December 2024 – Page 26

Google appoints Preeti Lobana as Country Manager and Vice President – India

Preeti Lobana also brings rich and diverse leadership experience from previous tenures at NatWest Group, American Express, Standard Chartered Bank, and ANZ Grindlays Bank. (Image source: LinkedIn)

Preeti Lobana previously served as Google’s vice president for gTech – process, partner, publisher operations, ads content, and quality operations.

Edtech platform upGrad cuts advertisement expenses by 12.14% in FY24

upGrad bagged $60 million from Temasek at a valuation of $2.25 million in October this year. The edtech company has raised more than $320 million to date

upGrad has reduced its losses by 50.6 percent to Rs 560 crore in FY 24 compared to Rs 1,142 crore in FY 23

PVR INOX appoints Saurabh Bhambri as SVP and Business Head – Media & Advertising

Saurabh Bhambri began his career as a business development executive at NIIT Technologies, and then he was elevated to business development manager. Then, he joined Times Internet as an account manager and was elevated to regional head. Then, he joined Paytm Ads as general manager.

Saurabh Bhambri previously led Paytm Ads as associate vice president.

EaseMyTrip becomes title sponsor of Big Cricket League

The central agency, reportedly, also conducted searches at the premises of Nishant Pitti, founder and chairman of the online travel booking platform, EaseMyTrip.

The Big Cricket League started on 12 December 2024 in Surat, Gujarat. It’s a 10-day affair, taking place at the Lalbhai Contractor Stadium, featuring six teams-Mumbai Marines, MP Tigers, Southern Spartans, Northern Challengers, Rajasthan Regals and UP Brij Stars

Hero Realty appoints Karan Kumar as CMO

On joining Hero Realty, Karan Kumar said, "It is a privilege to be in a position to contribute to Hero Realty's vision of creating contemporary, innovative, and sustainable homes that resonate with modern aspirations while fostering health, harmony, and community partnerships, aligned with our Chairman's vision."

Previously, Karan Kumar served as the first CMO for DLF Residential.

Jaya Jamrani joins Castrol’s global marketing team after a year-long sabbatical

Jaya Jamrani has joined Castrol again as its VP – Global Marketing (Cars). Her first stint at Castrol lasted 15 years and in her last role she was heading marketing for the global major’s India market as CMO.

Ustad Zakir Hussain — Rest in Rhythm

Zakir Hussain’s passing is personal. That he was a musical genius who owned rhythm and time, was synonymous with the instrument and had won multiple awards including six Grammys, everyone knows, writes Mangalam Maloo. (Image Source: Moneycontrol)

Ustad Zakir Hussain’s passing is personal. The musical genius — who was a master of his craft, synonymous with the tabla, and the winner of multiple awards including six Grammys — was more than his accolades. He also was also humble, humorous and respectful to everyone around him.