Brand Makers – Page 41

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

AI-powered tools to enhance productivity, not replace jobs: Shiprocket’s Somil Agrawal

Amazon Online India led the digital space with a 23% share, followed by Karma Shopping at 17%.

According to Shiprocket, artificial jewellery is the top-performing category in e-commerce exports, accounting for 40% of exports

Google’s Shalini Pillai Banerjee joins Microsoft as marketing director for India and South Asia

Shalini Pillai Banerjee has experience that spans Tech, B2B, and CPG sectors.

In her previous role, Banerjee was head of consumer apps marketing at Google India.

Former Unilever exec Krishnan Sundaram appointed as CEO of Vini Cosmetics

Sundaram quit Unilever in December 2023 after over two decades with the FMCG juggernaut and experience spanning people and commercial leadership across India and global markets.

In January 2019, Krishnan Sundaram was appointed as the Head of integration and change for Unilever’s Horlicks (GSK) Acquisition.

About Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO and Google’s first marketing exec who died at 56

Over her 25 years at Google, Susan Wojcicki managed marketing, co-created Google Image Search, led Google’s first Video and Book search, as well as early parts of AdSense’s creation, worked on the YouTube and DoubleClick acquisitions, served as SVP of Ads, and nine years as the CEO of YouTube. (Image: X)

On August 10, 2024, Susan Wojcicki passed away at age 56 after a two-year long battle with cancer. She was also a key part of Google’s history. Wojcicki has five children.

Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki dies at 56; Wojcicki was Google’s first marketing exec

"Having cancer hasn’t been easy," Wojcicki wrote, "but the most important lesson I have learned is just to focus and enjoy the present."

Susan Wojcicki was battling cancer for two years.