Tag: Brand Makers

AAAI re-elects Prasanth Kumar as President; Rana Barua becomes Vice President

Prasanth Kumar is a GroupM veteran having worked in the organisation in various capacities for over 20 years in his overall experience of over two decades in advertising. He has also worked at Pepsi, The Hindu, The Media Edge & McCann Erickson prior to joining GroupM. He has also been Vice President of AAAI during 2020-22. (From left to right: Prasanth Kumar and Rana Barua)

Immediate Past President, Anupriya Acharya will be the ex-officio member of the AAAI Board for 2024-25.

Retired IPS officer Sharad Kumar joins BCCI’s Anti-Corruption Unit as new chief

As NIA's Director General, Sharad Kumar looked into various high profile investigations and operations. Post his tenure at NIA, Kumar was appointed as the Vigilance Commissioner in the Central Vigilance Commission from June 2018 to April 2020, highlighted a media report. For an interim period, he also held the designation of Central Vigilance Commissioner. (Image source: Indian Masterminds)

Sharad Kumar’s responsibilities will include looking into match fixing and betting scandals.

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.

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

Before Piyush Pandey began his long-term partnership with Ogilvy in 1982, he lived a different life – from playing cricket for his home state of Rajasthan to tea tasting and construction. He was a 27-year cricket player before joining Ogilvy as a suit.

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.