Author: Kashmeera Sambamurthy

FCB Group India appoints Hariharan Nurani as CFO

His understanding of the media landscape and strategic foresight will drive FCB Group India's financial growth and operational efficiency, stated the company in a statement.

Hariharan Nurani began his career in the Indian media industry with companies such as Ogilvy, Mudra, and GroupM.

Federal Bank names Vidya Balan as its brand ambassador

(Image Source: Left to Right - K.V.S. Manian, Managing Director & CEO, Federal Bank, actor Vidya Balan, first-ever brand ambassador, M V S Murthy, Chief Marketing Officer, Federal Bank at the official announcement of Federal Bank)

M V S Murthy, chief marketing officer of the Bank said that actor Vidya Balan was a very strategic choice to capture the attention across geographies, genders and generations.

Battle for identity: Growing concerns over personality rights in an AI-driven digital age

Personality rights or publicity rights are defined as an individual’s right to control and protect the commercial use of their identity, including their name, image, likeness, voice, and other distinctive aspects of their persona. At the moment, there is no specific legislation governing personality rights in India. (Image Source: LexOrbis)

As concerns over personality rights grow, experts call for stronger legislation to address emerging threats, including AI-driven misrepresentation.

HDFC Securities names Anand Mathur as CFO

Anand Mathur began his career at HDFC Bank as senior manager, and then joined Citibank India as assistant vice president - finance. Then, his innings began at HDFC Bank as vice president, IFRS implementation, finance.

Previously, Anand Mathur led HDFC Bank as head – strategic initiatives, CEO’s office.

Dentsu Creative Webchutney announces National Creative Leadership

They will be reporting to Surjo Dutt, chief creative officer, Dentsu Creative Webchutney.

The agency has appointed eight National Creative Directors (NCDs) across three regions. They are Ajeet Shukla & Giamaria Fernandes (West), Arijit Sengupta & Mark Flory (South), Romit Nair, Moumita Pal, Abhijeet Ray & Manzoor Alam (North).

PepsiCo names Om Jha as Director – Global Media Capabilities

Om Jha started his career at Mahindra Group as section engineer, and then joined Abbott Laboratories. From there, he moved to Idea Cellular, and then worked at KPMG India, airtel, GroupM, and Disney Star.

Previously, Om Jha led PepsiCo as director – media, data, marketing capabilities and partnerships.