Author: Kashmeera Sambamurthy

Bestseller India’s CEO Vineet Gautam to step down

In his past role, Vineet Gautam developed a strategic plan to achieve company's mission and vision. He promoted revenue, profitability and growth.

Vineet Gautam began his career at Domino’s Pizza and went on to work across Cafe Coffee Day, Wills Lifestyle, Idea Cellular, Benetton Group and Etisalat Telecom.

Finolex Industries elevates Saurabh Dhanorkar to Managing Director

Saurabh Dhanorkar, who joined the company in 1983, had earlier served as Managing Director between 2012 and 2017. Later on, he continued to be on the Board in a non-executive capacity for the past seven years.

Saurabh Dhanorkar, who joined the company in 1983, had earlier served as Managing Director between 2012 and 2017. Later on, he continued to be on the Board in a non-executive capacity for the past seven years.

MobiKwik appoints Jaskaran Singh Kapany as CMO

Jaskaran Singh Kapany was onboarded by Xiaomi India as CMO where he led marketing for the entire portfolio including Brand Strategy, Product Marketing, Performance Marketing, Acquisition, GTM, Social, Media, Research, Alliances etc.

Jaskaran Singh Kapany began his career as a senior account director at JWT and then joined ICICI Prudential Life Insurance as vice president – marketing and e-commerce. Then, he joined Paytm as head of marketing where he was responsible for making Paytm one of the most trusted household names in India.

Reliance Brands’ MD Darshan Mehta to step down

The report indicates that a successor has not yet been chosen for the position of MD who could succeed Mehta. A leadership team which comprises of senior executives will handle the operational responsibilities of the company.

It has been revealed that Mehta will transition to a mentorship role within the Reliance Group where he will groom next generation leaders and explore untapped business opportunities, further added the report. And, Mehta will continue serving as a non-executive director on the board of Reliance Brands.

Balaji Telefilms elevates Sanjay Dwivedi to Group CEO

As a part of the core management team of Balaji Telefilms, Sanjay Dwivedi has been instrumental in driving operations for steering the financial performance of the company.

Sanjay Dwivedi has had stints across TATA SSL Limited, GSK, Mirchi, and Nimbus Communications.

AKQA’s CMO Sam Kelly departs

At VML, Sam Kelly led as new business director, and his innings at AKQA began as business development manager.

Sam Kelly began his career as artist relations as Peoplesound.com and went on to work across Warner Music Group as technical manager. Then, he joined Interoute as head of content distribution, and then joined Outside Line as head of business development.

Paytm Payments Bank appoints Manish Kumar as CHRO

Before joining Reliance Capital, Manish Kumar had worked with ICICI Bank at Mumbai as Chief Manager, Mannesmann Demag (Indomag Steel Technology Limited) at Delhi as Manager and with Kodak India Limited at Delhi as Officer- Personnel & Administration.

Manish Kumar began his career at Reliance Capital as vice president – human resources, and went on to work across Alkem Laboratories, IDFC Bank, Dhanlaxmi Bank, RBS, Ziqitsa Health Care, Poonawalla Corp, and CIEL.

Artificial intelligence will boost—not replace—creators: Snap CEO

The Snap Inc CEO believes that AI will transform this process, stating, “I think not only will 3D assets be generated by artificial intelligence, but the entire lens authoring process, and ultimately, the rendering of the lens, will be driven by AI as well.”

Snap Inc CEO Evan Spiegel expressed optimism about AI’s potential to enhance creativity without replacing traditional roles. He said AI tools have the potential to democratise creativity and said Snap is committed to empowering users with innovative technology for self-expression.

Jasleen Kaur G joins Bata India as Head of Category Marketing

Jasleen Kaur G began her career as a journalist with The Hindu and then joined Canon India as executive - marketing and planning, where she rose to head the company as senior executive - digital marketing and PR.

In her new role, Jasleen Kaur G will be leading the marketing portfolio of brands- Bata, Hush Puppies, Weinbrenner, Bubble Gummers, Nine West, Power, Floatz and North Star.