Brand Makers – Page 210

JioCinema appoints Mohit Bhatia as director – ad sales (sports)

Bhatia started his career at Indiabulls Ventures and went on to work in companies like Times Internet, Disney Star, Epic Channel India, dailyhunt and Alchemy Group.

Previously, Mohit Bhatia was the client partner lead – Snapchat ads at httpool.

Rajdeepak Das becomes CCO at Publicis Groupe South Asia and chairman, Leo Burnett South Asia

In his new role, Rajdeepak Das will also work closely with the creative, data and technology talent across the Groupe to champion these mandates.

Storyboard18 was the first to report about Rajdeepak Das’s elevation.

Mercedes-Benz India promotes Amrit Baid to head of marketing and Customer Experience; Pradeep Srinivas moves into global

Amrit Baid is currently associated with Region Overseas Marketing team of Mercedes-Benz Malaysia, in Kuala Lumpur. (From left to right: Amrit Baid and Pradeep Srinivas)

Amrit Baid replaces Pradeep Srinivas who is taking up a global role in Digital Solutions, Data, and Analytics at the German carmaker’s HQ.

Byju’s promotes Jiny Thattil as group chief technology officer

Jiny Thattil, who started his career with Thermax Babcock & Wilcox Energy Solutions, went on to work at companies like GE Global Research, GE Global HealthCare, Yodlee, InMobi, Amazon, Happay and Epic for Kids.

Jiny Thattil replaces outgoing executive Anil Goel.

Apple CEO Tim Cook on the one major quality needed to work in the tech giant

"The feeling of working with people who bring out the best in you is incredible; fundamentally, we all believe one plus one equals three, i.e., your idea plus my idea is better than the individual ideas on their own," Cook said. (Image via Twitter - @appleinsider)

Cook stated that Apple believed two employees should be capable to perform the tasks of three and explained the feeling of working with professionals who bring out the best in others as “incredible”.

Is McCann Worldgroup’s Amitesh Rao joining Leo Burnett India as its new chief?: Storyboard18 Exclusive

Amitesh Rao will report into Anupriya Acharya, CEO Publicis Groupe South Asia and will work closely with Rajdeepak Das, chief creative officer, Publicis Groupe India and chairman, Leo Burnett South Asia.

Storyboard18 Insider: Amitesh Rao is likely to join the Publicis Groupe-owned creative agency after Dheeraj Sinha quit to join FCB recently.

Dentsu appoints Sujit Vaidya as chief financial officer for South Asia

Sujit Vaidya brings over 30 years of experience as a certified Chartered Accountant, having previously served as CFO for Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India and Disney in India.

In this role, Vaidya will partner with dentsu’s business teams across South Asia to orchestrate the financial strategy and steer the finance function.

BBH India hires Ashwin Palkar as ECD and head of experience

Ashwin Palkar joins from Singapore-based FMCG company Believe Pte Ltd, where he led the creative and digital teams for a portfolio of brands including Zayn, Myza, and The Lafz.

Ashwin Palkar will report to Parikshit Bhattacharya, chief creative officer of BBH India.

George Kovoor to become PepsiCo India’s president: Report

George Kovoor, who is the senior vice-president and general manager, beverages at PepsiCo India, has been in role since January 2022.

Ahmed ElSheikh, the current chief of PepsiCo India, is expected to get global role at the American food and beverage company early next year.

ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 nets Rs3300 crore in ad revenue, welcomes 215 new brands

Number of new brands this World Cup were an encouraging 215 plus with the toppers being Bharat Petroleum Mak, Kamla Pasand Silver Coated Elaichi, Indusland Bank Indie App, Vi Cellular Phone services and Apple iPhone 15 Pro. (Image source: X via @BCCI)

As per TAM, the leading advertisers for the 2023 World Cup were Vine Product, known for their popular body spray brand Fogg, followed by FX Mart, Mahindra & Mahindra, Coca Cola and Hindustan Unilever