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.
Ankit Mathur
Previous: Creative director, Dentsu Webchutney
Present: Group creative director, Grey Group India
Grey Group India has appointed Ankit Mathur as the group creative director for the agency’s Mumbai branch. Mathur is armed with an experience of more than a decade and has worked across Ogilvy & Mather, McCann Health and Digitas India.
Sumant Bhattacharya
Previous: National head – communication planning – Motivator, GroupM
Present: Executive vice president – strategy, Publicis Worldwide
Publicis Worldwide has brought Sumant Bhattacharya on board in a new role. In his new role, Bhattacharya will be responsible for developing brand solutions, backed by cutting-edge creativity and strategic insights across all touchpoints. He comes with an experience of more than a decade and has worked across JWT, Grey Worldwide and Lowe Lintas and Partners.
Vaibhav Jadon
Present: National buying head – Zenith India, Publicis Groupe
Publicis Groupe has brought Vaibhav Jadon on board in a new role. Jadon’s responsibilities will include leading the integrated buying function, driving strategy and ensuring executional excellence across Zenith India’s client portfolio. He comes with an experience of more than two decades and he has worked across Magna Publishing, Star India and IPG Mediabrands.
Pranay Rao
Previous: Global marketing workstream lead, Unilever
Present: Head of marketing – India, Nothing
Nothing has appointed Pranay Rao in a new role. He is armed with an experience of more than 15 years and has worked across ITC, Glaxosmithkline, The Kraft Heinz Company, Kimberly-Clark, House of Anita Dongre and Cryolite Konsulting.
Pratik Maru
Previous: Head of digital marketing, Sony Pictures Networks India
Present: Vice president – marketing, Sony Pictures Networks India
Sony Pictures Networks India has promoted Pratik Maru to the role of vice president – marketing. Maru comes with an experience of 17 years and has worked across Sutherland Global Services, PhoneToPhone INC, ThomasNet, Sokrati, iProspect, Hotstar and Wavemaker.
Rishabh Verma
Previous: Executive vice president, Biryani By Kilo
Present: Vice president – marketing, Havmor
Havmor has appointed Rishabh Verma in a new role. Verma comes with an experience of 18 years and has worked across HCL Infosystems, Godfrey Phillips India, Schmitten Chocolates and JK Foods.
Sneha Kanukolanu
Previous: Brand manager, Fossil Group
Present: Head of marketing, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail has appointed Sneha Kanukolanu in a new role. Kanukolanu has worked across Sakshi TV, Career Launcher, Wipro, Leo Burnett and DDB Mudra Group.
Vijay Ayyar
Previous: Vice president – corporate development and international, Luno
Present: Vice president – international markets, CoinDCX
CoinDCX has brought Vijay Ayyar on board in a new role. His responsibilities will be leading the strategy and execution for CoinDCX to establish the platform’s presence internationally. Ayyar comes with an experience of more than 15 years and has worked across PwC, Ipsos, Google, YouTube and Antler.
Prashant Verma
Previous: Chief revenue and marketing officer, Licious
Prashant Verma has moved on from his respective role at Licious. Verma is armed with an experience of 19 years and has worked across Avaya, Colgate-Palmolive, ICICI Bank, Leo Burnett, MullenLowe Lintas Group and Blinkit. He continues to be a growth advisor, consulting chief marketing officer or chief business officer and angel investor to multiple startups.
Jaydeep Shah
Previous: Vice president and chief marketing officer, Sebamed
Jaydeep Shah has moved on from his respective role. Shah comes with an experience of more than 15 years and has worked across CEAT Tyres and has held multiple roles in different capacities at Unilever.
Nikhil Uniyal
Present: National revenue lead, Wondrlab India
Martech company Wondrlab India has appointed Nikhil Uniyal as national revenue lead. Uniyal is armed with an experience of 17 years and has worked across Infotech Consultants, GroupM, AQT Communication, Bennett Coleman and Co and Mirchi.
Revati Nargund
Previous: Associate creative director, VMLY&R
Present: Creative director, Infectious Advertising
Infectious Advertising has roped in Revati Nargund as the creative director. Nargund has worked across FCB Ulka, The Minimalist and the Grey Group.
Rajesh Rajyalakshmi Pantina
Previous: Director – marketing, InMobi Advertising Platform, Asia Pacific
Present: Director – Enterprise Marketing, Whatfix
Whatfix, a digital adoption platform has appointed Rajesh Pantina in a new role. Pantina has also worked at Wipro.
Compiled by Kashmeera Sambamurthy