 1, will be taking over the role from Sairamana Ponugoti.

Angel One’s chief growth officer Prabhakar Tiwari resigned; third key executive exit for the stockbroker this year

As the former CMO at Angel One, Prabhakar Tiwari created a highly agile, tech oriented and customer obsessed brand, and made Angel Broking a No. 1 brand in terms of market share.

Prabhakar Tiwari’s exit comes after Pravin Bathe, the chief compliance officer at Angel One put in his papers in October.

ChatGPT down globally after Instagram and WhatsApp, OpenAI working on a fix

OpenAI, meanwhile, said that it is continuing to work towards remediation. API and ChatGPT traffic is partially recovered. Sora remains down, it said in an update on its website. (Image Source: Klippa)

ChatGPT was down for users globally on December 12. This was hours after Meta’s platforms WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook were down for users across the globe.

Infrastructure boom in India poised to transform the hospitality landscape, says Hilton’s Alan Watts

Hilton recently announced the launch of its Spark brand in India, targeting the rising middle-class demographic. With 150 properties planned in partnership with the Embassy Group, Spark aims to offer budget-conscious travelers a taste of Hilton’s renowned hospitality. “This is our most price-sensitive brand, and it’s designed for entry-level travelers,” Watts explains. Drawing parallels to the success of Hampton by Hilton during America’s mid-century travel boom, Watts believes Spark is poised to replicate that success in India.

In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Alan Watts, President of Hilton’s Asia Pacific region, noted that India’s current travel infrastructure development is experiencing a transformation akin to the US superhighway boom of the 1950s.

HUL appoints Vivek Mittal as Executive Director – Legal & Corporate Affairs

Vivek Mittal currently serves as global general counsel at Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Limited, managing legal, ethics, compliance, and data privacy risks for the company.

Vivek Mittal will take over from Dev Bajpai, who had announced his early retirement in October this year.

Mahindra Group names Devendra Sharnagat as SVP – AI Division

Devendra Sharnagat, who began his career as a an account executive at Direxions Marketing Services, went on to work across HDFC Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank.

In his previous role at Mahindra Finance, Devendra Sharnagat led Data and Analytics function for financial services sector.

Good Glamm’s Naiyya Saggi joins Tanla Platforms as Independent Director

Naiyya Saggi began her career at International Bar Association and then joined McKinsey & Company as a business analyst. From there, she moved to The Bridgespan Group as a consultant. Also serving as an independent director at Welspun World, Saggi went on to found BabyChakra, where she was responsible for product, brand development and outreach.

The Board comprises of founder chairman Uday Reddy, chief business officer Deepak Goyal and industry veterans Dr. RS Sharma , Sanjay Kapoor, Francois Ortalo-Magne and Rahul Khanna.