REA India CEO Dhruv Agarwala to step down

Agarwala co-founded PropTiger in 2011 before REA Group acquired a controlling interest in 2020, following its initial investment in 2017.

Agarwala will remain with the business to support the appointment of his successor and ensure a smooth leadership transition before departing. As per the company, a comprehensive process to appoint a new CEO is underway.

From Fevicol to fine taste: Bharat Puri’s legacy of building iconic brands

Bharat Puri’s professional milestones are impressive, but what sets him apart is his knack for crisis management and intuitive grasp of consumer behaviour. (Image: Pidilite)

As Bharat Puri moves into a non-executive role at Pidilite Industries, Storyboard18 revisits the journey of the brand visionary who shaped household names and led through crises, always with creativity, consumer insights, and courage at the core.

AKQA’s co-founder Tom Bedecarre passes away at 70

Tom Bedecarre was also an investor and advisor for Silicon Valley startups.

As AKQA’s former co-founder and chairman, Tom Bedecarre led the global expansion of the digital marketing and technology services firm from North America to Europe, Asia and Latin America.

Movie theatres are never coming back, says Netflix’s co-CEO Ted Sarandos

Highlighting troubling industry data, Sarandos noted that the theatrical box office remains significantly diminished, down 40-50% from pre-Covid levels, with an additional 8% drop recorded this year alone. (Image: News18)

Netflix’s co-CEO cites weak box office numbers and booming live events as indicators of the permanent shift away from cinemas.