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CXO Moves: Exec movements across Red Bull, Unilever, Flipkart, DDB Mudra Group and more

Get the full picture on people and their moves on the corporate jungle gym in CXO Moves. (From left to right: Hemant Bakshi, Samina Hamied and Sumit Sonal)

Executive moves in the world of brands and agencies.

Swiggy’s Sidharth Satpathy joins Red Bull as national sales director

Sidharth Satpathy began his career at HP and went on to work across Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages, Johnson & Johnson, Marico and Reckitt Benckiser.

Sidharth Satpathy led Swiggy as vice president – head category; head of monetization and business head for private label (Instamart).

Binny Bansal moves on from Flipkart

Binny Bansal began his career as a software engineer at Sarnoff and held a similar position at Amazon. He is also a board member and an advisor at GreyOrange, Acko, Curefoods, PhonePe, IIT Delhi Endowment; 021 Capital and Udhyam Learning Foundation, N/Core.

As per sources quoted in media reports, Binny Bansal cited a conflict with his new venture ‘OppDoor’ in the e-commerce sector.

Choose your battles. You can’t win all of them, says Vinit Kapahi, Aviva India

Vinit Kapahi of Aviva India says, "There are three that I would like to share. One is what I call the ‘Practice Pause’. I think it's extremely important for everybody to practice this in their normal routine. The second is about ‘Don't Procrastinate’. Please make a decision and go forward. The third is about choosing your venue. The way to fight is what decides who the winner is."

Vinit Kapahi, Senior Vice President and Head of Marketing, Aviva India, touches upon the influencers and trends he follows, his take on workplace toxicity and hustle culture, his piece of wisdom, and a lot more.

Unilever’s Hemant Bakshi joins Ola as chief executive officer

Hemant Bakshi began his career at Unilever and held various roles in different capacities. As the president director of Unilever Indonesia, he had full responsibility of the business in Unilever Indonesia.

Hemant Bakshi was the executive vice president – Unilever marketplace and chairman – Unilever Indonesia.

Samina Hamied to step down from Cipla

Samina Hamied started her career with Goldman Sachs at the investment management division. She rose to become the division’s associate and also looked after consultant relations.

Samina Hamied worked as the executive vice chairperson.

FICCI appoints Viacom18’s Kevin Vaz as chairman of FICCI media & entertainment Committee

Kevin Vaz joined Viacom18 in July 2023 as CEO – broadcast entertainment.

Xiaomi’s Sumit Sonal joins Qualcomm as head of marketing

Sumit Sonal began his career at Star News and went on to work across Lintas Media Group, Omnicom Group, HARMAN International, Myntra and Jio.

Sumit Sonal headed Xiaomi Technology as general manager – marketing.

GroupM Nexus appoints Rajiv Rajagopal as head – advanced TV

Rajiv Rajagopal started his career with Red FM and went on to work across Star India. As the South region’s head at GroupM, Rajagopal spearheaded the launch of Finecast, Group M's addressable TV solution. And, he led sales nationally.

Rajiv Rajagopal previously led Finecast as head – client development.

Publicis Groupe’s Performics India elevates Gautam Surath as chief operating officer

Gautam Surath will report to Lalatendu Das, chief executive officer of Performics India.

In his new position, Gautam Surath will provide strategic direction and oversight to all domestic large client portfolio, spanning across BFSI, CPG, telco, travel & hospitality, gaming and new-age startup industry verticals.