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CXO Moves: Find out who moved in, up and out at Dentsu, Havas, boAt, GM, Sony Music, and more

Get the full picture on people and their moves on the corporate jungle gym in CXO Moves. (From left to right: Anita Kotwani, Anirban Mozumdar, Vinit Thakkar, Vivek Gambhir, Fernando Machado)

Executive moves in the world of brands and agencies.

Dentsu promotes Anita Kotwani to CEO Media, South Asia; Divya Karani moves on

This announcement closely follows last week’s appointment of Harsha Razdan, Dentsu South Asia’s new CEO, as the business continues to strengthen its leadership team in the region. (From left to right: Anita Kotwani and Divya Karani)

Most recently, Anita Kotwani was CEO, Carat India, a position she has held since 2020. Divya Karani will be transitioning off the media business to pursue personal interests.

Exodus at Disney Star as several executives quit

Catz in his call, did not talk about how the business will be brought to a halt. (Representative Image: Tarik Haiga via Unsplash)

Top execs in the Star Sports team of the Disney Star network have exited. Highly placed sources informed Storyboard18 of this. The exits are likely due to the global restructuring that the network is going through to reduce costs that will eventually lead to layoffs.

Havas Creative India appoints Anirban Mozumdar as chief strategy officer

Anirban Mozumdar will lead the strategy function of Havas Creative India. He will work closely with Tarun Jha, Havas Creative India's chief executive officer and Anupama Ramaswamy, chief creative officer, Havas Worldwide India, as well as the leaders of the four creative agencies, Havas Worldwide India (Mumbai/Gurgaon/Bangalore), Havas CX India (Customer Experience), Conran Design Group Mumbai (Branding & Design) and Havas QED (Kolkata). He will also ensure an effective implementation of Havas Group’s Meaningful Brands framework for brand and business solutions.

Anirban Mozumdar is a seasoned brand strategist and consultant with over 25 years of experience in the advertising and branding industry. He began his career in the Leo Burnett network where he worked for over 10 years. In addition to his role in India, he was also a regional lead for P&G Laundry brands based in the Philippines

Wunderman Thompson South Asia promotes Raji Ramaswamy and Joy Chauhan

Raji Ramaswamy and Joy Chauhan will assume their new roles commencing March. Both will continue to report to Shams Jasani.

Raji Ramaswamy is the new chief growth officer and Joy Chauhan is the new chief client officer of Wunderman Thompson South Asia. Both will maintain their current responsibilities.

Marketing veteran Vishal Singh joins Xapads Media as country head, India

Vishal Singh has over 22 years of experience in brand management, digital marketing, business strategy and media strategy development, Vishal has played a crucial role in launching Telecom and Media brand portfolios across different markets in India.

Vishal Singh has worked with some of the leading companies in India, including Idea Cellular, Big FM, Spice Group, and Mindshare.

CXO Moves: HUL’s new CEO Rohit Jawa, Tarun Jha joins Havas, Dentsu appoints Harsha Razdan, and more

Get the full picture on people and their moves on the corporate jungle gym in CXO Moves. (From left to right: Rohit Jawa, Tarun Jha, Harsha Razdan, Mohit Joshi)

Executive moves in the world of brands and agencies. Find out who’s moved up, in and out.

Rohit Jawa is HUL’s new managing director and CEO; Sanjiv Mehta retires

'HUL will give a better product at a better price,' says CEO Rohit Jawa.

Rohit Jawa is currently the chief of transformation for Unilever in London where since January 2022.

Dentsu hires Harsha Razdan as CEO, South Asia

Harsha Razdan is a well-known and respected leader with over 25 years of experience, having worked across large, global FMCG organisations PepsiCo and Unilever, and consulting practices including Accenture where he spent four years in the UK.

Harsha Razdan will be based in Mumbai reporting to Rob Gilby, CEO APAC, Dentsu.

Infectious Advertising appoints Cannes Lions winner Shabbir Motiwala as head of production

"As the Head of Production, I am committed to bringing in talented individuals who excel in film production and digital technology. It is important to me to create an environment where the team feels supported in taking risks and trying out newer things, pushing the boundaries of creativity and innovation." - Shabbir Motiwala

Shabbir Motiwala has worked with reputed brands such as Honda, Coca-Cola, Panasonic, Nissan, Toyota, Unilever, P&G, Reckitt, ICICI, Colgate Palmolive, Google, Castrol, and many others. He has earned multiple awards at Cannes Lions, and The White Pencil at the DnAD as a producer.