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Nirvik Singh appointed as Independent Director at Gulf Oil

Nirvik Singh's leadership journey took him to Singapore, where he was appointed Chairman and CEO of Grey Asia-Pacific in 2010 before assuming his global role in 2019.

With over 35 years in the advertising and marketing industry, he has played a key role in shaping global brands and driving business transformation.

Firebolt expands into APAC with Sandeep Mathur as Managing Director

With over 25 years of leadership experience in the technology industry, Sandeep brings a deep understanding of enterprise data and analytics.

Sandeep Mathur will drive Firebolt’s growth strategy in APAC, lead regional go-to-market (GTM) efforts, and collaborate with Firebolt’s leadership to build global teams—including support, sales development, and engineering—based in India.

Tata Motors PVs CMO Vinay Pant quits amidst multiple rejigs at the auto major

At Maruti Suzuki, he also served as Head of Marketing and later as Senior VP for True Value.

Tata Motors is undergoing multiple changes in the organization and at the agency level.

HUL’s chief digital officer Arun Neelakantan to take over as executive director, customer development

Arun Neelakantan started his career with HUL as Key Account Manager in Modern Trade in 2006 after completing his Bachelor’s Degree from IIT Madras, Master’s from Penn State University, followed by an MBA from Indian School of Business (ISB).

Arun Neelakantan will be taking over from Kedar Lele, who will be pursuing an external opportunity.

Meet the Indian marketers returning home from global markets to take up CEO positions

In recent weeks, four such executives have made a move back to their home country after spending time abroad. (Clockwise: Jagrut Kotecha, Hemant Bakshi, Sandeep Kohli and Nikhil Sharma)

Four top Indian executives are coming back to India from their posts in global markets, to lead multinational companies in their home country.

OLA Cabs CEO Hemant Bakshi moonlighting as a cab driver to understand customer expectations

Hemant Bakshi began his career at Unilever and held various roles in different capacities. As the president director of Unilever Indonesia, he had full responsibility of the business in Unilever Indonesia.

The former Unilever executive has stated that he drives around the city at night to gain an insight on customer experience and expectations.

Wagh Bakri’s executive director Parag Desai dies; Desai was a 4th gen entrepreneur

(Image source: Della Leaders Club) Parag Desai was active on industry platforms such as Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and international organisations.

Parag Desai led the transformation of Wagh Bakri Tea Group with forays into tea lounges, e-commerce, digital and social media.

Infectious Advertising gets Siddhartha Singh as managing partner and chief operating officer

Ramanuj Shastry, Siddhartha Singh and Nisha Singhania

An alumnus of INSEAD, Siddhartha Singh comes with over twenty-six years of experience – in multinational agencies such as Leo Burnett, Ambience Publicis, Rediffusion, and with boutique agencies like Salt Brand Solutions, Famous Innovations and Hyphen.

ASCI appoints NS Rajan as chairman

NS Rajan - Chairman, ASCI

At the meeting, Saugata Gupta, managing Director & CEO, Marico Limited, was elected vice-chairman, while Shashidhar Sinha, chief executive officer at IPG Mediabrands India, was appointed honorary treasurer.