Brand Makers – Page 12

Ananya Birla and Aryaman Birla join Hindalco’s board

Ananya Birla and Aryaman Birla

Ananya Birla is also a director on the board of Aditya Birla Management Corporation Pvt. Ltd., Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail, and Grasim

Rehan Hasan appointed as Dabur India’s head of sales

Dabur India's net profit also witnessed a decline of 17 percent to Rs 425 crore YoY

Rehan Hasan has been deputed as Whole Time Director and CEO of Badshah Masala Private Limited since January 2023 till August 9, 2024.

Mindshare’s Ajay Mehta elevated to GroupM’s head for branded content and creative services

Ajay Mehta was previously the Chief Content Officer at Mindshare.

Susan Wojcicki – the first Google employee to take maternity leave

In his note to employees on Wojcicki's passing, Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai said, "Susan’s journey, from the garage she rented to Larry and Sergey … to leading teams across consumer products and building our Ads business … to becoming the CEO of YouTube, one of the world’s most significant platforms, is inspiring by any measure."

Celebrated marketing and tech leader Susan Wojcicki was employee number 16 at Google and CEO of YouTube from 2014 until early 2023. On August 10, 2024, Wojcicki passed away at age 56 after a two-year long battle against cancer.

Laxman Narasimhan steps down as Starbucks global CEO

Brian Niccol will join Starbucks on September 9, 2024 as the new CEO. Laxman Narasimhan is stepping down as CEO and as a director effective immediately. Rachel Ruggeri will serve as interim CEO.

Six words that changed Anupam Mittal’s life

Mittal advocates, “So, embrace candor and dissent, be a skeptic but yet an optimist..."

Angel Investor and Founder of Shaadi.Com, Anupam Mittal shares a true event during his university days, where one sentence changed the way he looked at life.

StockHolding Corporation of India appoints Atul Saxena as Managing MD and CEO

Atul Saxena, MD & CEO, StockHolding Corporation of India

Atul Saxena has more than two decades of experience in management and technical consulting, corporate finance and capital markets

PNB MetLife appoints Sourabh Lohtia as CMO

Sourabh Lohtia, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at PNB MetLife

Sourabh Lohtia will be overseeing Corporate Communications, Corporate Social responsibility (CSR), e-Commerce business, Customer Experience Management, and marketing functions

Mainak Dhar joins McCain Foods India as managing director

Beginning his career in brand management, Dhar drove strategy, innovation, and campaigns across markets through regional roles and excellence of execution through in-market roles

Dhar, who is also an author, has had long stints at P&G, General Mills, Kimberly-Clark.

NCLT initiates insolvency proceedings against CCD’s parent firm

NCLT has initiated insolvency proceedings against Cafe Coffee Day's parent company

IDBI Trusteeship Services Ltd (IDBITSL) has accused CDEL over an alleged default of Rs 228.45 crore