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Dheeraj Sinha quits Leo Burnett, Publicis Groupe

Dheeraj Sinha, FCB Group CEO, India and South Asia, highlighted, "Our focus is on doing great work for our clients, work that moves the needle in terms of their business, and is also the best in the world. It's not that we release ads in the awards season just so we can win something. It's our continuous endeavour to do great work for our clients' businesses, because we believe that creativity is an economic multiplier."

Sinha was chief of Leo Burnett South Asia and Chairman, BBH India.

RBI approves Dipak Gupta’s appointment as interim chief of Kotak Mahindra Bank

Till a new CEO comes on board, Dipak Gupta will carry out the duties of the chief executive officer. (Image source: Moneycontrol)

Gupta, who wears a lot of hats at the bank as head of IT, cyber security, customer experience and business intelligence, served as the joint managing director earlier.

United Breweries appoints Vivek Gupta as managing director and chief executive officer

Vivek Gupta holds a degree in engineering from COAE&T and a masters in business administration from IIM-A.

Vivek Gupta was previously with Udaan, where he was the chief business officer.

Former Twitter exec head Kanika Mittal joins Taboola as country manager: Report

During her stint, she was responsible for driving revenue and monetization across multiple industry verticals in Twitter India.

Kanika Mittal has also worked at Tata Teleservices and Reebok India.

Samsung appoints Shirish Agarwal as director – marketing

Agarwal started his career at Cybee Media. He has also worked in companies like Times Internet and HP.

Shirish Agarwal was the head – marketing communication and brand at Panasonic India.

Oyo India CEO, Europe head quit ahead of planned IPO

Ankit Gupta had joined the unicorn in 2019 and was the India CEO only for about a year before quitting in March this year. Before heading India operations, Gupta was CEO of the Franchise and Frontier business at the Gurugram-based company.

Both roles were already transitioned six months ago to Varun Jain, as COO India, and, Gautam Swaroop, as CEO OYO Vacation Homes, respectively, the company said.

Way2News appoints Abhishek Jaggi as national sales head

Before joining Way2News, Abhishek Jaggi held the role of national head lead at MX Player (OTT), where he led and managed national sales efforts for MX Player and MX Takatak. With a career spanning more than 15 years, he has held positions at renowned media giants such as Zee Entertainment Enterprise, Viacom 18, and Radio Mirchi.

In his new role, Abhishek Jaggi will oversee the promotion and monetization of Way2News’ premium language inventory, while leveraging regional opportunities to enhance brand storytelling and venture into a fresh realm of advertising.

Netcore Cloud makes senior appointments; ropes in Kuldeep Sengar and Praveen Sridhar

Kuldeep Sengar will spearhead the company's ongoing technological innovations, especially in AI-driven customer engagement. Praveen Sridhar will look after Netcore Cloud's worldwide expansion plans and customer retention strategies. (From left to right: Kuldeep Sengar and Praveen Sridhar)

Kuldeep Sengar joins as the group chief technology officer (Group CTO), and Praveen Sridhar comes aboard as vice president, growth and special projects.

Nykaa leadership upheaval continues; VP Sachin Kataria exits

Sachin Kataria began his career at Tata Consultancy Services and then moved to Unilever. He was also worked at firms like udaan and First Principles.

Sachin Kataria managed brand sourcing, sales, content, growth, partnerships, marketing and business development at Nykaa.

Nishant Jain moves on from BharatPe

Nishant Jain started his career as a management trainee and an area sales manager at Nivea. Then, he moved to PepsiCo, and worked across Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages, BCCL, Fortis Healthcare, The Coca-Cola Company and Zomato.

Nishant Jain led BharatPe as the chief business officer.