October 2024 – Page 7

FSSAI takes pro-active, industry-centred approach: Nestle

Reflecting on the transformation, Suresh Narayanan praised the food safety body's faster responses and enhanced transparency, calling it a "dramatic change in tone and tenor."

Nestle India’s Suresh Narayanan applauds FSSAI’s progress over the last decade, credits improved response and testing credibility post-Maggi crisis.

Mukesh Gupta resigns from ITC’s Board of Directors

Mukesh Gupta currently serves on the Boards of IDBI Bank Limited and CFM Asset Reconstruction Private Limited. He holds a bachelor’s degree in science and an MBA in human resources.

On October 24, 2024, the Board recommended the appointment of Siddhartha Mohanty, CEO and MD of LIC, as a Non-Executive Director for three years, effective January 1, 2025.

FMCG advertisers spent more on digital and radio in H1 ‘2024

HUL slashed the ad spending by 14.8% in Q2 (Photo by Daria Volkova on Unsplash)

FMCG ad volumes on TV and ad space in print individually saw a 6% decline each in the first half of 2024 over the last year, as per TAM AdEx report.

EXCLUSIVE: MIB refers D2M broadcasting proposal to committee of secretaries

A research report titled The Effectiveness of Tobacco Disclaimers on OTT Content Services by Koan Advisory Group, published in May 2023, found that OTT content does not significantly influence smoking habits in India.

Prasar Bharati, in partnership with IIT Kanpur and Saankhya Labs (Tejas Networks), is currently testing D2M technology in over 19 cities in India.

Exec movements across Pidilite, Disney+Hotstar, The Coca Cola Company and more

Get the full picture on people and their moves on the corporate jungle gym in CXO Moves. (Representative Image: Ryoji Iwata via Unsplash)

Executive moves in the world of brands and agencies.

Mondelez International elevates Vidya Kailasam Hangal to Director – Omnichannel

Vidya Kailasam Hangal began her career at Infosys Technologies as a software engineer and worked across The Coca-Cola Company, Novartis Consumer Health and Britannia Industries.

In her new role, Vidya Kailasam Hangal’s responsibility will include leading the organized trade vertical of Mondelez India Foods and delivering the modern trade (B2C and B2B) and E-Commerce (Quick commerce, E-Grocery and E-marketplaces) business for the India BU.

MeitY warns social media cos to remove hoax bomb threats or else be held liable

This measure is part of a broader strategy by Albanese's center-left Labor government to tackle the growing influence of technology giants, which have been linked to a rise in misinformation and mental health issues among young people.

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)’s advisory also asked social media platforms to provide information on the matter to law enforcement agencies within 72 hours.

Bookstrapping: War By Bob Woodward

After fifty years of reporting on American politics, Woodward has trained his expert lens on the 3 years from 2021 to 2024. He has tremendous access and makes full use of it to give a ringside view of US Foreign policy and how that defines the character of its Presidents. (Image source: Simon & Schuster)

Bob Woodward is famous for his Donald Trump trilogy, the books Fear (2018) Rage (2020) and Peril (2021). Woodward is a two time Pulitzer winner, first in 1973 for the coverage of the Watergate scandal with Carl Bernstein and second in 2003 as the lead reporter for coverage of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Plan, set goals and boundaries, adhere to them: Ritu Mittal of Bayer

"I do believe that prioritising well-being is really crucial. Whether it is physical fitness or practices like mindfulness, they enhance personal resilience and fuel creativity and clarity in professional life," states Ritu Mittal, Head - Marketing and Digital at Bayer Consumer Health Division India.

Ritu Mittal, Head – Marketing and Digital at Bayer Consumer Health Division India, in a conversation with Storyboard18, speaks about how to avoid personal and professional burnout, offers some advice to next-gen marketers, and a lot more.