Brand Makers – Page 187

Havas appoints Joji Jacob as regional CCO for Southeast Asia and North Asia

Prior to BLKJ Havas, Joji Jacob served as the group executive creative director at DDB for nine years.

In his new role, Joji Jacob will assume comprehensive responsibility for steering the creative direction, ensuring seamless integration into client engagements across the region.

S4 Capital’s Media.Monks designates Robert Godinho as managing director- content for India

Robert Godinho, previously in charge of Media.Monks' production hub in India, will now have broader responsibilities overseeing all operations in his new role.

Robert Godinho has been advanced from his position of heading Media.Monks India production hub

Venkatachalam H. takes charge as new CEO and MD of Tata AIA Life Insurance

Venkatachalam H joined Tata AIA in 2016 and assumed the position of president and chief distribution officer in his previous role. He has led numerous initiatives in areas such as marketing, strategy, analytics, and direct digital business.

Venkatachalam H will take over from Naveen Tahilyani, current CEO and MD.

Tarun Chhabra to lead Nokia as country head – India

The firm, in a statement, said Chhabra will continue in his role of head of mobile networks market India in addition to assuming India country manager responsibilities.

Previously, Tarun Chhabra was the senior vice president and mobile networks India head at Nokia.

Pratik Pal steps down as Tata Digital’s chief executive officer

The exit of Pal comes at a time when Tata Digital has been experiencing several top-level exits over the past months. In the coming weeks, Pavan Podila, chief software architect and Samir Aksekar, chief information security officer would be moving out in the coming weeks. (From left to right: Pratik Pal and Naveen Tahilyani)

Naveen Tahilyani, who is the CEO and MD of Tata AIA Life Insurance Company, will fill the shoes of Pratik Pal.

One 97 Communications, parent company of Paytm records Rs 1,069 crore on advertising in last fiscal year

However, the company was able to bring down its losses to Rs 1,775 crore in the fiscal from Rs 2,396 crore. (Image source: Moneycontrol)

Its revenue from operations in the last fiscal was recorded to be Rs 7,990 crore, up from Rs 4,974 crore in FY22

IPG elevates Susan Credle into a holding company-wide role as its first-ever creative advisor

In the new role, partnering with creative leaders across IPG’s agencies, Susan Credle will advance the culture of creativity at IPG, ensuring it is central in all the network’s work for brands.

Appointment reflects holding company focus on championing talent and delivering innovative ideas and creative platforms for clients.

Omnicom Media Group UK onboards Kiran Bance as its first DEI director

During her stint as the diversity leader at the Bank of England, she developed, implemented and delivered diversity and inclusion content for key HR processes such as induction, line management training and awaydays. (Image source: New Digital Age)

Kiran Bance led Macmillan Cancer Support as the head of diversity and inclusion.

Godrej & Boyce unveils expansion plan, targets tier-2 and tier-3 cities to meet growing consumer demand

This move by Godrej & Boyce positions the company to capitalize on the growing aspiration and digital payment-driven demand in smaller cities and towns (Representative Image: Vardan Papikyan via Unsplash)

Godrej & Boyce, the flagship company of the Godrej Group, is getting ready to change the the consumer landscape in tier-2 and tier-3 cities with an ambitious expansion plan, by 2027.

FCB’s Swati Bhattacharya on her way out?

Bhattacharya has 25 years of experience in advertising and as per reports, was the first CCO in India when she was promoted to the same position in 2016.

An advertising veteran, Swati Bhattacharya has also led creative departments at JWT.