Brand Makers – Page 192

IKEA continues to build on accessibility and affordability: Susanne Pulverer, IKEA India CEO

Susanne Pulverer, CEO of IKEA India.

In an exclusive interview, IKEA India CEO Susanne Pulverer speaks to Delshad Irani about the Life At Home report, building omni-channel presence, new store formats and the India growth story.

COLORS becomes Number 1 Hindi GEC

The present government is playing a proactive role in facilitating the establishment of multiple audience measurement agencies, leaving the industry more divided.

COLORS’ current market share of 27.9 percent is the highest the channel has achieved in 12 years

Unilever Indonesia’s Sandeep Kohli returns to join Aditya Birla’s Novel Jewels as CEO

He joined the company in 1993 as a sales and marketing management trainee at HUL and eventually took on mandates in London and several regions across Asia. (Image taken from LinkedIn)

It is speculated that Kohli’s appointment will play a crucial role in ABG’s ambition.

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.

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