Brand Makers – Page 21

IIT Kanpur to felicitate IPG Mediabrands’ Shashi Sinha with ‘Distinguished Alumnus Award 2024’

Shashi Sinha, who is also an alumni of Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, began his journey with Parle as a product manager. In the early 1990s, as stated by Wikipedia, he set up media planning and media buying company Lodestar.

The award ceremony will take place on November 2, 2024 at the IIT Kanpur campus.

Ratan Tata earns 23,000% returns on Upstox investment, sells 5% stake

Upstox concluded a 5 percent share buyback of Ratan Tata.. (Image source: Moneycontrol)

Ratan Tata bought a 1.33 percent stake in Upstox in 2016. He gained 10x returns on his original investment as realized capital

Practo appoints TVG Krishnamurthy, Dr Alexander Kuruvilla as two new directors to its board

Practo appoints two new directors: TVG Krishnamurthy (L) and Dr Alexander Kuruvilla (R)

TVG Krishnamurthy has served in both multinational corporations and domestic enterprises. Dr Alexander Kuruvilla, Practo’s former Chief Healthcare Strategy Officer, has a 35-year career in healthcare administration, marked by his CEO and entrepreneurial journey in the Medica Synergie.

Rohan Malhotra, Managing Partner of Good Capital, passes away

Rohan Malhotra's educational background, which included an M.A. in Business Management from the University of St. Andrews and YSS in Economics from Yale University, provided a strong foundation for his illustrious career. (Image source: Good capital website)

Rohan Malhotra began as an intern at HSBC, quickly demonstrating his business acumen, and later served as an advisor at AngelList India. He co-founded Investopad, a startup incubator, before taking on the role of Managing Partner at Good Capital.

Marico focuses on brand equity, prioritizes consumer franchise growth

Marico stated that the outcome of this litigation does not have a material impact on its financial position or statements, and no penalty or compensation was imposed as part of the judgment.

According to the stock exchange filing, Parachute Coconut Oil posted close to mid-single-digit volume growth, partially impacted by ml-age reduction in one of the key price-point packs in lieu of a price increase

All about Ravi Ahuja, the new global President and CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment

Ravi Ahuja's extensive media career includes 12 transformative years at Fox Networks Group

Indian-origin M&E industry leader Ravi Ahuja will take the helm at Sony Pictures Entertainment, bringing his extensive experience from Disney, Fox, and a successful tenure at SPE.

Ogilvy’s Piyush Pandey becomes first Indian to receive the LIA Legend Award

Piyush Pandey said, "In advertising, we all believe that we are in trouble. We need to do something, improvise and get the work done. So, here I am improvising as my cook is shooting this video and driver is making the tea in the kitchen."

Ogilvy’s Piyush Pandey is credited with putting Indian advertising on the world map with over 600 national and international awards to his name. He was the first Asian to chair the Cannes jury in 2004.

BCCI AGM: Arun Singh Dhumal, Avishek Dalmiya re-elected to IPL Governing Council

Arun Singh Dhumal and Avishek Dalmiya. (Image: X, News18)

Recommendations of the IPL Governing Council with respect to the player auction cycle 2025-2027 were also approved. This included the provisions of player retentions, right to match, salary cap, etc.

Meet The Lifers: Indian CXOs who have stuck to one company for more than three decades

10 Indian CXOs who have made a lifetime commitment to their companies. (From left to right: Rohit Jawa, Amit Syngle, K. Krithivasan and Kailash Chandra Jhanwar)

From trainee to CEO, meet the 10 CXOs who have spent decades building and growing their companies, taking the brands to new heights.

HDFC Securities: A 24-year journey of transformation in the Indian financial markets

Reflecting on the sweeping changes, Dhiraj Relli shared, "The markets have transformed miraculously in the last 25 years. India's GDP has grown 8x from $470 billion to $3.9 trillion.

MD & CEO of HDFC Securities, Dhiraj Relli reflects on the firm’s role in India’s financial revolution, driven by digitization, regulation, and the rising participation in financial markets.