Brand Makers – Page 202

Unilever’s Krishnan Sundaram quits after 23 years

Over the last 23 years, Sundaram, was in various leadership roles at Unilever. He was general Manager, Beverages between 2012 and 2014. He was then appointed VP - global marketing transformation and capability for nearly two years.

Sundaram will be taking a short break, before moving on to his move.

Apurva Chandra gets additional charge of Department of Health and Family Welfare

Storyboard18 reported that Chandra assumed charge as Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in August 2021. A civil engineer by education, Chandra had earlier served as Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment.

Chandra assumed charge as Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in August 2021

Adani Wilmar’s head of marketing Sanjay Adesara moves on

In a LinkedIn post, Sanjay Adesara reflected on the significant growth he witnessed during his tenure, particularly in steering the success of the Fortune brand and contributing to the establishment and development of other notable brands under Adani Wilmar's umbrella.

Sanjay Adesara was associated with the company for 16 years.

Geetika Mehta becomes Nivea India’s new MD

Prior to Hershey, Mehta has over 18 years of experience at Hindustan Unilever where she handled increasing responsibilities of commercial and consumer marketing within HUL.

Mehta joins the German personal care brand from Hershey India, where she was managing director.

We go after Gen Z in a very focused way: Viacom18’s Anshul Ailawadi

Anshul Ailawadi, Business Head of the Youth, Music, and English Entertainment Cluster at Viacom18

In an exclusive interview with Storyboard18, Anshul Ailawadi, Business Head – youth, music, and english entertainment cluster, Viacom18, spoke about the growing demand for original content and why it is the advertisers’ favourite.

Tata Sons’ Harish Bhat retires; Bhat was brand custodian at Tata Sons

Harish Bhat was also named by Forbes as one of the top 10 most influential Chief Marketing Officers in the world. (Harish Bhat with Tata Sons’ Chairman N Chandrasekaran (left)

Harish Bhat retired from his role as Brand Custodian at Tata Sons, after 36 years with the Tata Group.

Five books we missed reviewing in 2023

Reeta Ramamurthy lists down the top five books that were missed reviewing in 2023. (Image source: Amazon)

Our reviewer Reeta Ramamurthy Gupta lists down five books that were missed reviewing in 2023, and stood out for bringing the pages of history to life.

To be stronger and better, unplugging and recharging should be life’s mantra: Shilpi Kapoor, CMO, Airtel Payments Bank

Shilpi Kapoor, CMO, Airtel Payments Bank, said, "If you run too fast, the road is going to end soon. Everybody keeps talking about working 18 hours a day and putting in 100 percent. But I firmly believe that you have to take out time for yourself, in order to have a work-life balance."

Shilpi Kapoor believes that like we recharge our phones, we need to take time out to recharge ourselves when we are running out of charge, whether emotionally or physically.

Reliance will grow to be among the world’s Top 10 business conglomerates: Mukesh Ambani

The guests included celebrities and high-profile personalities from all walks of life and from all around the world who descended on the town in special charter flights. (Image sourced via Forbes India)

Read Mukesh Ambani’s 2023 Reliance Family Day Celebration speech in full. Ambani highlighted the importance of focusing on AI and data and the next-gen’s role in Reliance’s future growth.