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Infectious Advertising appoints Cannes Lions winner Shabbir Motiwala as head of production

"As the Head of Production, I am committed to bringing in talented individuals who excel in film production and digital technology. It is important to me to create an environment where the team feels supported in taking risks and trying out newer things, pushing the boundaries of creativity and innovation." - Shabbir Motiwala

Shabbir Motiwala has worked with reputed brands such as Honda, Coca-Cola, Panasonic, Nissan, Toyota, Unilever, P&G, Reckitt, ICICI, Colgate Palmolive, Google, Castrol, and many others. He has earned multiple awards at Cannes Lions, and The White Pencil at the DnAD as a producer.

Havas Group India appoints Tarun Jha as Havas Creative India’s chief executive officer

Tarun Jha was leading the marketing and product planning function for the Indian market, setting marketing and communications strategy. (From left to right: Rana Barua, Group chief executive officer, Havas Group India; Tarun Jha, CEO, Havas Creative India)

Previously, Jha held the position of head of marketing at Škoda Auto India, where he spent 15 years including a three year stint in Prague, Czech Republic.

CXO Moves: Google promotes Sapna Chadha, Kotak Mahindra gets a new CMO; Plus, changes at TBWA\India, BBH India, Emami

Get the full picture on people and their moves on the corporate jungle gym in CXO Moves. (From left to right: Homi Battiwalla, Sapna Chadha, Jayant Kapre and Kavita Nair)

People shuffle at Publicis Worldwide, Diageo India and Samsung India too. Catch all the executive moves in the world of brands and agencies. Find out who’s moved up, in and out.

Lenskart’s Peyush Bansal: I’m not a celebrity entrepreneur and I don’t have aspirations to be one

I'm not a celebrity entrepreneur and I don't have aspirations to be one. Therefore, initially I was hesitant. They tried to convince me to be a part of the ad and after consulting a friend – the director of Shark Tank, I considered the risks and decided to do it. I saw the film for the first time when I was on vacation in New York with my family. I was sitting with a few people, and I played the ad. Everyone there unanimously rated me 11 out of 10. So then I thought ‘okay we can air this now’.

Lenskart’s co-founder, chief executive and people officer, Peyush Bansal on the brand’s ad campaign featuring Karan Johar, his appearance in the films and the cult of celebrity founders.

Bookstrapping: Unfiltered, The CEO and the Coach by Ana Lueneburger and Saurabh Mukherjea

Ana Lueneburger and Saurabh Mukherjea's brave decision to be transparent can potentially trigger two kinds of reactions. One, why are they stating the obvious? Or two, look how honest they are, says our reviewer. (Image source: Amazon)

This book by Ana Lueneburger and Saurabh Mukherjea genuinely attempts to explain the coaching process end to end. The authors have kept it real and don’t gloss over the details. Bookstrapping Rating: 3.5 stars

Google promotes Sapna Chadha as the VP – Southeast Asia and South Asia Frontier

Sapna Chadha joined Google in 2014 and has helped several marketing roles over the years. (Image source: LinkedIn)

Prior to this, Sapna Chadha was vice president of marketing for Southeast Asia and India.

Former DDB Mudra execs Pallavi Chakravarti, Nishant Saurabh, Anand Murty launch new ad agency, Fundamental

Pallavi Chakravarti, Nishant Saurabh, and Anand Murty (pictured) are former senior executives of DDB Mudra.

Pallavi Chakravarti, Nishant Saurabh, and Anand Murty will lead Fundamental as chief creative officer, chief executive officer, and chief strategy officer, respectively.

Kotak Mahindra Bank appoints ex-Unilever VP Rohit Bhasin as president and CMO

Rohit Bhasin, who is armed with an experience of more than two decades, started his career at Unilever and took up the role of the area sales manager. Over the years, he held roles in various capacities at the company. His last role was as the global vice president - Ponds. He led the brand’s global business which is Unilever’s flagship beauty brand, and operates in 52 countries. He drove brand strategy, positioning, innovation (NPD), advertising, digital marketing and commerce. He also delivered the brand’s global P&L. (Image source: LinkedIn)

Rohit Bhasin replaces Karthi Marshan and will manage the bank’s marketing, corporate communication and media initiatives.

ShareChat elevates Mousumi Mishra to head of consumer marketing

Mousumi Mishra worked in various marketing roles at large media conglomerates, including Disney-Star and Zee Entertainment, where she played an instrumental role in launching category-leading brands like Star Bharat, ZEE Picchar & Hotstar and re-branding of Star Plus.

In her new role, Mishra would lead brand strategy and management, social media management, and consumer research for both brands.

BBH India appoints Parixit Bhattacharya as chief creative officer

Parixit Bhattacharya regarding the appointment said, "I am incredibly energised to work with the incisive and purposeful Dheeraj (who also cracks me up every time I speak to him) and the rest of the leadership team made up of astute practitioners of advertising including the immensely wise Himanshu. I begin at BBH with love, reverence, and a sense of magic. Let’s go team!”

Parixit Bhattacharya has worked with global brands such as Airbnb, Apple, Adidas, Standard Chartered, Nissan, Time, HSBC, Unilever, Nestle, Red Cross to name a few. His projects have aligned technology, data and creativity and have won him Golds at most global award shows.