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Who is Priya Nair – Unilever’s new group President managing a 12 billion euro global business?

In 2023, Priya Nair became a part of the Unilever Leadership Executive which also comprises Nitin Paranjpe, Unilever's Chief People and Transformation Officer, and Rohit Jawa, who is the current CEO of HUL

Priya Nair joined Hindustan Unilever in 1995. Today, she’s leading a 12 billion euro business group for Unilever globally.

PhonePe onboards Ritesh Pai as chief executive officer – international payments

Rai began his career at HDFC Bank and went on to work across BNP Paribas, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Yes Bank and Ratnakar Bank.

Ritesh Pai had led TerraPay, a financial services company, as president – products and solutions.

Bookstrapping: Five books to read in 2024

In one of the books listed, The Power of Habit, Charles Duhigg reminded us that ‘Habits aren’t destiny’. By harnessing the power of this new science, we can transform our businesses, our communities, and our lives. (Image source: Amazon)

Our reviewer Reeta Ramamurthy Gupta has listed down five books for reading this year in 2024.

Consistency yields extraordinary results, says Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance’s Abhishek Gupta

Abhishek Gupta, CMO, Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance states, "A work hack I live by is to always try and hire people who are better than you. And once you hire them, don’t second guess their decisions and approach. Don’t micromanage."

Never give up on learning and ensure good execution of ideas, says Abhishek Gupta, chief marketing officer, Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance, who lives by these two mantras at work and in life.

Priya Nair takes over as Unilever’s Business Group President, Beauty and Wellbeing

Priya Nair joined Hindustan Unilever in 1995. As Business Group President, Beauty and Wellbeing for Unilever, Nair will oversee a €12 billion business.

iD Fresh Food appoints Rajat Diwakar as India CEO; PC Musthafa takes on global CEO role

iD Fresh will also appoint dedicated Business Heads and CEOs for each International market.

iD Fresh’s plan for 2024 is to enter new markets, such as Singapore and Australia, while expanding its footprints in the existing markets.

PepsiCo appoints Saakshi Verma Menon as senior marketing director, Africa, Middle East and South Asia

Saakshi Verma Menon started her career at Colgate-Palmolive and went on to work at companies like The Coca-Cola Company, Uber and Nicobar Design.(Image source: Passionate in Marketing website)

Prior to this, Saakshi Verma Menon was the marketing director at Kimberly-Clark.

Netflix promotes Poornima Sharma has head of marketing partnerships, India

Poornima Sharma began her career at NDTV and went on to work across International School of Film and Media, The True School of Music and Paytm Insider.

Previously, Poornima Sharma worked as partner – marketing lead at Netflix.

UpGrad announces appointment of CP Gurnani to its board of directors

Under Gurnani's 19 years of leadership as Tech Mahindra’s Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, the company scaled up significantly, both in terms of operations/innovations and topline, retaining its position among the Top 5 Indian IT marquee players.

Gurnani becomes the second non-executive director after the India HQskilling giant announced the appointment of Chegg’s Dan Rosensweig in March last year.

Digital marketing agency Schbang ropes in Umma Saini as CCO

Umma Saini

Umma Saini’s appointment comes on the heels of Rayomand Patell’s exit from Schbang.