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HUL’s former CEO Sanjiv Mehta joins the board of Dr Reddy’s Laboratories

Sanjiv Mehta (in picture) bid goodbye to the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) Hindustan Unilever and passed on the CEO and MD baton to Rohit Jawa on June 27, 2023. (Image via LinkedIn)

Sanjiv Mehta has joined as a Non-Executive Independent Member of the pharma company Dr Reddy’s Laboratories’ Board of Directors.

Neeraj Sharma moves on from L&K Saatchi & Saatchi as senior vice president

Neeraj Sharma worked on Bisleri campaign, which won APAC EFFIE Bronze, GRAND EFFIE 2020, Star Reimagine 2019, Kyoorius 2019, Foxglove 2019 and Big Bang 2019.

Neeraj Sharma’s next move is unknown.

Nidhee Kekre moves on from WPP

Nidhee Kekre began her career at RFPL and went on to work across Godrej upstream, Effort BPO, Essar Global Shared Services, JETAIR and GroupM.

Nidhee Kekre was the lead – WPP Unilever team, South Asia.

Disney+ Hotstar’s Sidharth Shakdher joins Ola as global chief business officer

Shakdher also worked as the category marketing head of Reckitt Benckiser, and has launched and established Dettol in the US personal care segment.

Sidharth Shakdher will manage Ola’s revenue, growth, and marketing efforts in India and international markets for established mobility businesses.

Hemant Bakshi and Sandeep Kohli: Two Unilever execs return to take up CEO roles in India

Sandeep Kohli (left) and Hemant Bakshi (right)

Hemant Bakshi had joined Ola in his new role four months ago, Sandeep Kohli will take up the new role at Aditya Birla Group’s Novel Jewels in April 2024.

Unilever Indonesia’s Sandeep Kohli returns to join Aditya Birla’s Novel Jewels as CEO

He joined the company in 1993 as a sales and marketing management trainee at HUL and eventually took on mandates in London and several regions across Asia. (Image taken from LinkedIn)

It is speculated that Kohli’s appointment will play a crucial role in ABG’s ambition.

CXO Moves: Exec movements across Red Bull, Unilever, Flipkart, DDB Mudra Group and more

Get the full picture on people and their moves on the corporate jungle gym in CXO Moves. (From left to right: Hemant Bakshi, Samina Hamied and Sumit Sonal)

Executive moves in the world of brands and agencies.

Swiggy’s Sidharth Satpathy joins Red Bull as national sales director

Sidharth Satpathy began his career at HP and went on to work across Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages, Johnson & Johnson, Marico and Reckitt Benckiser.

Sidharth Satpathy led Swiggy as vice president – head category; head of monetization and business head for private label (Instamart).

Binny Bansal moves on from Flipkart

Binny Bansal began his career as a software engineer at Sarnoff and held a similar position at Amazon. He is also a board member and an advisor at GreyOrange, Acko, Curefoods, PhonePe, IIT Delhi Endowment; 021 Capital and Udhyam Learning Foundation, N/Core.

As per sources quoted in media reports, Binny Bansal cited a conflict with his new venture ‘OppDoor’ in the e-commerce sector.

Unilever’s Hemant Bakshi joins Ola as chief executive officer

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.

Hemant Bakshi was the executive vice president – Unilever marketplace and chairman – Unilever Indonesia.