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Practo appoints Jagnoor Singh as COO

In his new role, Jagnoor Singh will be working closely with Shashank ND, co-founder and CEO at Practo, to expand Practo’s footprint and accelerate its reach to drive impact in the healthcare sector.

Jagnoor Singh will focus on building robust processes, relentless execution, and driving accelerated growth. He will spearhead our go-to-market (GTM) strategies, driving deeper penetration into existing markets and entry into new markets.

Blue Star re-designates VS Ashok as EVP, Customer Experience and ESG

VS Ashok joined the company as a trainee engineer in 1992 in Bangalore Office. He is B Tech in Mechanical Engineering from College of Engineering, Trivandrum. He has also done post graduate diploma in marketing management.

Blue Star had also announced the appointment of Arun Rajan as group chief human resources officer with effect from February 17, 2025.

Standard Chartered appoints former JP Morgan Chief P.D. Singh as CEO for India

P.D. Singh brings with him a wealth of experience from close to three decades in banking and finance, spanning leadership and coverage roles across European and American banks

P.D. Singh brings with him a wealth of experience from close to three decades in banking and finance, spanning leadership and coverage roles across European and American banks.

JSW MG Motor India appoints Anurag Mehrotra as Managing Director

Anurag Mehrotra, MD at JSW MG Motor India

Anurag Mehrotra helmed the position of Vice President of Strategy & International Business at Tata Motors Commercial Vehicles and President & Managing Director at Ford India

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Acclaimed global creative leader Ari Weiss passes away at 46

Ari Weiss began his career at Cliff Freeman & Partners as a copywriter. Then he moved to BBDO New York as a creative director and then Wieden & Kennedy as a senior writer. Then, he joined Goodby, Silverstein & Partners as a creative director, and then moved to 180LA in a similar position.

Ari Weiss founded independent ad agency Quality Experience last year, and also held the position of a creative chairman.

Navi Group undergoes leadership rejig; CEO Sachin Bansal resigns

Rajiv Naresh has been appointed as the CEO of Navi Technologies, and Abhishek Dwivedi has been named the CEO of Navi Finserv Limited, highlighted a Moneycontrol report.

However, Sachin Bansal will continue as the executive chairman of Navi Group.

Wipro appoints Amit Kumar as Managing Partner and Global Head – Wipro Consulting

Prior to joining Wipro, Amit Kumar served as managing director for Accenture Consulting, where his roles included the Americas market and Industry X Consulting over the last 17 years.

Amit Kumar will lead Wipro’s efforts to drive consulting-led, AI-powered growth and guide clients through business and technology changes.

Gucci’s India GM & MD Nader Wassel steps down

Nader Wassel began his career at Eye Management as agent and producer, and then joined Hagmeyer as sales manager. He took up the position of national sales manager at Designa Accessories, and then joined TW Steel as MD.

This announcement comes at a time when its French parent company Kering, amidst declining sales, is implementing restructuring measures.

Costa Coffee’s Sreejit Nair joins 4700BC as CEO

Sreejit Nair started his career with P&G where during hus stint, he headed the modern trade division and was part of the team which integrated the Wella and Gillette businesses to the mainline P&G business. He moved to Henkel in Dubai as the trade marketing manager for a short stint before relocating to India.

Previously, Sreejit Nair led Costa Coffee (Devyani International’s master franchisee) as its CEO.