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Tim Cook on why Apple launches new iPhones every year

"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)

Addressing Apple’s environmental initiatives, Cook shared that Apple’s aim is to be copied in this regard.

Meesho to undergo organisational restructuring; Megha Agarwal to replace Utkrishta Kumar as CXO

Megha Agarwal, who is at present CXO, growth, will step into his shoes. When Agarwal assumes her new role, her previous role CXO, growth will be split into three categories. They are user growth, product quality and net merchandise value retention (NMVR). These roles will be allocated to executives at an internal level, stated the report.(From left to right: Utkrishta Kumar and Megha Agarwal)

Utkrishta Kumar will be stepping down in January in order to set up his own fintech company.

Bharti Airtel promotes Shashwat Sharma as COO

Shashwat Sharma joined Airtel in 2018 as chief marketing and brand officer and has been credited with the brand's resurgence in recent years.

Previously, Shashwat Sharma was the director – consumer business, CEO DTH.

Virgin Atlantic promotes Shivani Singh Deo to country manager – India

Shivani Singh Deo began her career at LinOpinion and went on to work across Rediffusion Y&R, Wizcraft International Entertainment, Victorinox India.

Prior to this, Shivani Singh Deo was manager – marketing and communications at Virgin Atlantic.

Pocket FM appoints Vivek Bhutyani as vice president – content marketing

At Pocket FM, Vivek Bhutyani will work closely with Rohan Nayak, co-founder and chief executive officer and Lalit Gangwar, VP - international growth to drive the international growth charter.

Previously, Bhutyani was a part of the Vedantu leadership team.

YAAP onboards Karan Arora as revenue head

Throughout his career, Arora worked with brands like National Geographic, Amazon Prime Video, Bacardi India, NEXA, Harley Davidson, Bata, Nestle, Dabur, Mamaearth, Yoga Bar, Panasonic, PayTM, and IndusInd Bank, among others.

Karan Arora was the former vice president at Korra Worldwide Advertising.

Visionary marketers have long-term vision, clarity and ability to experiment: Ajay Gupte, Wavemaker

“Clarity of thought is extremely important. If I were to put it down simply, it is to have a level of vision or a direction for the brand. To be able to have the ability to look for new trends, experiment and create new rules for the brand. To be constantly agile and adapt to changes and requirements which are different and experiment where required are the key factors in today's world to be successful," stated Ajay Gupte, CEO - South Asia, Wavemaker. (Representative Image: Paul Skorupskas via Unsplash)

Media maven Ajay Gupte on what it takes to be innovative.

DPI is like salt. You don’t see it, but food isn’t tasty without it: Protean e-Gov’s Gaurav Ramdev

Ramdev has worked for brands like Coca-Cola, Britannia, ITC & Razorpay and now he is the chief marketing officer and part of the leadership team at Protean eGov Technologies Ltd., a publicly listed pioneer and technology leader in population-scale Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI).

The CMO of Protean eGov Technologies talks about the reasons behind Protean’s rebranding, the launch of its first-ever campaign in over 28 years, the services the organisation offers, and how it impacts consumers.

CXO Moves: Exec movements at Madison Media, Xiaomi, RPG Group, Enormous and more

Get the full picture on people and their moves on the corporate jungle gym in CXO Moves. (From left to right: Rob Norman, Manu Kumar Jain, Anant Goenka and Azmat Jagmag)

Executives move in the world of brands and agencies.

Tere Sur Aur Mere Geet: Lata Mangeshkar in conversation with Anirudh Chawla

Like in every industry, there are those who don’t get their due. Lata Mangeshkar makes special mention of music composer Jaidev for whom she sang ‘Allah Tero Naam.’ Timeless trivia, states the author Anirudh Chawla. (Image source: Amazon)

In the book ‘Tere Sur Aur Mere Geet’, the author Anirudh Chawla touches upon the late singer mentioning about music composer Jaidev, her inability to sing for late actor Dilip Kumar, a compilation of the late singer’s ‘personal playlist’ towards the end and a lot more.