Brand Makers – Page 4

Jackelyn Keller to be Comscore’s new Chief Marketing Officer

Keller succeeds Tania Yukia, who left the company in 2023 after playing a key role in repositioning the brand around the future of media measurement

Before taking on this new role, Keller served as the Global Head of Product Marketing at Quantcast, a demand-side platform (DSP).

Amit Ganorkar to succeed Neelesh Garg at TATA AIG as MD and CEO

The appointment is effective from January 1, 2025.

Ganorkar also held the position of Chief Operating Officer at TATA AIG in the past.

In Meta shake-up, Republican Joel Kaplan to lead global affairs; Nick Clegg departs

Joel Kaplan will work closely with David Ginsburg, Meta’s vice president of global communications and public affairs.

Mamaearth-owner Honasa Consumer’s CBO Zairus Master quits

Zairus Master joined Honasa Consumer in August 2021 as Chief Business Officer. He has earlier worked at Hindustan Unilever, Airtel and Nokia.

NIVEA India appoints Siddhartha Juneja as E-Commerce Director

At Flipkart, he played a key role in evolving the Grocery BU strategy across pricing, assortment, merchandizing, and performance marketing, leading to Flipkart’s success in the grocery segment.

Juneja has over 15 years of experience in FMCG and retail and his career spans leadership roles at Mondelez, Flipkart, and Kellogg’s.

Xiaomi India appoints Sandeep Singh Arora as Chief Business Officer

Arora's expertise in leadership roles in product marketing, category management, retail operations and brand strategy is expected to significantly enhance the organization's ability to navigate the evolving market landscape.

Prior to this, Arora was with Samsung India’s Consumer Electronics division as Head of the Online Business Unit and then the Head of Marketing Communications.

Optimistic about CTV growth and digital advertising, particularly from SMEs: Kartik Sharma, OMG India CEO

A digital revolution, sports diversification and AI integration to shape advertising’s new frontier, says Omnicom Media Group India’s chief Kartik Sharma

2025 – The Year Of…: Hyper-connected ecosystems, says Haier’s Priyanka Sethi

Priyanka Sethi, Head of Marketing, Haier Appliances India

Recognizing that customers are increasingly relying on digital platforms, we have allocated 60% of our marketing budget to digital channels and 40% to traditional media, says Priyanka Sethi, Head of Marketing, Haier Appliances India.

Comedian Kunal Kamra slams Zomato-owned Blinkit for exploiting gig workers: “Landlords Without Land”

Kamra directly addressed Blinkit CEO Albinder Dhindsa, questioning the wages paid to the company’s delivery partners in 2024.

In a scathing New Year’s post, the comedian accuses quick-commerce giants of offering freedom they can’t afford while paying wages that don’t meet workers’ aspirations.

Bhuvnesh Kumar takes over as CEO of UIDAI

The seasoned IAS officer, currently Additional Secretary at MeitY, takes the helm of India’s biometric identification authority, overseeing the future of Aadhaar’s digital infrastructure.