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Parting ways with Mondelez was painful: Madison’s Vikram Sakhuja

The Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) recognized Vikram Sakhuja with a Life Time Achievement Award.

Vikram Sakhuja spoke with Storyboard18 about his contribution to the industry and his role as the Chairman of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) technical committee.

Sanjeev Bikhchandani recalls his days in advertising amid 90-hour work-week controversy

Amid controversy, Sanjeev Bikhchandani recalls his early career days in the advertising industry and also a memorable meeting with SN Subrahmanyan, highlighting his curiosity, warmth, and leadership.

CXO Moves: Exec movements across Unilever, HT Media, Snapdeal, Havas India, GroupM, Akasa Air and more

Keep up with all the key people movements in the brand marketing ecosystem in Storyboard18’s CXO Moves. A round-up of the executives who are in, out, and in-between in the past two weeks. (From left to right: Achint Setia, Anshul Asawa, Sameer Singh and Ankit Goyle)

Executive moves in the world of brands and agencies.

Nitin Bhandari to head PepsiCo India’s beverages business; George Kovoor to retire

PepsiCo names company veteran Nitin Bhandari to lead India and South Asia Beverages amid intensifying market competition

Anand Mahindra on the 90-Hour workweek debate: “Quality Over Quantity”

At the Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue, Anand Mahindra stresses the importance of balance and reflection for effective decision-making, while defending his own use of social media as a business tool.

Unilever’s Anshul Asawa to be new CEO of DMart-parent Avenue Supermarts

Anshul Asawa began his career at Unilever in 1995 and held senior leadership roles of sales and marketing in the foods and refreshment business across multiple geographies in India He was also the marketing lead for popular tea brands in India.

Anshul Asawa’s role will be effective from March 15, 2025.

HT Media chairperson Shobhana Bhartia’s email to employees on leadership change

In an email to HT employees, HT Media's chairperson Shobhana Bhartia also stated, "Our legacy businesses of print and radio are now back to sustainable growth and margins. I thank Praveen for his contributions to HT." (From left to right: Praveen Someshwar, Shobhana Bhartia and Sameer Singh)

In an email to HT Media employees, Shobhana Bhartia spotlighted outgoing MD & CEO Praveen Someshwar’s contributions and introduced Sameer Singh as the new group CEO.

TikTok’s Sameer Singh to join HT Media as group CEO

Sameer Singh has been leading TikTok North America as the head of ad sales. Singh has been named as the next group chief executive officer of HT Media.

Bookstrapping: A conversation with Zahaan Bharmal of ‘The Art of Physics: Eight Elegant Ideas to Make Sense of Almost Anything’

“I'm not an expert but I believe that the number of people studying the subject, at least in the UK, has seen positive momentum. In the 1990s, when I was a student, the UK physics departments faced declining student numbers, with some even contemplating shutting down courses. The 2000s saw a resurgence," Zahaan Bharmal highlighted in a conversation with Reeta Ramamurthy Gupta. (Image Source: Curious Minds and Amazon)

Zahaan Bharmal in a conversation with Reeta Ramamurthy Gupta explains that Physics can make sense of very human problems. Though he cannot assure that physics holds all the answers to life, the universe and everything, but it does teach one to embrace the questions.

Deepika Padukone reacts to 90-hour workweek remark by L&T chairman

Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone, last seen in Singham Again, was one of the first to call out the remarks, sharing the company's statement on her Instagram stories with the caption, "And they just made it worse."

Deepika Padukone voiced her disagreement with L&T Chairman S.N. Subrahmanyan’s comments, where he expressed a preference for employees working on Sundays. She also criticized the company’s follow-up statement that defended his remarks.