Author: Kashmeera Sambamurthy

Netcore Cloud appoints Nishant Arora as senior vice president – marketing

Nishant Arora joins Netcore Cloud from Sprinklr, where he served as senior director in the marketing team. His tenure at Freshworks saw him lead product marketing in IT.

In his new role, Nishant Arora will focus on enhancing Netcore Cloud’s marketing efforts, driving demand generation, and creating compelling narratives that resonate with businesses across sectors.

Ranveer Allahbadia, Samay Raina controversy: blow to brand deals & India’s Got Latent | Godrej Agrovet names Sunil Kataria as CEO and MD – Designate

The combined pressure from state agencies and the public has now led to calls for the complete removal of all 18 episodes of the show from YouTube.

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Sunil Kataria, Managing Director – Raymond Lifestyle, steps down

"That's a long piece of work. Let me be very honest. It's a work in progress for quite some time," Sunil Kataria said, highlighting the need for collaboration across multiple industry bodies, including publishers, broadcasters, and advertising agencies.

The existing senior management team led by executive chairman, Gautam Hari Singhania will oversee the business operations.

Nokia’s CEO Pekka Lundmark to step down; appoints Intel’s AI chief Justin Hotard

Pekka Lundmark shared in a note, "Leading Nokia over the past five years has been a privilege. I’m proud of the work our brilliant team has done in re-establishing our competitiveness and technology leadership, and in positioning the company for growth in data centers, private wireless and industrial edge, and defense." (From left to right: Pekka Lundmark and Justin Hotard)

Pekka Lundmark’s last working day is on March 31, 2025, and will continue as an advisor to his successor Justin Hotard, Intel’s executive vice President and General Manager, Data Center & AI Business Group till the end of the year.

OMD Worldwide undergoes brand refresh

As reported in the Global & Regional Billings Projected 2024 report published in December 2024 by COMvergence, OMD Worldwide is the #1 global media agency network by volume, with $25.9 billion in global billings (+8 percent YoY).

It is supported by a brand refresh that features a contemporized version of its classic red logo.

Ogilvy CCO Ritu Sharda quits the WPP-owned ad agency

Ritu Sharda comes with an experience of more than two decades across a wide range of brands and categories, including Mirinda, 7 Up, McDonald’s, Samsung, Nestle, Dabur, MasterCard, Coca-Cola, HP, Microsoft, Wrigley’s, Quaker Oats, SC Johnson, HBO, Pernod Ricard, BMW, Chevrolet, Honda, LG, Ford, KFC, Google, and many more.

Ogilvy announced the elevation of Sujoy Roy and Nitin Srivastava as chief creative officers for Ogilvy Gurugram.

WAVES to be held in May first-week in Mumbai, confirms MIB

WAVES will focus on bringing together thought leaders from various domains and aims to foster cross-industry collaborations and drive India's growth in the digital and creative economy. (Image Source: Udit Vani)

Storyboard18 first reported the postponement of the event, which was originally slated to be held in New Delhi from February 5 to February 9, 2025.