Category: Brand Makers

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.

Media Dialogues: CXOs on marketing’s measures of excellence and AI impacts

In a conversation with CNBC-TV18, the awards jury—Shailendra Katyal, MD of Lenovo; Deepika Bhan, President of Packaged Foods at Tata Consumer Products; Rohit Bhasin, Head of Propositions, Consumer Bank, and CMO at Kotak Mahindra Bank; and Rohit Dadwal, CEO & Board Member at MMA Global APAC and Global Head of SMARTIES—discussed the essence of marketing excellence and what truly defines it. (From left to right: Deepika Bhan, Rohit Bhasin and Shailendra Katyal)

In a conversation with CNBC-TV18, the awards jury—Shailendra Katyal, MD of Lenovo; Deepika Bhan, President of Packaged Foods at Tata Consumer Products; Rohit Bhasin, Head of Propositions, Consumer Bank, and CMO at Kotak Mahindra Bank; and Rohit Dadwal, CEO & Board Member at MMA Global APAC and Global Head of SMARTIES—discussed the essence of marketing excellence and what truly defines it.

ZEE leadership rejig: Punit Goenka resigns as MD, CFO Mukund Galgali will be deputy CEO

The Board said it remains confident in Punit Goenka’s abilities to drive a higher growth trajectory for the Company and achieve the enhanced targets in an operational capacity and hence has specified higher performance metrics for his 40% variable pay. If he achieves his targets more than 100%, he may get a higher variable pay, subject to a cap.

Punit Goenka to continue as CEO of ZEEL after relinquishing the position of managing director. Mukund Galgali has been elevated to the role of Deputy Chief Executive Officer.

HCLSoftware appoints Vikrant Chowdhary as Senior Vice-President and Country Head

Vikrant Chowdary will play a key role in leading HCLSoftware’s Make in India commitment of being the largest India-based global enterprise software products company.

In this role, Vikrant Chowdhary will lead HCLSoftware’s India region business for growth and innovation across India’s critical sectors, including Enterprise, BFSI, and Government segments.

Rajiv Bajaj and Piyush Pandey on the difference between established brands and startups

Rajiv Bajaj elaborated on the difference with a quote by his long-time mentor and legendary ad man Piyush Pandey who once said: "Farak bohot hai aapke aur humaare taalim mein, aapne ustaado se seekha hai aur humne haalaato se." (Left to Right: Rajiv Bajaj, Piyush Pandey)

Bajaj Auto’s Rajiv Bajaj explained the difference between ‘Champions,’ ‘Startups’ and ‘Upstarts’.

Former Unilever exec Sandeep Tanwani takes over as Pidilite’s CMO

Sandeep Tanwani began his career with Reliance Industries before moving to Unilever, where he spent over two decades building Unilever's fabric solutions and skincare categories.

In his previous role as Vice President of Unilever Professional & Homecare Transformation, South Asia, Sandeep Tanwani was instrumental in developing a B2B business model for Unilever.

Deep Bajaj steps down as Sirona co-founder after Rs 450 crore acquisition by Good Glamm

Under Deep Bajaj’s leadership, Sirona tripled its revenue in two years while championing taboo-breaking conversations around menstrual hygiene and sustainable products. (Image source: LinkedIn)

Deep Bajaj reflects on Sirona’s journey of breaking taboos and creating India’s largest FemTech cash exit as Good Glamm takes the reins.