Keep up with all the key people movements in the brand marketing ecosystem in Storyboard18’s CXO Moves. Here’s a round-up of the executives who’ve moved jobs, got bigger roles, switched industries and more.
Samir Singh
Previous: Chair, Unilever Asia Pte Ltd and Head, Unilever Singapore Hub
Present: EVP -Marketing, APAC, Colgate-Palmolive
Colgate-Palmolive has roped in Samir Singh in a new role. He started his career at Unilever.
Punit Goenka
Present: Managing director and chief executive officer, Zee Entertainment Enterprises
Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEEL), in a recent board meeting, approved the re-appointment of Punit Goenka as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. This will be effective from January 1, 2025, for a period of five years.
It was further added that under his leadership, the media conglomerate emerged as a powerful player. Under his leadership, Zee has also navigated various industry challenges and opportunities.
Prabhakar Raghavan
Previous: Senior vice president, Google
Present: Chief technologist, Google
Prabhakar Raghavan will now move on to the role of chief technologist. Raghavan will closely work with CEO Sundar Pichai and other top executives to lead the company in terms of technological strategy and innovation.
Ravi Jain
Previous: Business head, vice president, Krutrim
Ravi Jain has moved on from Krutrim. He has worked across Procter & Gamble, VenturEast, Gen Y Labs and Ola Electric.
Arijit Sengupta
Previous: Global marketing head – Digital startup, Reckitt
Present: Chief marketing officer, Zydus Wellness
Zydus Wellness has appointed Arijit Sengupta in a new role. He has worked across Colgate-Palmolive and Unilever.
Arief Mohamad
Previous: Vice president – head of fashion, Flipkart
Present: Chief business officer – direct business, Angel One
Angel One has appointed Arief Mohamad as CBO – Direct Business. He has worked across Cadbury India, Heinz India and SPAR.
Jayant Chauhan
Previous: Chief product and technology officer, Honasa Consumer
Jayant Chauhan has moved on from Honasa Consumer. He has worked across Samsung India, Reliance, Zomato, Paytm, Airtel and Policybazaar.
Mayank Kumar
Previous: Co-founder and MD, upGrad
Mayank Kumar has stepped down from his position at upGrad. He has worked across Tata Strategic Management Group, The Parthenon Group etc.
Jyoti Samajpati
Previous: Senior global brand director – Close Up, Unilever
Present: Executive vice president, Kotak Mahindra Bank
Kotak Mahindra Group has appointed Jyoti Samajpati as executive vice president. She has worked across Lowe Lintas and Marico.
Nirav Dalal
Previous: Senior group president, financial markets, Yes Bank
Present: Country head – financial markets, Yes Bank
Yes Bank has appointed Nirav Dalal in a new role. He has worked across Global Trust Bank, IDBI Bank, EY, Financial Services.
Leena Lele Dutta
Previous: EVP and Business Head, SPNI
Leena Lele Dutta has moved on from Sony Pictures Networks India. She has worked across MTV Networks India and Ten Sports India.
Venkatesh Vijayraghavan
Previous: Wholetime director, TTK Prestige
Present: Managing director, TTK Prestige
TTK Prestige has elevated Venkatesh Vijayraghavan in a new role. He has worked across Reliance Industries, airtel, Cavinkare Group, and was a member of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
Compiled by Kashmeera Sambamurthy