Category: Brand Makers

Castrol India appoints Kedar Lele as MD

Kedar Lele started his career at Unilever as a marketing manager for the ice cream department. At Kimberly Clark lever, as the head - sales and marketing, he led the sales and marketing function for Kimberly Clark Lever (joint venture of Hindustan Unilever & Kimberly Clark) based out of Pune. (Image source: LinkedIn)

Kedar has joined Castrol India after a two-decade-long career at Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), where he last served as the Executive Director of the company, responsible for sales and customer development, South Asia

Netflix appoints Nicolle Pangis as VP – Advertising

Nicolle Pangis stated, "Thrilled to share that I am joining Netflix as VP of its Advertising business, diving head first into a world of incredible fandom, data, creativity, and opportunity! Excited to partner with brands and agencies to explore how Netflix can open up new possibilities for meaningful connections and innovation. I can’t wait to see what we’ll create together!"

Nicolle Pangis began her career at 24/7 Media Inc and went on to work across Xaxis, GroupM and Extreme Reach.

Zee5 names Manish Kalra as CBO, global markets

Manish Kalra's two-decade career in online business and marketing, including leadership roles with companies like Amazon, MakeMyTrip, and Dell, adds a wealth of expertise to ZEE5's global ambitions.

Kalra’s expanded role aims to drive ZEE5’s strategic growth globally, with a focus on audience engagement, partnerships, and market expansion.

Rediffusion appoints Rishu Verma as Senior VP and CEO for Konjo

His last assignment was in dentsu Malaysia where he was working as an Integrated Client Partner for two of their top 5 businesses namely, Toyota and Telekom Malaysia

Verma will be based in Mumbai looking after some of the agency’s existing set of businesses along with spearheading Konjo by offering strategic insights and brand assistance to Indian startups and businesses aiming to advance to the next level.